Frank (Frankenhooker) Henenlotter and David F. Friedman are
your hosts for an eye-opening tour of a half-century’s worth of smut. All facets of vintage erotica are discussed
at length. There are segments on arcade
loops, drug scare films, sex hygiene movies, nudist camp pictures, peep shows,
VD army training films, nudie-cuties, roughies, psychedelia, and gay and lesbian
films. Each segment is loaded with fascinating
clips representing each genre and they all look great in stunning HD.
Henenlotter (who also directed) also discusses “white
coaters”, which was basically a legal hardcore movie filmed under the guise of
marital education. This eventually
opened the door for the rise of porn, which to Henenlotter, says signaled the
end of the line for sexploitation pictures.
Once you got to see sex in XXX, there was no longer anything left to
exploit.
Both men are fascinating to listen to. Friedman has a mind like a steel trap and can
recall with great clarity minute details from decades-old films. Henenlotter’s enthusiasm is infectious. Ever the historian, he chose some terrific
clips to emphasize his points. (I
especially liked the side-by-side comparisons of the “Hot” versions of some of
the movies.)
Sure, at over two hours, That’s Sexploitation! runs a little
on the long side. Honestly, there’s
probably enough information here to fit two movies. Besides, seeing so many clips from such a
vast library of filth alone is worth the price of admission.
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