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If you were the father of a 17-year-old boy, would YOU hire a woman who looks like Shannon Tweed as his tutor? How can those supposedly smart people be so oblivious to the obvious? I know that nobody watches these soft-core erotic "thrillers" for the plot, but give us a break! The story here is BLATANTLY stupid, and would've been resolved in about ten minutes if only Andrew Stevens had just looked at a photograph that was in front of him throughout the movie. And how about that ending? It's so abrupt that it will leave you in a state of stunned disbelief (you'll be thinking: where did the last 10 minutes go?). As for the erotic scenes, they're only average, no better or worse than those in most Tweed flicks (although they do include a campy spanking of the teenage son!) (*1/2)

I would think that it's a monumentally bad idea to hire a tutor that looks like Shannon Tweed for your high school boy. It's obvious what happens after that.

The movie isn't so high quality, but Shannon Tweed looks very good in this film. She's out for revenge on the man and his family thats lied to and made her husband commit suicide.

As mentioned earlier, the production of this movie is mediocre, but acting of Andrew Stevens is good, and so is Shannon Tweed's. Michael D Arenz puts in a good show as well.

It's a bit exploitative film, but is a guilty entertainment as well, and is worth a watch.

It's quite a brilliant fetch to have Shannon Tweed play a villain, because seeing her use her looks for evil and not for good/neutral is actually pretty hot. Come to think about, she wouldn't have been a bad pick for "Basic Instinct" either. This could be the nudity talking, but she's able to look and act way more evil than Sharon Stone ever could. The plot for what it's worth: after a guy can't get promotion despite lending his wife to the right people, he like, totally kills himself. His wife, understandably, demands vengeance and wants to kill the total jerk who did get the promotion, Alex Weston. Only her idea of vengeance is having wild sex with everybody around him. That'll teach 'em. The audience is given what it wants: ye olde soft core classics (pool table anyone?), but also teenage boy's phantasies brought to life, a lesbian scene, and a fair share of shower scenes. The writing actually proves to be good, even if by accident. For instance, the maid interrupts what could have easily become another steamy sex scene, and you just want her to like, not be there. Then she gets killed. Again, they know what the audience wants. Could you believe it,a soft core movie with a plot that actually kinda makes sense. The ending was both fairly surprising and I should mention hot. If you're ever going to watch soft core accept no substitute.

"Yes, I am afraid of you. Afraid of looking at you too long. Afraid of standing too close to you. Afraid that right now I could justify almost anything," says Alex Weston, the young yuppie patriarch of the film, making the pivotal point just before he sinks his 8 ball in Amanda's rear pocket. Although he doesn't understand it yet, his Gleem-clean, Tide-sparkling, perfectly dysfunctional American family is being methodically diced like a finger caught in a Cuisineart. The horror is in its ease. Trained by ruthless advertisers selling consumerism, the Westons are so part of the circus they don't even see the greasepaint. Amanda does them a favor, really. By bringing things to a quick boil, she diverts them from the slow burn.

Sure, this film's derivative of "Hand That Rocks The Cradle". And it's a bad copy. But that's just why it's so good. In mainstream films with solid, well-acted characterization, you spend your time in motivation and visually-drawn psychology. In "Scorned", the characters are mere sticks moved by the plot, and their symbolic import becomes quickly apparant. Tweed's such a drool, you can't take your eyes off her. And that's just the point. You chide the Weston's fixation for the proverbial carrot and call it, snobbishly, a shallow root, yet you're waiting to see what Amanda's gonna wear--or not wear--in the next scene. Figure it out, Doctor. Feels like Gotchaitis to me.

**SPOILERS** Getting what he thinks is the deal of a lifetime real-estate agent Truman Langley, Daniel McVicar, gets heavily indebted. In him expecting his new client Mason Wainwright, Stephan Young,to bring him in a bundle of cash as he gets his many plots of L.A real estate developed in the very near future.

Getting his wife Pattie, Shannon Tweed, to entertain and impress Wainwright at home while Truman sets up a couple lines of coke to party. Wanwright, drunk and obnoxious, starts to grab at Patti's legs that completely turns her off and almost creates a scene. Told by Truman to play along with the lecherous Wainwright in order to get his business Patti reluctantly does give in to Wainwright drunken advances but feels hurt and humiliated by doing it.

All this on the part of the Langley's to get Wainwright as a client goes down the drain when his partnership is given to the new hot shot kid on the block in the firm Kramer & Green Associates Alex Weston, Andrew Stevens. Truman hearing the news that he lost the lucrative Wainwright partnership completely falls apart with his future now in shambles and in debt over his head, for overextending himself financially. One Sunday morning Truman goes into his office at Kramer & Green locks the door and blows his brains out.

Pattie is left alone and almost destitute since Truman's insurance doesn't cover suicide leaving her nothing to live on or pay off Truman's bills. Going to Kramer & Green to takes Turman's personal belongings Patti sees Max, her husbands replacement, at the firm and something light up in her pretty head. She'll make his life as unbearable, if not even more so, as her's is by destroying everything he hold near and dear to himself. Going so far as to impersonate a school tutor Pattie, now calling herself Amanda Chessfield, goes on a personal vendetta against the Westons. This vendetta leads to murder madness and a slew of illicit sexual affairs with not only Alex but his teenage son Robey, Michael D. Arenz, and even Alex's wife Marina, Kim Morgan Green.

After gunning down Mason Wainwright at his front door, in broad daylight, for his humiliating her /Pattie Amanda gets to young and inexperienced Robey to help him in his school studies so he' be admitted in a prestigious prep pre-collage school. Amanda who's supposed to be teaching Robey French, among other subjects, not only deflowers the poor befuddled and at the same time happy young teenager but also puts him through a weird and violent S&M routine with her doing all the S&M's.

Later in the movie getting Alex alone in the house pool room one evening Amanda gets him involved in a hot game of pool with her but without a pool table billiard balls or a pool stick. Robey who thought that he was the only one that Amanda was having a tryst with is shocked to see the steamy couple, Amanda & Alex, in action at the pool table through the living room window. Amanda goes as far as drugging Alex's wife Marina and keeping here doped up as she also get involved sexually with her driving her out of her mind and almost out of the Weston home.

Taking advantage of Marina's delicate mental condition Amanda cause the maid Belle, Penia Waters, to fall down a flight of stairs in the basement and crack her skull killing herself. Marina who has become paranoid, from the drugs that Amadna has been secretly slipping into her tea, forced the overworked Belle to keep washing the bed sheets and feels responsible for her death.

It's not until much later in the movie that Alex spots a photo, of Turman and his wife Patti, in his office left by the dead Truman that he puts all the missing pieces together realizing that she's Amanda but by then it may too late to save Marina. Amanda is just about to give Marina that last pill that would put her to sleep forever.

Not bad at all B-movie with lots of Shannon Tweed, in the nude and out, in it as well as a number of sizzling and erotic scenes between Tweed and Andrew Stevens as well as both Michael D. Arenz and Kim Morgan Green. The ending is a bit strained and hard to take making it possible for a sequel, which the movie "Scorned" had in 1997, but besides that is well worth the 100 or so minutes of your time watching the film.

Thank you Shannon Tweed! This is the first Shannon Tweed movie I watched and since I'm a big fan of hers.

As everyone has mentioned, this has the same plot as "The Hand That Rocks The Craddle" but with soft core sex at it's best and a sexier villain. I love the revenge-sex movies.

The seduction/sex scene with Andrews' son is one of the best scenes in any soft core porn movie. The way Mrs. Tweed comes into him, how she uplifts her dress and later rides him is brilliant.

But the scene that has changed the genre is the pool table sex scene (maybe not at explicit as in "Body Chemistry 4") where Tweed leans and Andrews' does her behind. Her face, her moans, the whole scene is worth your money.

Watch "Scorned" to get into the fantastic Shannon Tweed and have a good time, because the movie is somewhat entertaining. It features Shannon Tweed's at her most sexier and kinkier form.

6 out of 10 not for quality, but for entertainment.

This movie is closely linked to the erotics of seduction and deception. Despite the obvious 'straight to video' low budget nature of the film, it still manages to entertain and create suspense. 6/10

The first time I seen this movie, I was overwhelmed at how great Shannon Tweed acted. I mean, she literally became Amanda. This wasn't the usual B-movie. The story was written in a way so, if you toned down the sex and put A-list talent in the roles, it could be a successful major motion picture. Shannon Tweed stars as Amanda, a woman whose husband just committed suicide. He was extremely disappointed he didn't get the promotion he so valiantly strived for. Instead it went to his biggest rival, played by Andrew Stevens. Amanda decides to get even by posing as a tutor, coming to help the man's son do better in school. She puts on her insatiable feminine charms, and slowly weaves a web of seduction over the entire family. She makes sure the wife can't interfere by drugging her liberally; she sleeps with the son, and afterwards sleeps with the father (while the son is watching, mind you, and she KNEW he was watching). Of course this makes the son turn on his father. The ending is quite good too, and the way it ended made you actually want to cheer for Amanda! Even though she was the "villain" in this movie, she's the "good" villain. A well-written story, given the limitations of the cast. Shannon Tweed carries this flick, so I give it an A+. See it the next time it's on in your part of town.

If you have watched Shannon Tweed movies before and if your like me you enjoy them. This one Scorned is one of my favorites, and why not the plot is interesting the characters all fit perfect and also Shannon Tweed is just as sexy as ever. In fact I think maybe this might be the best Shannon movie she looks just great in this! Now on with the story Shannon finds out that her husband takes his own life when he is cheated out of promotion by an executive (Andrew Stevens) then Shannon has her revenge. Shannon brings havoc on the wife (Kim Morgan Greene) and son (Michael D. Arenz) of Stevens. You name it Shannon is at her wicked best by seducing, drugging, and destroying the life of all three. In the end Shannon wins the son (Michael D. Arenz) away from Andrew and Kim only to have destroyed them emotionally. Great acting from Tweed and great story. Remember when a woman wants revenge the fury is like fire and it causes a scorn. This movie is one that I'm glad I have taped and have in my video collection.

Wow!!!!! This movie has it all. Uberman, Andrew Stevens stars in and directs this stunning work of action and mise en scene dedicated to one of the biggest problems facing young Americans today. How many youngsters do we have to lose before people begin tightening regulations on after school tutors? I mean, c'mon people. We are losing students at an alarming rate. Finally this film shows the dangers of improperly hiring an unchecked tutor for your children. In this case, a young and nubile wife is forced to deal with the loss of her beloved husband, and decides to take it out on the man (and his family) who she blames for her beloved's death. She worms her way into a high profile tutoring position and proceeds to dismantle Andrew Steven's son strand by strand. Her sexual torture of the poor boy is especially troubling. I think the message here is apparant to all. Please, for God's sake, check references people!!!! I can't stress that enough. And God bless Shannon Tweed. Keep up the good work.

I gave this film a "10" not because it is a great film generally, but because it is about the best in the class of "erotic thriller." Usually these "erotic thrillers" are wholesale stink-bombs, and are neither all that thrilling nor all that erotic. They are generally cheesy cop stories about some crazed rapist, and involve lots of victimization of women of one kind or another.

Ah, but this film is different. This film rises to the level of average film-making. The plot is serious and interesting. The characters are believable. Even the evil seductress is believable in this film! Plot: Shannon Tweed and her husband are a couple of libertine yuppies in the 1980s. Their party lifestyle is taking its toll on them however. They have crushing financial problems. When her husband pulls out all of the stops to net a big client and ends u losing the deal, he kills himself in shame. Shannon is enraged and heartbroken, and seeks vengeance on the man who won the client by infiltrating his home and setting his family against one another.

Tweed is at her sexiest in this film, seducing men, women and children to further her evil schemes. In between the steamy scenes, you might find yourself actually caring about the plot. An added bonus in my book is that the usual theme of female victims is absent from this "erotic thriller." No serial rapists stalking the city, no women terrorized or chased by maniacs, etc... although Shannon is willing to degrade herself to get what she wants. This may be a bonus for any women searching for spicier cinematic fare without the emphasis on powerless women.

I bought this movie after reading some good feedbacks but after viewing it, I would say that it is a waste of time. The story line is average and predictable. Worst of all is the so call "Sex Scene" was so conservative and I wonder why was the movie classified under R-rated????

This is well above average in comparison to most so called "erotic thrillers". Despite having utter contempt for this particular genre I think that the films star Shannon Tweed is the most gorgeous woman alive so I decided to watch this film thoroughly expecting it to be absolutely awful. The plot concerns a beautiful woman with a grudge who indulges in romps with the father, son and even the mother of the family she is out for revenge against. I was astonished to find that this is an intelligent and very sexy thriller with Shannon Tweed giving her all in lots of tasteful yet sizzling sex scenes. Tweed also proves that she can also be a terrific actress when she tries and manages to be menacing as well as sexy in some of the films darker moments. In conclusion you get Shannon Tweed naked combined with an excellent plot which is both sexy, harrowing, clever and scary. What more could you ask for? A hot, sweaty, sexually charged masterpiece that deserves to reach a much, much wider audience than what it has. Very good.

Scorned is a better erotic movie then most. It actually has some what of a plot. Shannon Tweed plays a woman who seduces relatives who she blames for her husbands death. She is worth watching. There are not many sex scenes like there usually is but when there are they are sexy. The last one when the boy comes over to say goodbye to Shannon is the big one. It shows them kissing on the bed with the back ground all black. He pretty much is all ready undressed when it starts out. He then lays by her and removes her clothes. Then they have sex. She is on top of him most of the time. There is lots of movement, pleasured reactions, and sexual sounds. He then gets on top of her and she wraps her legs around his butt and her bare foot moves down his leg to touch his bare foot. So see Scorned and see what you think.

"48 isn't fine. 48 isn't acceptable. 48 isn't even passing. you lied to me. You know how I feel about lying!" This is what Amanda says to Roby when she finds out her "tutoring" has not given him any knowledge of French! BIG SURPRISE!! This movie has it all- suspense, sex, adventure, sex, horror, and yes- sex. Scorned is a movie that is hard to get out of your head once you've seen it. The plot may be a bit boring- wife blames corporate man for husband's suicide and plots revenge against him and his family. She seduces each memebr of the Weston family one by one. The high school son, the man and finally his wife. I mean - come on! It's almost corny how easily Shannon Tweeds' character is able to achieve this. Over all the movie is decent but the part that stands out the most is what the actors and actresses say. Some of the best quotes from the movies are hilarious! Any way- you should see this movie!

I'm giving this film 10/10 because it is genuinely one of the most hilarious films I have ever seen in my life. Honestly, you should definitely, definitely rent this movie if you have any sense of humour whatsoever. The only disappointment really was that she didn't ride the ageing Latina maid while she was at it. No wait, I tell a lie; the second disappointment was that the movie didn't end with her and the entire family all getting it on together.

Someone mentioned a sequel in one of the previous comments. Needless to say (although I'm going to say it anyway, apparently) I'll be keeping a look out for it next time I'm at Blockbuster.

This film made me laugh, and it made me cry. But the only reason I cried was because I cried laughing at it. There doesn't seem to be much of a story-line; the evil Amanda (or "the blonde one" as she shall from now on be referred to) decides to bump off an annoyingly perfect all-American family - and good luck to her I say!

The soundtrack looms overpoweringly over most of the film, drowning out a lot of the dialogue, which is probably a good thing. The movie adheres to all of the basic rules ie the heroine must investigate every strange noise in the house with no lights on, wearing her most revealing underwear.

As a suspense film, this sucks. As a comedy, it's actually quite good. The way the blonde one keeps popping up all over the place, creeping out of the shadows just to proffer cups of tea is nothing short of hilarious.

It's definitely one to watch. You'll have the time of your life just making fun of it!

Shannon Tweed does an excellent job of performing as a lonely housewife who blames Andrew Stevens for her husband's suicide. She then manipulates her way into the family and starts seducing them. First the son, then husband, and then the wife. This will go down as a classic soft core erotic thriller.

scorned is a great movie!the sex scenes are very sexy indeed! tweed and the young man!they make love in the dark!he is fine naked!tweed is at her best in those scenes!her blond hair flows back in slow motion!they pet each other!this movie rates a 10!

Sex, lies, and...lies about sex. Scorned basically brings "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" to a head as a B movie. A very memorable, but not extremely commendable film, Scorned has a great cast working for it. With the two leading men of Daniel McVicar as the handsome and charming Truman Langley and the steaminess of Michael D. Arenz as Robey, you can't go wrong. The leading man material here is definitely not lacking. If you're looking for a good time - humor, drama, and B-movie related - you've definitely found it here.