Product Details

• Actors: Robert Culp, Diane Lane, Marilyn Monroe, Sharon Stone, Raquel Welch
• Directors: Kevin Burns
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Playboy Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009PJQB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,498 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Legitimate Documentary., January 5, 2005

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Michael J. Raymond (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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Considering some of the reviews provided for this film, one would think that it is just some type of rip-off. I found the film to be very interesting and informative. It hits all the right tones in dealing with the Hollywood's love/hate relationship with sex within the context of film. Starting with "Ectasy" and discussing changes, sometimes radical, the film investigates the role of sex within film juxtaposed against the contemporary mores of different eras. Yes, there are quite a deal of interviews as well as a huge number of clips demonstrating the particular points made by the interviewees. Hugh Hefner, Sharon Stone, Ang Lee, Jane Russell, all make appearances discussing the energy and forces which account for the use of sex and nudity in movies. While this film is not a Ken Burns epic the viewer will certainly come away from the expeirence with a better understanding of the art form which has attempted throughout the years to portray sex, and all its deviations, as the most vexing of all human desires and needs. Recommended highly.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT! Well Produced Documentary for Film Fans!, October 31, 2003

By A Customer

Reading some of the other reviews you might not think this is one of the best written, best edited and best produced documentaries on the subject of Sex in American cinema -- but it is. Quality of images and sound is first rate. Many rare and classic clips, outtakes (from Marilyn Monroe's nude swim in "Something's Gotta Give") and lots, and lots of rarities. (Charlton Heston explaining the ratings system is a howl!) Interviews abound with no less than Paul Verhoeven and Adrian Lyne. Emphasis is on US films and contemporary cinema, but the subject is a mammoth one for a 98 minute doc. A very, classy and tasteful treatment of a very controversial subject. Well worth buying.

18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible. Just plain terrible., September 29, 2003

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Carrie Elizabeth (Washington state) - See all my reviews

I got this DVD because I was led to believe that it would focus not only on the films of today and recent history, but also on those classic films from the silents to the sixties. I was looking forward to learning more about stars like Jean Harlow, Rudolph Valentino, and Marilyn Monroe. They must have talked about Harlow and Valentino for a total of four minutes, and didn't focus on Marilyn as much as I had expected. Also, where was Clara Bow? There was more discussion devoted to vampire erotica films than to the brilliantly sexual stars and films of the past.
All in all, I think this documentary was just a sorry excuse to show porno clips.