Marilyn and the Senator (1975)
Starring: William Margold, Nina Fause
Plot: 'The Senator,' who, despite being married, agrees to
impregnate a beautiful CIA agent. As complications ensue with the senator's
ability to perform, his wife and associates become increasingly suspicious of
his affairs, resulting in a myriad of bizarre plot twists and revelations.
My Review and Thoughts:
Film: (3/5)
Here we go again into the recesses of the porn industry.
Here is another classic of 1970's adult entertainment. A spectacle of pre-condom
sex and wild nudity.
Vinegar Syndrome has done it again in bringing out a 70's
porn. They bring it for the new generation by cleaning up the film and making
it beautiful. When it first came out it ultimately was grainy in using cheaper
film stock and not visually crisp. What Vinegar Syndrome does is re-master
these porn obscurities, and make them look better than they did when they were
first issued.
Directed by the one and only cult creator of cinema Carlos
Tobalina. He was a writer, producer and actor and most of all a director. He
directed many interesting wild over-the-top sexual silly B-grade erotic cinema
pieces. He was a natural talent at creating cult films. With over 40 films he directed each one stands out in their
own weird way. This being one of them. This is an interesting erotic porn that
has everything that you would expect in a porn erotic grind-house type of film.
Marilyn and the Senator is for fans of that 70's porn. That
70's sexual and grind-house sexploitation movies. Boobies, full frontal,
lesbianism to penetration and so on.
This 1975 adult film stars Nina Fause who was a 70's adult
stable in this type of cinema. This also stars William Margold the adult movie
icon and actor in over 150 films. Interesting to note is that William was the
former director of the coalition of free speech and the co-founder to the group
Fans of X-rated Entertainment. Now many will know him for his statement in an
interview about his daughter. The statement to note is quite controversial,
whether he meant it or not, I don't know, but his statement during an interview
stated that he would act in a sex scene with his own daughter. Which is quite
disturbing and very sick, but whether he was just shooting BS I don't know. In
any form or fashion, he is a character, and a very interesting man to listen
to. He captured many scenes in porn and is still functioning today in cameos
and so on. He also is an adult entertainment director. He has done just about
everything you can think of in the porn industry, from writer, to actor, to
director, to producer. He is someone that has a passion and an ultimate
knowledge of porn history. He is like a walking historical book of the porn
industry. He is truly a one-of-a-kind character and a cult figure in the industry
of adult entertainment.
This also has the one and only cult icon Liz Renay in a
cameo. She graced cinema in John Waters’ 1977 film Desperate Living. Liz Renay was stunning and was awesome in
many characters throughout her many years of acting. She always graced Cinema
and had an ultimate pleasure in doing what she did on screen. What's
interesting is she was girlfriend to killer gangster Meyer Harris
"Mickey" Cohen. She always was a true star and ultimate burlesque
dancer and striptease act.
Liz was a true cult goddess and truly an image that will
never be forgotten. She captured countless flawless moments and explored many
personas, and gifted the cinema world with her body, her looks, and most of all
her attitude.
This also stars another 70's porn stable Sharon Thorpe who
was a part of 40 films in the 70's. Now this also stars a cult related actor of
cinema, none other than William Kirschne. He started acting in the 50's but
every part he played was uncredited because he was just standing in or was one
of the extras. He will best be known for besides being in many saucy films, he
was in cult films from the 70's such as Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
(1971) and the ultra-cult awesome b-movie flick The Corpse Grinders (1971).
Standing out is the very beautiful redheaded porn goddess
Serena. What made Serena stand out in the porn industry is she was a very
spirited female porn actress. She did just about anything you can think of in
porn. She was willing to do it and was very versatile in it. She was a very
passionate female actress that captured the world of sexual pleasure and owned
every part she did. She was a landmark actress of porn and disappeared after
the late 80's, retiring from the industry. During her career, she did have
parts in non-porn films but usually was uncredited or just a stand in. Other
films of hers that stand out to me are World of Sexual Fantasy (1976). Fantasm
Comes Again (1977). Night Flight (1980).
Vinegar Syndrome did it again bringing out an ultra-cool
cult classic of the adult entertainment world. They did it again with another
wonderful example of their passion for the fans of this type of cinema.
What makes this stand out as a very brilliant DVD, is it’s
the full-length director's cut, and was scanned from the 35mm camera negative.
This was saved and unearthed once again and placed on a DVD
for this new generation to explore this classic 70's porn film.
Audio/Video: (3/5)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono English
Extras: (4/5)
The commentary which is one of the extras which has the star
himself William Margold, must be listened to. For the purchase of the DVD is
worth it just to listen to William speak about the film.
Restored In 2K From The Camera Negative
Audio Commentary with Star William Margold
Original Theatrical Trailer
Overall: (3/5)
Clocking in at a whopping 130 minutes, this is possibly one
of the longest of its kind, that I've seen or at least that I remember. That's
what makes this one stand out and gives an overall difference to this genre. A two-hour
long sex film, but that's where it is different, for it's a comedy, satire and
can be considered a full-length feature film. When you think of the porn
industry, you don't think of it that way, it's more like a Wham Bam thank you
ma'am type of mentality. In my view, Vinegar Syndrome, has done it again and
brought out a classic forgotten 70's film to a new generation in all it's
wonderful uncut glory. So, if you are a 70's adult entertainment lover, then
you can enjoy this ultra-classic retro naughty and saucy comedy sexual romp.