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Gwendoline - Unrated Director's Cut (aka - The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak) (1985)

Tawny Kitaen , Brent Huff , Just Jaeckin  |  Unrated |  DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Rougerie
  • Directors: Just Jaeckin
  • Format: Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Severin Films
  • DVD Release Date: December 9, 2010
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FILVFA
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,995 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Gwendoline - Unrated Director's Cut (aka - The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak)" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Commentary by Just Jaeckin
  • The Last Temptation of Just: Interview with Just Jaeckin
  • Revealing Tawny Kitaen photospread for LUI Magazine
  • Dr. Kinsey interview with 'Sweet Gwendoline' creator John Willie
  • Theatrical Trailers

Editorial Reviews

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So bad it's good, the notorious Gwendoline is one of those outrageously entertaining camp classics that will be enjoyed long after thousands of "better" movies have faded into obscurity. Loosely adapted from John Willie's pioneering 1940s comic strip "The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline," and directed with good-natured humor by French softcore specialist Just Jaekin (Emmanuelle, The Story of O), this delirious dose of mainstream erotica plays like a sexy parody of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone. In his own audacious fashion, Jaekin was attempting an ambitious, good-looking adventure with above-average production values, but Gwendoline owes its "bad movie" cult status to its cheesy combination of globe-hopping scenery, tacky sets, hopelessly wretched dialogue, laughably awful acting, and a constant parade of beautiful women, either half-naked or scantily clad in outrageous S&M costumes. The film is also notorious for being the screen debut of Tawny Kitaen (shortly before she appeared with Tom Hanks Bachelor Party), who brings a breathtaking lack of talent (and a very hot body) to her title role as Gwendoline, a scrappy stowaway who arrives in China on a quest to find her missing father, who'd ventured into remote jungles in search of a rare and beautiful butterfly.

Joined by hunky mercenary Willard (Brent Huff) and her loopy friend Beth (played by French model/actress Zabou), Gwendoline survives a variety of absurdly amusing obstacles (including one very phony-looking alligator) until they eventually reach the land of the Yik Yak, an Amazonian slave-culture consisting entirely of slim, sexy women! Through it all, Jaekin's image of women is a source of constant fascination: When they're not kicking ass or running around topless, Kitaen and Zabou act like helpless, virginal airheads who need a man to survive, and Gwendoline plays out like an adolescent wet dream. With a climactic chariot chase that must be seen to be believed, it's all so ridiculous that you can't help but be entertained, and Jaekin's 106-minute, French-language director's cut contains several action scenes that were cut for the film's English-dubbed 88-minute American version, released (and available separately) as The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak. --Jeff Shannon

On the DVD
Jaekin's original cut has been spectacularly restored for this Severin Films DVD release, with both French and English audio tracks and a delightful commentary by Jaekin with journalist/author Tony Crawley and Frederick Levier, former contributor to Starfix, a French magazine devoted to fantastic films; their unabashed enthusiasm for the film makes this commentary an unexpected treat. Also included: a 24-minute video interview with Jaekin, in which he discusses the production history of Gwendoline; a 10-photo gallery of Tawny Kitaen from the French softcore magazine Lui; and a fascinating vintage audio interview with Sweet Gwendoline creator John Willie, from the archives of sex-research pioneer Dr. Alfred Kinsey. Kudos to Severin Films for including these high-quality bonus features with a film that many consider one of the "worst" of the 1980s! One caveat, however: Why not include the American cut Perils of Gwendoline on a second disc, instead of as a separate DVD release? --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

BASED ON THE KINKY COMICS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD - UNCUT, UNCENSORED & UNRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN AMERICA!

Video vixen Tawny Kitaen made her movie debut as the virgin adventuress on a provocative odyssey to find her lost father. But even if she can endure the scorching torment of the desert and steamy hungers of the jungle, will she survive her final ordeal at the hands - and more - of the warrior women of Yik Yak?

Brent Huff and French sex kitten Zabou co-star in this erotic cult classic directed by Just Jaeckin (EMMANUELLE, THE STORY OF O), now fully restored from French vault materials and featuring scenes never-before-seen in America!


Customer Reviews

He has a great physique for an adventure movie, but he's not a particularly good actor. D. Roberts  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
Few people would call this a "good" movie, though many people would enjoy it. Zorikh Lequidre  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
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87 of 95 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY!! October 31, 2006
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been wanting to pick up this obscure movie for years, ever since I first watched it some 12 years ago. Unfortunately, up until now it has been out of print - even on VHS. I was un-willing to pay an obnoxious price for a used version on Video tape. Now there is no reason to fret any more: Gwendoline is here & she's on DVD!!!

The original title of the film was The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak. It is basically a low-budget INDIANA JONES type of adventure movie, only with a whole lot more erotica mixed in. One could say there are elements of Monty Python as well. Brent Huff plays a Harrison Ford wannabe. He has a great physique for an adventure movie, but he's not a particularly good actor. The third major character is Gwendoline's sidekick / friend, Beth (played by French actress Zabou).

The overwhelming reason to buy this DVD may be summed up in 3 words: Tawny Kitaen topless! While she has stripped down in a few other movies (such as WITCHBOARD), one needs to have the pause button on the DVD remote handy to get a good look. Not so with this film. She is topless throughout most of the 2nd half of the film - and that's a very good thing!!!

I can't for the life of me understand why Tawny has not had a more robust acting career or why she didn't make many more movies. For one thing, there have not been too many female redhead movie stars. Tawny is gorgeous and there are a few scenes in this film where she is absolutely ravishing - to the extent that she took my breath away. She is also a better actress than a great many women in Hollywood.

To be sure, this is a very corny movie. Tawny and Zabou are good actors; the rest of the cast are all a bit stilted.
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92 of 105 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Despite what Leonalrd Maltin says, this film, though a French production, is based on a comic strip created in America by an English-Australian, John Coutts (aka John Willie), which first appeared in his amusingly erotic fetish publication "Bizarre" in the late '40's-early'50's. The title was "The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline" and has recently been released in a deluxe hardcover collection. The original story involved the heroine constantly getting captured by the villains trying to prevent a horse from being run in a race to save the family farm, and a mysterious bob-cut agent keeps on helping her out. The whole point of the comic and its sequels appears to be showing impossibly sexy women in bondage and sexy clothing. This film keeps the names of some of the characters, borrows some concepts from "Bizarre," and does put the heroine in perilous predicaments, but basically goes its own way in theme and story.

In the film, our 1930's heroine, along with her faithful French maid (who wears the bob-cut), are seeking a rare butterfly that her late entymologist father disappeared trying to find. Their adventures take them to a steamy, slimy, decadent Asian port city where they meet a tough, world weary, cynical mercenary who rescues them from an unscrupulous gangster. They travel through jungles and deserts meeting cannibals, river pirates, and other dangers, until they find a hidden civilization of women. To say what happens next would give away too much and besides, the shock of the bizzarre is half the fun of the movie. Suffice it to say that there is much nudity and various forms of imprisonment, bondage, restraint, and gladiatorial combat (even a human-powered chariot race). It is all very French it its creation of scenes, locations, and cultures....

Many of the actors obviously were not speaking English during filming, and its pretty obvious that the film was completely dubbed. This does get a little distracting.

This movie plays occasionally on TV, where every bare breast must be edited out. This makes the end of the film very choppy. To make up for this lost time, the TV version includes some extra dialogue that makes the character development slightly more believable, and some extra footage that adds some comedy. The video tape lacks this dialogue and footage.

Old fans of the comic probably already know this film exists, it having recieved a lot of attention from the bondage and fetish community. New fans of the comic curious about this film should be warned that the style and frequency of the bondage and restraint is very different from the comic; focused a lot more on the wierd sci-fi dungeon aesthetic and mostly in the last quarter of the movie, rather than the traditional damsel-in-distress style. This was one of Tawney Kitaen's first movies and the filmakers wanted her so much they were willing to scale down the sex and bondage to please her.

Few people would call this a "good" movie, though many people would enjoy it. If you want an actual "good" movie, subtract one star from this review. However, ther is plenty of stuff that will make an audience react: nudity, violence, blood, corny dialogue, bad dubbing, great production value, etc. If you enjoy this sort of thing, add a star. Read more ›

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars a hoot February 10, 2001
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Format:VHS Tape
About 20 years ago my friend and i went to see this, we had no idea what to expect. It was rated R. But judging from the audience of 10 people, no one had noticed. A family of 4 with 2 young kids and a old couple are what I remember. Well, the film was not for them and they were awfully quiet, but we were laughing ourselves silly since it's such a goof. I think that it would help to get lit before watching it. I just bought it and await my trip down memory lane.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Soft core? March 12, 2007
Format:DVD
Not just soft. It's flaccid, floppy, and limp. It's silly, fun, and adventurous, but it's still pretty limp.

What's to like? A lot, really. This comes down to us from a time when a B-cup was a god-given gift of beauty and a joy to behold, rather than an unhappy accident to be repaired with implants. It's filled with silliness. "We need water - quick, take your shirt off!" And best, the silliness just gets better as it goes along. Watch the costumes on The Grand Dames of Whatever - the colors get brighter, the poufs get poufier, and the haircuts get closer to one of the worse "Dune" movies.

Babes, bods, bouncing boobies, and bravado. There's a lot to like. Nothing that matters, but a lot anyway.

-- wiredweird
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gwendoline - Unrated Director's Cut November 30, 2006
Format:DVD
Gwendoline - Unrated Director's Cut ~ Known as the TV movie "The Perils

Of Gwendoline In The Land Of The Yik Yak". However, this version has

all the semi-nude scenes intact. Including the picture perfect topless

Tawny Kitaen & 'French sex kitten' Zabou, in the rain. Also starring

Brent Huff as the 'I don't want to be a hero' hero of the story.

Produced by Jean-Claude Fleury. Directed by Just Jaeckin ( Emmanuelle &

The Story Of O [ Soft-porn, not my type ] ). DVD includes Tawny Kitaen

photo spread for French "LUI" Magazine. This is a must have for cult

movie fans, and will join my collection, between "Barbarella Queen Of

The Galaxy ( Jane fonda 1968 )" & "Teenage Catgirls In Heat (

Esmeralda Huffhines, Helen Griffiths, Dorothy Layne 1999 )".

Michael Steven Scott

aka Cat Springs

Dallas, TX
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Take it or leave it
This is one of those take it or leave it movies. It didn't really do anything for me. I have watched it at least once...not sure if I will again.
Published 22 days ago by Gary D. Bryant
5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy story but wonderful views
Eye candy all around. Worth it for just that feature. Otherwise a rather forgetful movie. The only reason for purchasing it was for all of the wonderful eye candy
Published 28 days ago by sniper
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertainng
The movie is what i remenber from decades ago first viewing. It movies quickly and acting although a little exaggerated is very good. Photography, sets, complement the story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sam Way
4.0 out of 5 stars It's campy as ever, but it brought back fond memories of my teen years
This movie is probably the campiest sexploitation film I've ever seen, but the key is that I saw in my teen years when such things were a big deal. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars So totally stupid!
This movie is so stupid that it is fun to watch. An adventure movie that is just that! Fun! Fun!
Published 5 months ago by Linda S. Chapman
3.0 out of 5 stars The story was lame.
The story line was really lame.
The acting was not very good at all.
I guess the only reason to watch it is because of Twany Kitaen,.
Published 5 months ago by Jeffrey K. Kucera
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring!
This film did not survive the test of time. Very slow pace, the history is full of loops. The good looks of Tawny are not enough to make a decent film.
Published 5 months ago by Luis Miramontes
5.0 out of 5 stars love the directors movies
Part of the movies this director has done, favorite is "The Story of O". Great fun to watch with your loved one or loved ones.
Published 6 months ago by Charles Duncan
2.0 out of 5 stars Truly a tragedy
Seriously? Some reviewers gave this 5 stars? Are you frickin' *NUTS*?
I love skin, & I love camp, & I can sit through an awful lot of bad movie to finish a story [a little bit... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Bruce Brodnax
3.0 out of 5 stars Left Behind During Earth's Chaos Period Joke?
Rather than indulge in premarital or extramarital sexual activity of any kind, in any way shape or form, throughout one's lifetime, should one not marry, view an occasional film... Read more
Published on April 12, 2011 by Richie
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