
No Mercy (1986)
No Mercy is a 1986 American neo-noir crime thriller film starring Richard Gere and Kim Basinger. The film follows a Chicago cop who is sent to New Orleans to investigate a murder and finds himself in a web of corruption and sexual intrigue.
No Mercy is a classic film noir with a strong sexual element. The film opens with a steamy scene between Gere and Basinger, as they share a passionate kiss in a hotel room. This sets the tone for the rest of the movie, as the two characters become increasingly entangled in a dangerous game of seduction and manipulation.
The sexual tension between Gere and Basinger is palpable throughout the movie, and it culminates in a scene where Gere is forced to strip down to his underwear in order to prove his innocence. This scene is both erotic and suspenseful, as Gere is put in a vulnerable position and Basinger watches with a mixture of curiosity and desire.
The sexual moments in No Mercy are not just limited to Gere and Basinger. There is also a scene where Gere's character is propositioned by a prostitute, and another scene where he is seduced by a stripper. These scenes add to the film's dark and dangerous atmosphere, and they also serve to further emphasize the power dynamics between Gere and Basinger.
No Mercy is a classic film noir that features some of the most memorable sexual moments in cinema. The steamy scenes between Gere and Basinger are both erotic and suspenseful, and they help to create an atmosphere of danger and intrigue. The other sexual moments in the film also add to the overall atmosphere, and they serve to further emphasize the power dynamics between the two characters.
Lots of sexual dialogue including sexual euphemisms wisecracks, references, and conversation. It is revealed that a woman was sold to a crime lord at age 13 and Richard Gere refers to a woman as having "born to screw" tattooed on her forehead.
We can very discreetly and briefly see a woman's nipples through a wet shirt in one scene and in lingerie in another.
In the New Orleans red light district we can see extremely briefly inside of a sex show through a cracked-open door. It is dark, blurry, and brief so it is near impossible to make anything out.
We see breasts on a painting of a woman briefly.
Richard Gere and Kim Basinger have a sex scene with no nudity but much passionate kissing and some brief movement in the dark.
A thug rubs a rifle barrel along a woman's leg and inner thigh suggestively and forcibly grabs her breast.