Harlot (1971)



Open and uninhibited Mary convinces her uptight goody-goody two shoes best friend Melody to loosen up and dive into an exciting and eye-opening new world of unbridled sexual experimentation.





























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RATING: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6/10

REVIEW: The story was pretty lame, but you have to respect the guerrilla filmmaking. Illegally getting access to a building, flying a helicopter over an actual hardcore sex scene, and streaking down a busy sidewalk... pretty impressive for an adult film. They could have just done a forgettable bump-and-grind, but they added a layer of creativity that takes it to another level.


SYNOPSIS

The film starts with just some shots around campus. We meet two students: innocent goody-goody Melody (Patty Alexon) and her sexually active friend Mary (Fran Spector). Mr. James (Leroy Jones) and Mrs. Gladstone (Judy Angel) stroll up to chastise and belittle Mary for her bad grades and wanton behavior. Mary partakes in her favorite pastime - hitchhiking and having sex with random strangers. [Lots of views from down below in this film.] A biker ('Reb' Sawitz) in the next lane notices Mary giving the driver head. He makes a lewd comment - and we'll meet him again later.

Melody runs into Mary in the hall. Melody asks if she can tag along for Mary's next hitchhiking outing. So, Mary has sex with the driver in an elevator while Melody watches. An old man and woman are waiting on the elevator. The door opens and they have very different reactions. Mary says she'll cry "rape" unless the guy agrees to have sex with her on the roof of the building. According to IMDb: The filmmakers tricked the janitor of the First National Building into giving them the keys to all the offices so they could shoot the sex scene that takes place on the building's roof. Melody gets hot and bothered watching; she rubs herself and waddles over to them. Mary tells her to join in. It's awkward at first, but Melody makes it work. This is actually pretty amazing. We get a shot of the three-way from a passing helicopter (or plane?).

Back at school, Mary visits Mr. James' office. They fool around. They take their fooling around to a stall in the women's bathroom where they are caught by Mrs. Gladstone. Mary is brought to Mrs. Gladstone's office. Mrs. Gladstone reveals herself to be hot for Mary. Mr. James joins in. Melody decides to try this hitchhiking thing on her own. The driver pays her to insert a dildo. Later, Melody gets a ride from the biker. The biker takes her out into the woods to rape her instead. Melody escapes and runs naked. The woods must be right near a busy city street because... The next thing you know, Melody is running naked through a busy public thoroughfare. According to IMDb: The scene was done with two vans: Patty Alexon ran out of a van and down the street into another van at the end of the street. Melody is back on the motorcycle, and the biker purposefully sends them off a cliff to their death. The film ends at the cemetery where Mary blames herself for Melody's death. THE END

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