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Not since the infamous Rob Lowe video have tapes swept through the film industry.

But if “Naked Hollywood” suggests a lot of skin, forget it. What you’ll see are people talking about their jobs: talent agents, producers, lawyers and studio chiefs, a smattering of celebrities, even the studio projectionist who is under orders to keep 20th Century Fox Chairman Barry Diller’s personal screening room cooled to 68 degrees.

Producer Nicolas Kent, who has sent copies of tapes to many of the 100 or so people he interviewed for the series, said last week the reaction he’s been getting is mostly from journalists sensing a story. He hasn’t heard from Hollywood, though he knows people have seen it. In addition to his mailings, video tapes were sent to people in Los Angeles after the BBC series aired in Great Britain.

There have been reports of dinner parties being held with showings of the tapes--or portions--as dessert. “Everyone is trying to get their hands on them, “ said one producer who had seen three parts. “But I don’t know why. It’s a snore.”

Yes, says Kent, some producers objected to how they were presented.

“But I’m mystified as to what it is some are objecting too,” says Kent, who feels he’s presented the industry as it is.

It hasn’t made him many friends in Hollywood. According to some persons, who prefer to remain unidentified, many participants complain they didn’t fully understand the kind of series it would be. “Certainly they didn’t know the name was ‘Naked Hollywood,’ ” said one.

Says Marty Bauer, the president of United Talent Agency, “as a reviewer I’d give it a B-plus, but I wish it was more accurate. They cut the pieces to sensationalize the negative aspects of our business.”

Bauer says one segment gives the impression that Bauer attempted to “steal director Michael Caton-Jones” from the Creative Artists Agency. “How could that be?” asked Bauer. “I just met him that day. I have a non-agression pact with CAA--meaning I don’t steal clients--and if I was going to do it, I wouldn’t do it on national TV.”

Another figure in the series, entertainment attorney Peter Dekom, said, “I had no problem with my depiction. I liked the part about (Fox film chief) Joe Roth--he came across well. But they do take some cheap shots when they intercut scenes of animals grazing.”

In Dekom’s view, “Naked Hollywood” isn’t the expose some believe. “Hollywood has been expose -ed so much, there’s no way to expose Hollywood.”