The film's story is ordinary and real, and the performances are convincing. That year, The Masseuse won Best Film Screenplay for Vivid as well as Best Actor awards for Randy Spears and Hyapatia Lee. But even he was not able to duplicate the success he had experimenting with character development and plot as integral parts of an adult film.
The Masseuse (1990) Since its release in 1990, The Masseuse has been remade by its original director, Paul Thomas.
