Jackie De Witt in Kiss Me Quick! (1964)
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Kiss Me Quick (1964) was the first feature film produced by Harry Novak, and the first monster/nudie cutie ever. The film was shot in 6 days over two weekends for a very simple reason. If they rented the camera equipment on Friday, they paid for one day, but didn't have to return it til Monday. All of the editing was done in camera, and the titles and credits were done with voice-over to save even more money. The photography was excellent, as the DP was none other than László Kovács, who had not yet been able to break into the union.
The story is simple, and not really the point, which is T & A. On a faraway planet, there is only one sex, but they become interested in Earth Women, as they would like a slave class to do all their work, so one of them is sent to Earth to obtain a perfect specimen from Dr. Breedlove as breeding stock. From there the film is nearly non-stop T & A, punctuated by bad jokes (mostly puns), and the appearance of a mummy, Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein. Universal owned everything about Frankenstein at the time, but Harry was never contacted about his infringement.
The one-named girls, other than Natasha, were "Columbia Slaves," that is, Columbia Pictures contract players who were moonlighting, as their day jobs were hard work and little money. Hence, no real names in the credits. The women were as follows: Boobra, played by “Natasha,” a famous LA stripper, Kissme, played by Jackie De Witt, Barebra, played by “Bebe,” Hottie Tottie played by Claudia Banks, Gertie Tassle, played by Althea Currier, G. G. String, played by “Dona,” and Lotta Cash, played by “Lucky.”
At the end of the film, Dr. Breedlove gets a new shipment of women. As they enter down a shoot, he labels them Prime, Choice, Ok, Kosher, etc., and is, in short, a nearly perfect genre effort. C+.
Nudity Report: Jackie De Witt, boobs and buns. Claudia Banks, boobs. Althea Currier, boobs.
IMDb Summary: IMDB readers score this 5.7 of 10.
DVD Info: This is half of another great release from the folks at Something Weird Video, and is an excellent transfer. There is also a fascinating commentary with Harry Novak, who talks more about his history, and the early history of exploitation, than he does the film.
Written by Tuna…courtesy of Scoopy.net