Nude on the Moon (1961)

Directors:

Raymond Phelan
Doris Wishman

Writers:

Raymond Phelan (writer)
Doris Wishman (writer)

Release Date:

1961 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A rich rocket scientist organizes an expedition to the moon, which they discover is inhabited by nude women.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Astronaut | Exploitation | Nudity | Female Nudity

Cast

Marietta	...	Cathy / Moon Goddess
William Mayer	...	Professor
Lester Brown	...	Dr. Jeff Huntley
Ira Magee
Lacey Kelly
Shelby Livingston
Robert W. Kyorimee
Joyce M. Geary
Charles Allen
Evelyn Burke
Joyce Brooks
Hugh Brooks
Mary Lassey
R.C. Lassey		(as Capt. R. C. Lassey)
Robert B. Lassey

Also Known As:

Girls on the Moon (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Moon Dolls (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Nature Girls on the Moon (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Nature on the Moon (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Nudes on the Moon

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Coral Castle - 28655 S. Dixie Highway, Homestead, Florida, USA

Company:

Moon Productions

Trivia:

When Dr. Huntley and the Professor are driving to the launch site, they pass the Variety Theater, which is showing Hideout in the Sun (1960). That film, which was Doris Wishman's first movie (Nude on the Moon was her second) launched her film making career.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Scenes of the Earth from space are inverted. The continents are backward, and the Earth is rotating the wrong direction.

Quotes:

Professor: [Discussing the upcoming Moon trip] If all goes well, we'll be back in Miami in four days.
Dr. Jeff Huntley: Then you can see that movie you were telling me about.
[They pass the Variety Theater, showing "Hideout In The Sun" in "Nudarama"]
Professor: I saw it last night.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Extra Weird (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Moon Doll

Campy but dull nudie flick

Doris Wishman has made some really jaw-dropping and hilarious exploitation films, especially the Chesty Morgan films and "Bad Girls Go to Hell". However, the infamous "Nude on the Moon" isn't in their league. And you know what that means - this is one dull flick. Its one of those films you can watch on fast-forward and pick up on all the plot details. And while its certainly campy and shoddy-looking, there isn't a laugh to be found. A few smirks sure, but never a real moment of unintentional humor.

I'm not sure exactly what went wrong, because the premise itself made this flick sound funner than it actually is. Maybe its Wishman's pacing, or lack thereof. Her trademark style is on display (focusing on random objects when the characters talk to cover up the post-dubbed dialog), but its not as fun this time around. This is one of those films were absolutely nothing happens. The astronauts take about thirty minutes to land on the moon (I can imagine nudie fans back in the day became very impatient), and once they land they just wander around aimlessly. The film's nudity may have raised a few eyebrows back in the day, but its was extremely tame and dated just two years later. Viewed today, there's nothing shocking and its all rather innocent. "Nude on the Moon" is worth watching once, just to say you've seen it. However, don't go in with high or even moderate expectations. Its very dull. (3/10)