A model’s glamour collides with a bodybuilder’s jealous rage in this steamy slasher tale.
POSED FOR MURDER
A model poses nude for men's magazines and acts in slasher movies. Her psycho bodybuilder boyfriend gets jealous and starts killing other men.
Quick Answer
Posed for Murder is a 1989 American horror-thriller film directed by Brian Thomas Jones about a magazine model ensnared in a deadly love triangle with her jealous bodybuilder boyfriend, who turns murderous.
Programmer's Pick
If you like your slashers with a side of sexploitation and muscle-bound mania, Posed for Murder flexes all the right genre muscles. The film’s lethal love triangle and magazine-set sleaze are pure late-’80s indie horror, with just enough camp to keep things interesting.
— SassyFlix Programmer
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Why Cult
A blend of sultry modeling and grisly slasher action creates a unique collision of style and violence.
The central antagonist is a jealous, muscle-bound boyfriend whose rage turns lethal, adding a sweaty twist to the slasher formula.
With nude photo shoots and slasher flick cameos, the film leans into the sexploitation and indie horror traditions.
Produced outside the studio system, it brings a raw, unfiltered energy typical of late-’80s indie horror.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Jealousy over model’s admirers
Murderous bodybuilder boyfriend
Kills other men attracted to the model
Magazine studios and modeling world
Questions from the Vault
When was Posed for Murder released? +
Posed for Murder was released in 1989.
Who directed Posed for Murder? +
Posed for Murder was directed by Brian Thomas Jones.
How long is Posed for Murder? +
The film runs for 90 minutes.
What genre is Posed for Murder? +
Posed for Murder is a horror-thriller film.
Where can I watch Posed for Murder? +
You can watch Posed for Murder on SassyFlix.
