Time: the present.
At a lavish party thrown by an unknown host, a young lady, Linda, meets a handsome Texan and tries to discover who and where the mystery host is. Exploring the house, they happen upon a room that unexpectedly turns into a projection room. The film that the two guests watch is a very old "stag reel" of a very old man seducing a middle-aged woman. Later, beside the pool, Linda meets the mysterious host, Darrin Blue. Through a series of flashbacks Darrin explains that the old man in the film is, in fact, himself. Take Off is a delightful update of the Oscar Wilde story The Portrait of Dorian Grey; but in this case, his image on an 8mm film ages instead of a painting. Take Off is also quite literally a Take Off on the movies of the 1930's, 40's, 50's and 60's. Darrin Blue in those time periods actually becomes some of our favorite characters from movies we all remember.
Starring: Wade Nichols, Leslie Bovee, Georgina Spelvin, Annete Haven. A Video-X-Pix Classic on DVD
