Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)

Director:

Doris Wishman

Writer:

Doris Wishman

Release Date:

1 July 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Romance

Tagline:

Blaze Starr, Proud and Beautiful...UNCOVERED by Nature's Intimate Paradise

Plot:

Stripper Blaze Starr, playing herself, drives her agent--who is also her fiancé--to distraction by ignoring scheduled "press functions" and spending her weekends at a nudist camp. |

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Camp | Nudist | Nudist Camp | Nudity

Cast

Blaze Starr	...	Blaze Starr / Belle Fleming
Ralph Young	...	Andy Simms (as Russ Martine)
Gene Berk	...	Tony
William Mayer	...	D. W.
Sandra Sinclair
Stephen Bloom
Allison Louise Downe		(as Bunny Downe)
Jim Antonio		(as James Antonio)
Warrene Gray
Richard Johnson
Mary Jo Walls
Joan Bamford
Craig Maudslay Jr.
Dolores K. Norris
Lee Abell
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doris Wishman	...	Meg (uncredited)

Directed by
Doris Wishman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Doris Wishman		(as Melvin Stanley)

Produced by
Doris Wishman	....	producer

Cinematography by
Raymond Phelan		(as Raymond Pheelan)

Film Editing by
Martin Samuels

Camera and Electrical Department
Bunny Yeager	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Judy J. Kushner	....	composer: theme music (song "Going Back to Nature") (song "The Moon is the Lamp of Love") (as J. J. Kendall)
Ralph Young	....	vocalist: theme song (song "The Moon is the Lamp of Love")

Production Companies

• Juri Productions

Distributors

• Doe-Rae Pictures Inc. (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2000) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2004) (USA) (DVD) (on "The Bare Box")
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2007) (USA) (DVD) (on "Nudist Camp Double Feature")
• Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• B&O Film Specialists  titles and opticals
• Movielab  color
• Titra Sound Corporation  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Back to Nature" - USA (short title)
"Blaze Starr Goes Back to Nature" - USA (bowdlerized title)
"Blaze Starr the Original" - USA (video title)
"Busting Out" - USA (reissue title)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 (2009) (DVD)

Filming Locations:

Sunny Palms Lodge, Homestead, Florida, USA

Company:

Juri Productions

Trivia:

The alias Blaze uses at the nudist colony, Belle Fleming, was her real name.

Movie Connections:

Featured in American Grindhouse (2010)

Soundtrack:

The Moon Is The Lamp Of Love

Essential Doris Wishman

Blaze Starr went nudist, all right, and it was a look that really suited this fit, 38-24-37 Burlesque topliner. Starr is a bountiful physical spectacle in this movie, and less the bizarro caricature (and stunningly inept actress) as otherwise similar Wishman compatriot Chesty Morgan (e.g. "Deadly Weapons," "Double Agent 73"). (Unlike Chesty, Starr was sizzling hot, and her ineptness as an actress is balanced by an endearing, even if hopeless, effort to be presentable). If you like campy acting, ridiculous dialog, and shamelessly naked people, this odd and somewhat charming sexploitation film is worth checking out. As a whole, this is probably Wishman's most polished movie, and the overall experience feels more the work of David Friedman ("Blood Feast," "She Freak," etc.), himself a friend of Wishman, than a typical Wishman film. Scenes flow naturally from one to the next, and the camera-work is heads-and-shoulder's above typical Wishman fare. (We're not talking high art, mind you, but at least scenes are framed and in focus). Similarly, Wishman's patent feet shots and bold-faced filler are largely absent. As expected, the story and acting are deplorable, but the film's innocent spirit and camp factor make for quaint sexploitation vintage. If you are curious about Doris Wishman, the "Female Ed Wood," as she is often heralded, "Blaze Starr Goes Nudist" is a solid choice. ---|--- Reviews by Flak Magnet