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3.0 out of 5 stars
Mr. Teas is not a tease!, December 31, 2002
This review is from: Immoral Mr Teas [VHS] (VHS Tape)
To start with, be advised that this movie is definitely not worth it's ...price tag! ....
I first learned about this now classic nudie-cutie movie from the pictorial feature in the November 1960 issue of Playboy magazine. I didn't go see the movie back then but I remembered it occasionally over the years, and finally decided to add it to my video collection.
I was not disappointed, although the movie was very obviously made on a shoestring budget, with most of it going to the color photography instead of a script or sound recording, since there's no story to speak of and no spoken dialogue. It's like a silent movie -- you see the characters move their lips but say nothing and there's not even any subtitles! Very strange. There is a sporadic, inane narration to tell us what's going on, and a bouncy, somewhat tiresome music score.
But it's the naked babes that make the movie worth watching, of course! The only purpose of the movie is to show off the natural endowments of the women, most of whom never went on to appear in anything else. Except for June Wilkinson, of Playboy fame (The Boson -- 1958), who is not even credited here for her walk-on part, but later had a semblance of a movie career, appearing in some 20 films in small parts showcasing her big parts.
The story, such as it is, follows Mr. Teas (his name really is Teas -- Bill Teas, a friend of Meyer) on his daily rounds as a delivery man for dental appliances. He makes his rounds on a bicycle, and everywhere he goes he encounters voluptuous women, and he sees them all naked in his imagination. He undresses them mentally as they do their jobs. (So how does this make him any different from any of us guys? And what's immoral about it? Beats me!)
This was the first of its kind and started the era of the so-called "nudie movie." So it has historical significance along with its bare-breasted beauties. I recommend it to all fans of the female form, if you can find it a a decent price.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest film of its class., January 4, 2001
This review is from: Immoral Mr Teas [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This film is a great example of Russ Meyer's life work. If you are a fan and do not have this title GET IT. If you have never seen any of his movies, this is a great example of his work and a great way to see what Russ Meyer is all about.
This movie revolves around Mr. Teas' obsession with women's breasts. This obsession gives him the ability to see women naked. This entire film is a masterpiece. I highly recommend paying the sixty bucks.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Meyer's movie forced nudity to the limit of the time and was significant in laying ground for future adult films..., January 18, 2009
This is Russ Meyer's first venture into stimulating pleasantly adult films... For 1959, it was a big sensation... By today's standards, however, it is quite dull... It is a difficult film to rate because it is so delightful and adorable, but the story is almost nonexistent and certainly dated...
The story is about a dirty-minded voyeur... Through the course of a day, he sees a number of good-looking, big breasted ladies, and tries to attract them for long periods of time... On the weekend, he goes to the beach where he comes across a photographer and a topless model...
Russ Meyer was very careful not to place his characters in sexual situations, but concentrated on rousing the audience... Mr. Teas finds himself with a nude female analyst, for example, but does not try to seduce her...
Such tease was a matter of the film's survival... For the very moment nudity turned into a sexual encounter, it would have certainly been censored...
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