Synopsis

The video turns an airport farewell into a stylish exercise in shifting identity. A woman arrives by Citroen CX and accompanies her boyfriend, played by actor Max Perlich, through a terminal as he prepares to board a departing plane. The unusual twist is that the woman is successively played by all four members of Luscious Jackson, making one character appear as several personalities. The repeated goodbye gives the song's emotional honesty a cinematic, slightly surreal frame, while the period setting and composed performances keep the mood cool rather than melodramatic.

Factoids & Trivia

• The concept was inspired by Luis Bunuel's 1977 film "That Obscure Object of Desire," in which two actresses portray different aspects of the same female character. "Naked Eye" expands the idea to all four members of Luscious Jackson.

• Although the video looks as if it was filmed in an airport, the location was New York's World Trade Center.

• Actor Max Perlich plays the boyfriend being escorted to his departing aircraft. He was also known for appearances in films including "Drugstore Cowboy," "Cliffhanger," and "Beautiful Girls."

• The video made its MTV debut on November 17, 1996.

• "Naked Eye" was the first single from the album "Fever In Fever Out" and became Luscious Jackson's biggest US hit, reaching No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• Jill Cunniff explained that the song's title refers to being emotionally naked and honest, rather than physically unclothed. That interpretation gives the video's repeated farewells an added emotional dimension.