In fall of 1972,my fiancé and I passed a drive in theater on a Friday night, with this movie on the Banner. Cars were lined up for miles to see it, so we figured, why not? We attended -- she saw through what it was and slept through the majority of the movie while I saw my first "soft porn" movie. So, I can validate that this movie was released WAY before 1977. We were married in Nov of '72, and I joined the USAF later that month -- and we saw the movie before our wedding. Gotta tell ya, I was SURPRISED! One of my best friend's parents owned the theater where we saw the movie. He actually was taking money and selling tickets when we went through, and gave me a rather surprised look (this all took place in the Bible belt in Tennessee). We had no idea what the movie was about, and this was before mandatory ratings were provided. He later told me that they received more complaints from folks passing by the theater and getting "brief looks" than any other movie they'd ever shown. I still remember this movie for all these reasons -- and wanted to set the record straight regarding the release year. Hope this helps!
3 Reviews
I doubt it's from 1977
jvanderkammer5 March 2001
Fans of naughty B-features who have seen this film will probably agree with me: I doubt that this film is from 1977... it looks more like 1972 or '73. However, it's not a bad little romp, and worth a look. The premise is Boccaccio's Decameron, so they've tried to make it look like a medieval thing. A series of sexual escapades is portrayed in soft-core fashion with a touch of farce, and viewed in this context it's actually not bad. Porn legend John Holmes gets his willy pulled in one scene, but that's about as risque as it gets. Otherwise, there's lots of nudity and simulated sex scenes. Keep an eye out for Marsha Jordan and Candy Samples... as if you could miss them!
Ribald Revelry
Mvpkinger25 June 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This adult video is a costume period piece, with solid production values. It is very loosely based on Boccaccio's Decameron. The Decameron is "a 14th-century medieval allegory by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), told as a frame story, encompassing 10 tales told by 10 young people over the course of 10 days, for a total of 100 tales. The various tales of love in the Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic." The erotic tales enacted in this movie are more amusing than arousing. The first tale involves a middle-aged merchant, his young wife (Patti Lee), a chastity belt, and a randy locksmith. The tale is clever, but Patti Lee is not very attractive. The second tale features blonde beauty Marsha Jordan, who is unfaithful to her husband with his best friend. To even the score, her husband has (simulated) sex with his best friend's wife. The third tale features John Holmes, pretending to be a deaf mute, deflowering virgins at the local convent school. His actions come to the attention of the Head Nun, played by blonde bombshell Candy Samples. She makes him her personal sex slave! In the fourth and final tale, Holly Woodstar is caught fooling around on her husband, who takes her to court for infidelity. Instead of the judge (William Kirshner) sentencing her to burn at the stake, which was customary at the time, he orders her back to his chambers. Let's just say that they work things out, and she lives to love another day.
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