Product Details

• Actors: Barry Primus, Carla Reynolds, Cindy Pickett, Clem Persons, Gene Davis
• Directors: Roger Vadim
• Format: Import, PAL
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Dutch
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Dutch Film Works
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0018V7B0W
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #126,440 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Netherlands released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: In this erotic psycho-drama from Roger Vadim, a California housewife is paralyzed by her fear of having sex, a phobia that stems from a brutal rape when she was a child. Determined to overcome her problem and have a healthy sex life, she starts a strange course that begins when a man shows up at her door dressed as a bird.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Atrocious, appalling release! A complete rip-off!!! Do not buy it!, January 18, 2009

By	Robert (St. Neots, Cambs, ENGLAND United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

What a shame that this good film has been ruined on this DVD, released by a dismal Dutch company (Dutch Filmworks)! I just bought it from an amazon seller and am immediately in the process of getting a refund. Firstly, the film has been edited in at least five places. The running time is said here, and on the back cover to be 98 minutes but is actually less than 96 minutes, with over 2 minutes of footage missing! The picture is slightly below average DVD quality but that would not have been an issue for me if the film had not been butchered by that stupid Dutch label. Every good part of the film has been removed and thus all enjoyment of the film lost with this DVD. If you have bought a copy, get your money back! You are entitled to under worldwide consumer law.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My All Time Favorites, September 10, 2004

By	Macomba (Highland, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Games [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Cindy Pickett does a great job as Valerie, in this serious love story of sorts. She is a woman who has been raped in her youth and is still trying to overcome the trauma of the rape. She is seeking a normal life with her husband and finds it useless to attend therapy. So along comes Sean Daniels, a Welsh man, with some imaginative, erotic ideas of his own. Sean Daniels(Paul Jenkins), accent alone will arouse many a woman.

Through a combination of the gentle love, kindness, and her imagination, she resolves the dilemma. I find that this movie appeals to the romantic men and women of the world. The beauty of the bodies (both men and women) and the costumes are very arousing. I liked this movie because it proves some men do prefer small breasts, contrary to popular belief. I rate this movie a 10 out of 10 stars. I own it on VHS and have watched it at least 20 times since I first saw it in 1980 at the drive in theater.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars but seriously, October 17, 2008

By	a movie fan (Orangevale, CA USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

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I'll be honest - I only got this because it has Joanna Cassidy's greatest nude scene. Vadim, a very voyeuristic director, is content to sit the camera in front of her bare butt and just leave it there. Fine by me. More engaging than the entirety of Alexander. If the product description sounds a bit bizarre, the movie is more so. Actually, more like a fever dream than an erotic thriller. A plot summary of a senseless movie is senseless so I'll just say: Joanna, good work!