The
incomparable Georgina Spelvin became a household name when she starred in this
still-powerful classic of X-rated cinema.
She plays Miss Jones, a lonely soul who commits suicide and winds up going
to purgatory. Abaco (John Clemens), the
guy who runs the show says it’s a shame she killed herself because she was a
shoo-in for Heaven. Knowing it’s not
quite her time yet and that she’ll never get into the pearly gates, the
virginal Jones begs to go back to earth and live a sinful life. Her teacher (Harry Reems) shows her how to act
as a real slut, and once she’s fully trained, Miss Jones gets it on with a
cavalcade of sex partners before heading off to her final destination.
Spelvin’s
performance is the reason Devil in Miss Jones still holds the power to
captivate audiences some 46 years after its release. She gets into her role with a fervor few
adult actresses have. Spelvin gets down
and dirty with the best of them and is especially hot whenever she’s talking
dirty during sex (which is quite often).
Georgina
does every sexual act you’d want to see an actress do in an adult film. She
even does a few you might not want to see.
She makes love to herself with an enema hose, sticks grapes and bananas
in her pussy, and in the film’s craziest scene, sucks off a snake!
This
is truly a fearless performance. It’s
Spelvin’s go-for-broke acting that helps Devil in Miss Jones transcend the
porno genre. There are no half measures
here. Spelvin really put it out there
for the world to see (in more ways than one).
It also doesn’t hurt that Gerard (Deep Throat) Damiano gives the film a
touch of class with a few artsy bits here and there.
Few
classics of the genre really hold up to the test of time. This is one of them. I can’t believe it took me this long to see
it. (Yes, as a porn scholar, I have
always been slightly ashamed I hadn’t seen it.)
The sequels got more outlandish as time went on, but for sheer
sensuality, the original is hard to beat.
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