Vintage Erotica So Fun You Don’t Notice The Hair

Just as the words "partner" and "special" have connotations above and below their definition, so does "erotica," for me, seem like something more likely to bore than to titillate. Read on.

Vintage Erotica

Studio: Blue Vanities
Director: Various
Starring: Linda Lovelace, Eric Edwards, "Unknown Girl," "Unknown Man," John Holmes, Linda McDowell, "Unknown Blonde," "Black Man," Terri, Nancy Suiter, Tina Russell, Harry Reems, Ron Jeremy

Review by: Gram Ponante

This collection of soundless, sunwashed loops from the early 1970s to 1980s is both surprisingly charming (Ron Jeremy, in a clip from 1981, looks downright wholesome), but also effective for their lack of sound.

In a sequence called "Starlet," a cornfed and flushed vixen takes it upon herself to fellate a dude as he talks on a payphone. And that's the extent of the setup for this and all the sequences.

In another, "Unknown Blonde" dials seven numbers on her Princess hone, summoning "Unknown Black Man" to her apartment. She is, of course, already naked. Lacking cash, UBM exacts payment by other means (we get the feeling they'd done this before).

While certain things remain the same (stolen looks at the camera), other aspects of these loops from they heyday of porno theatre are a bit different. For example, there's a lot of ejaculating in the mouth; popshots not being central to the theme the way they are today.

But what separates these filthy little sketches from the majority of today's fare is that the scenes are all so good-natured; people look to be having some real fun (even Linda Lovelace, and I hope Lindsey Lohan looks as good).

Among other familiar faces and features are John Holmes and "Deep Throat"'s Harry Reems. My favorite face, though, is that of someone named Nancy Suitor; she looked sweet. Hard to believe she's (at least) 60 now.

· Vintage Erotica (vintageerotica.com)

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