# Full Body Massage > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Full_Body_Massage > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Full_Body_Massage.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Body_Massage > Source revision: 1339229374 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1995 American television film by Nicolas Roeg Not to be confused with [full body massage](/source/Full_body_massage). Full Body Massage 1996 VHS cover Genre Drama Written by Dan Gurskis Directed by Nicolas Roeg Starring Mimi Rogers Bryan Brown Music by Harry Gregson-Williams Country of origin United States Original language English Production Executive producer Robert Littman Producers Julie Bilson Ahlberg Michael Nolin Cinematography Anthony B. Richmond Editor Louise Rubacky Running time 93 minutes Production company Littman-Gurskis-Nolin Productions Original release Network Showtime Release November 5, 1995 (1995-11-05) ***Full Body Massage*** is a 1995 American [drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) [television film](/source/Television_film) directed by [Nicolas Roeg](/source/Nicolas_Roeg), written by Dan Gurskis, starring [Mimi Rogers](/source/Mimi_Rogers) and [Bryan Brown](/source/Bryan_Brown).[1] In the film, an art dealer talks about relationships and philosophy with her masseur. It premiered on [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) on November 5, 1995. ## Plot Nina, an art dealer, has her weekly massage appointment and is surprised to find out her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a replacement named Fitch. The pair develop an easy rapport during the session, with talk about past relationships. As Nina lies on the massage table, Fitch also takes time to explain various massage techniques, including those used by [Hopi](/source/Hopi) [medicine men](/source/Medicine_men). ## Cast - [Mimi Rogers](/source/Mimi_Rogers) as Nina - [Bryan Brown](/source/Bryan_Brown) as Fitch - Christopher Burgard as Douglas - Elizabeth Barondes as Alice - [Gareth Williams](/source/Gareth_Williams_(American_actor)) as Harry Willis - Patrick Neil Quinn as Andy - Heather Gunn as DeeDee - [Gabriella Hall](/source/Gabriella_Hall) as Young Nina (credited as Laura Saldivar) - Brian McLane as young Fitch - William Fuller as Fitch's Father - Lynette Bennett as Fitch's Mother - Rachel Nolin as Fitch's Sister - Michael Edmonds as [Hopi](/source/Hopi) [Medicine Man](/source/Medicine_Man) - Ross McKerras as Rancher 1 - Michael Robert Nyman as Rancher 2 ## Production [Mimi Rogers](/source/Mimi_Rogers) said [Nicolas Roeg](/source/Nicolas_Roeg) waited for her to have her baby, so they shot four-and-a-half months after she gave birth. "My body was not what it usually is", she said.[2] ## Reception The film has been ironically called an American version of the French film *[La Belle Noiseuse](/source/La_Belle_Noiseuse)* (1991), which starred [Emmanuelle Béart](/source/Emmanuelle_B%C3%A9art) as an artist's model who spends much of the 240-minute feature [nude](/source/Nude), discussing relationships with the artist.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BFIsearch_1-0)** ["Two Deaths"](https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150461536). *British Film Institute Collections Search*. Retrieved February 10, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mimi Rogers: The Full Mimi"](https://lebeauleblog.com/2018/04/06/mimi-rogers-the-full-mimi/). *lebeauleblog.com*. Retrieved February 24, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Full Body Massage* (1995) from Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy)](http://www.scoopy.com/fullbodymassage.htm), retrieved on 2007-01-16. ## External links - [*Full Body Massage*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113131/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Nicolas Roeg Feature films Performance (1970) Walkabout (1971) Don't Look Now (1973) The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) Bad Timing (1980) Eureka (1983) Insignificance (1985) Castaway (1986) Track 29 (1988) The Witches (1990) Cold Heaven (1991) Two Deaths (1995) Puffball (2007) Short films Un Ballo in Maschera (1987) Hotel Paradise (1995) Documentaries Glastonbury Fayre (1972) Television Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) Heart of Darkness (1994) Full Body Massage (1995) Samson and Delilah (1996) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Full Body Massage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Body_Massage) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Body_Massage?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.