DIXIE RAY: HOLLYWOOD STAR

Part of Vinegar Syndrome’s extraordinary archive of vintage XXX films.

Anthony Spinelli’s big-budget ‘83 noir period piece ranks as one of the last truly ambitious X-rated movies ever made. With an all-star cast featuring Kelly Nichols, Veronica Hart and Samantha Fox, the film was released in both X- and R-rated versions. (NOTE: The R-rated version is also available through AGFA, under the title IT’S CALLED MURDER, BABY.)

Private investigator Nick Popodopolis (John Leslie) has a problem: there’s a corpse of a beautiful woman (Juliet Anderson) on the floor of his office. As he explains his case to an alcoholic lieutenant (Cameron Mitchell), a strange story of blackmail, mystery and murder all centers around an enigmatic movie star, Dixie Ray (Lisa Deleeuw).