Take a look at the stunningly beautiful cast of Andrew Blake's Desire — then bow your head for a moment of genuine respect. When have you ever seen such a great collection of XXX actors and actresses all appearing together in the same film? And, you think, how can Blake possibly fit them all into a mere 82 minutes running time?

This film was lensed in late 1990 and has only had foreign distribution until now. Retailers are very lucky because this is another Andrew Blake erotic gem. Long gone Tera Heart and Amber Lynn appear, though neither does hardcore here, as well as Sondra Scream, who's also been out for a while. And Viviana makes a sensational showing.

We're also seeing a pre-MW Racquel Darrian (here mis-credited as Kelly Jackson), and Jeanna Fine in all her long raven-haired glory (which she cut short soon after this film was made). Then there's Ashley Lauren, whose only claim to fame is her one other title, Little Miss Curious, from Cabballero, which we didn't see till about January of 1991.

But be that as it may, the question remains, how good a film is Desire? In one word, superb!  Stylistically, it's smack in the middle of the path from House Of Dreams to Hidden Obsessions, though it clearly owes more to the former —and pretty much ignores the look of Secrets, which came out a month after House of Dreams.

The loose storyline has Zara Whites as the owner of an art gallery, and all scenes more or less take off from there. For instance, Zara tells us about a painter friend of hers (Savannah), which naturally segues into a love scene between the young, fresh-looking(!) blonde and Jon Dough — with a few cuts of Zara pleasuring herself thrown in for good measure.

Next we get the type of scene that's become Blake's trademark: some "dancers" are going to perform at one o( Zara's parties — which, of course, lakes place in a mansion with marble floors and a long, curved staircase (where most of the action takes place)  Look for Jeanna Fine to orally pleasure Nina Alexander, after which Peter North and Viviana enter the action, though North's legendary super-cumshot is nowhere in evidence.

The next scene is still more sensuous, with Zara and Marc Wallice involved in extended foreplay against a white marble column, leading to some doggie and semi-spoon style loving beside an azure pool. You'll love the way Zara rides Wallice's cock cowgirl style before he shoots on her stomach and pussy.

The following encounter, on what looks like the back stairs of the mansion, is a study in light and shadow, as a kneeling Racquel Darrian gives Derrick Lane a long, slow blowjob, which evolves into some horsey humping as Racquel hangs over the railing, turning just in time to receive a faceful of Derrick's jism.

Now it's time for "Theater Change Of Style" (as Robin Williams would say), as Zara joins two beautiful blondes using their bodies as the rubber-stamps to imprint their tits and asses on canvas. After some brief kissing with the artist (Marc Francis), the studio quickly becomes the site of an all-girl lap-fest — which, sadly, doesn't so much end as simply fade out.

But what it cuts to is Zara and Viviana seducing Randy West while Amber Lynn looks on and fingers her pussy. Randy gets both ladies' mouths on his cock and enters Zara in the missionary way, but it's Viviana's between-the-tit rubbing that leads to her facial.

The penultimate scene has Zara masturbating while watching Sondra Scream and Brigitte Monroe rub their ample tits together and exchange pussy licks as the camera adds occasional solarizing effects to the tableau.

Finally, we're back to Zara (dressed only in a cape) and Savannah, who lick each other's tits and clits before one produces a vibrator. The fade-out scene has Savannah holding Zara in her arms and sliding the vibrator up her hostess' pussy. The End.

Of course, it's never so much the action that attracts in an Andrew Blake film as it is the excellent camerawork and the elegant ambiance — and this pic is loaded with both. So forget waiting for the inevitable cumshot and forget the missing female orgasms, just sit back and let the Blake mood wash over you. Great packaging features Racquel Darrian and Savannah (see cover), so the smart retailers know how to stock it.