All holy, sexual hell breaks loose when a standoffish, single, working mother and secretary (Candy Cummings) marries the big-pimpin' ladies' man of the office (Randy West) who has been pursuing her, only to have it ultimately come to light that he previously fucked one of her daughters (Brooke West). Of course, awkward doesn't nearly describe the familial interactions that ensue as Brooke's and Randy's attempts at keeping their prior encounter a secret unravel...nor does it adequately describe the chicanery, deception, infidelity, and quasi-incest that follow. Such is the case in "Playing with Fire", an exceptional, 1983 release from Standard Video and famed director Kirdy Stevens.

Playing With Fire has never been as well known as some of Kirdy Stevens' other adult films, however, it deserves to be. Playing With Fire, like many of Stevens' film, plays with the taboo theme of family relationships and sexual attraction. The story in Playing With Fire is excellent and the cast does a great job with their roles. Playing With Fire is well worth watching. Standard Digital has done a decent job with their DVD release with decent video quality and a good audio presentation.