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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0089859050824
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
Label: Vci Video
Manufacturer: Vci Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vci Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 28, 2001
Running Time: 155 minutes
Sales Rank: 130517
Studio: Vci Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Editorial Review:
Description:
'Uncut! Uncensored! Unashamed!' proclaimed these Hollywood Roadshowmen. They sold sex and sin, sugar frosted with salvation, the latter making it permissible to cater to the forbidden and frowned-upon appetites of middle America. All across our heartland one and two nights of naughty titillation were offered as exposés and insights. SEX AND BUTTERED POPCORN is an affectionate peek at an era of American motion picture-making which had its roots in the tanbark and tinsel of the traveling carnival and which flourished from the twenties through the fifties. The Films: ' Forbidden Daughters,' ' The Road to Ruin,' ' Hollywood Script Girl,' ' Maniac,' 'They Wear No Clothes!,' The March of Crime,' ' Polygamy,' 'Child Bride,' 'Forbidden Desire,' ' She Shoulda' Said No,' 'Back to Nature,' 'Dance Hall Racket,' 'Strip Tease Girl' and, of course,' Mom and Dad' are some of the titles shown. Most have not been seen since their original release. The Interviews: David F. Friedman and Dan Sonney, two surviving itinerant showmen who traded on the prurient interest of the masses, plus Mildred Babb, the widow of exploitation kingpin, Kroger Babb. Show Host: Ned Beatty, acclaimed Oscar and Emmy nominated actor. Bonus Features: Vintage Shorts: 'Striptease Revealed' with Lili St. Cyr and Tempest Storm| 'They Wear No Clothes' and a genuine 'Square Up' Reel| Vintage Trailers: ' Slaves in Bondage,' 'Youth Aflame,' 'Souls In Pawn,'| 3-Unit Show: 'Hoodlum Girls,' 'Teenage Jungle,' 'Secrets of a Model'| Scene Selection. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 155 minutes; Color & B/W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - R; Year - 1989; SRP - $9.99.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A lot of fun!
Beautiful film quality, and the interviews with the old roadshowmen, Dave Freidman and Dan Sonney, are hilarious. Ned Beatty is the perfect choice as host/narrator. A lot of fun from beginning to end.
Rating: - *** should be *****
Robin Simmons comments are right on. However, I don't understand why he would give only *** to a movie he raves about.
Rating:  - Fun but not terribly informative
As a fan of exploitation films, I was excited to see this documentary. Unfortunately it is merely fun, without any clear thesis. Particularly annoying is the fact that the filmmakers don't identify the film clips, so that one who is unfamiliar with exploitation films would not be able to find any of the individual films that interested him or her. Also, more focus is put on nudity than is necessary; the effect is to "undersell" drug films, eugenics films, and white slavery films, among others. ... Read More
Rating: - Fun Flicks, So-So Documentary
This DVD set is a great collection of campy flicks, shorts, and trailers. You get a diverse serving of full length features from the pioneering days of exploitation films, from dope maniacs to pushers to premarital relations to nudists.
I was disappointed in the documentary on the roadshows. If you know absolutely nothing about the history of exploitation films and their distribution, you will learn a little something. Unfortunately, this documentary barely scratches the surface. You get ... Read More
Rating: - GRIND HOUSE GREATS
In the 30's and 40's, the exploitation film business was at its peak. Promoters and producers like the legendary David F. Friedman and Dan Sonney "bicycled" their prints from town to town across heartland America. With titles like, "Child Bride," "They Wear No Clothes," "She Shoulda Said No," "Strip Tease Girl," "Reefer Madness," "Dance Hall Racket," "Victims of Passion" "Tia Juana After Midnite," Flesh Merchant," and "A Virgin In Hollywood" they packed drive-ins in the sticks, small town main street ... Read More
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