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Fell in love with Kim Evenson in this film...


I mean, come on, she's stunningly beautiful in a totally natural way. Both wholesome and sexy at the same time. Even her awkward acting (she does seem a little out of her element here) just endeared me to her more.

It's a shame you can't find this film more easily, or for that matter ANY Kimberly Evenson film, but I'm sorry to say that The Big Bet will likely be consigned to the VHS Obscurity pile. (I still have my well-worn tape after 15 years, but this movie is now only available on eBay and the like.) The easiest thing to find Kim in today is probably Porky's Revenge, which limits the lovely Miss Evenson to a few minutes of screen time, and is utterly terrible besides.

Still, Kim made a great Playmate back in the day, and it was nice to see her stretch her acting chops a bit... her presence in THE BIG BET is the main reason to watch it, IMO. (the other female lead is Sylvia Kristel, aka the famous Emmanuelle, who never quite did it for me with her too-slim figure and butch haircut.) Though in between moments of staring slack-jawed at Ms. Evenson, I seem to remember some humorous moments with Lance Sloane, the lead guy.

Anyway, this movie seems to be truly rare. It's barely even known on the Internet. For anyone who wants to see Kim Evenson at her prettiest, and in an actual role which well complements her double duties as eye-candy, I recommend tracking this one down.

This msg. seems to be more of a comment than a give-take discussion, so I'm going to post this in user Comments as well. Any other fans of Kim Evenson or this film, feel free to respond! It'd be interesting to know if anyone else used to adore this girl.

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Add me to that list. She was a hottie. I keep thinking I need to spring the what? $15 dollars for a used tape and get it transferred to DVD for, at the very least, archival purposes. One of these days....

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Me too. This movie was also not that terrible as it seemed to be at first. I really love Kim Evenson in all her movies. Though she's no acting talent, but her sensational appearance makes up for everything else. I don't know why she didn't continue her movie career, hope you can shed some light on that matter. But the movies she starred in, she was utilized in every one of them I think. Totally love her. Love her Innocent Face, Her soft and sweet voice, Her fake sexy foreign accent, Her broad eyes, Her voluptuous Body- Everything!

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