Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963)

Director:

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writer:

William R. Johnson (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 September 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Comedy

Plot:

"Nudie-cutie" considered the first nudie-musical (filmed in "Buffocolor" and "Seemorescope") displays scads of female nudity as folks go about their business in a nudist camp, including a ten-minute horseback (bareback) riding scene.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Nudist Camp | Nudism | Sex | Exploitation

Cast

Rex Marlow	...	Eddie Livingston
Allison Louise Downe	...	Alison Edwards (as Vickie Miles)
William Kerwin	...	Tommy Sweetwood (as Tommy Sweetwood)
Netta Mallina	...	Myrna McKay
Gene Berk	...	Matt Eden (as Guy Bonde)
Judy Parsons	...	Cynthia Martin (as Jean Clyde)
Craig Maudslay Jr.	...	Doorman at Sunshine Park / Nudist
William R. Johnson	...	Sonny Seymour (as Johnson R. Williams)
Joey Maxim	...	Himself / Nightclub Owner
Toni Toomey	...	Nudist (as Toni Thomas)
Dolores Carlos	...	Nudist on Hammock
Sandy Devine	...	Nudist
Marcia Monet	...	Nudist
Delores Mooney	...	Nudist (as Dolores Mooney)
Maria Stinger	...	Nudist
Elaine Exotique	...	Nudist
Ginger Hall	...	Nudist
Warrene Gray	...	Nudist
Carol June Kimball	...	Nudist
Jordy Bell	...	Nudist
Fred Kost	...	Nudist
Mal Arnold	...	Nightclub Patron / Nudist (as Mal Douglas)
Harry W. Stinger	...	Nudist (as Harry Stinger)
Dick Mooney	...	Nudist
Wesley Johns	...	Nudist
Larry Champion	...	Nudist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas J. Dowd	...	Man with Cap at the Drive-in Restaurant (uncredited)
Herschell Gordon Lewis	...	Voice Introducting Sonny Seymour (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Herschell Gordon Lewis		(as Lewis H. Gordon)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William R. Johnson		screenplay

Produced by
Thomas J. Dowd	....	producer
David F. Friedman	....	producer (as Davis Freeman)

Original Music by
Lathrop Wells		(background music)

Cinematography by
Herschell Gordon Lewis		(as Marvin Lester)

Art Direction by
Robert Grant

Art Department
Bradford Smith	....	titles

Sound Department
David F. Friedman	....	sound (as David Mason)

Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Kerwin	....	chief electrician

Editorial Department
L.C. Korbin	....	editorial supervisor

Music Department
Lathrop Wells	....	conductor: background music

Other crew
Thomas J. Dowd	....	presenter

Production Companies

• D&R Pictures

Distributors

• Dore Productions
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2003) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:69 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

D&R Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010) (V)

Soundtrack:

That Night When We Were Young

H.G. Lewis' non-gore endeavor expectedly fails

Although there were plenty of nudie cutie and sexploitation flicks of the era that dwelled around the novelty of the advent of the nudist beach, "Goldilocks and the Three Bares" is somewhat disappointing in that it actually attempts to create some sort of legitimacy within the genre. Granted, the dialogue isn't entirely cheesy, and the plot itself is somewhat entertaining, it throws the viewer for a loop by tossing in a nudist colony at the end for whatever effect Lewis hoped to achieve. It's not clearly understood what he hoped to achieve with it, since it has no real purpose. If we understood the fact that this movie was all about the nudist colony and the nudist lifestyle, maybe this would work. But the whole previous 2/ 3 of the film is about Eddie getting the girl, and her uncertainty about opening up to him about her secret lifestyle. "Goldilocks," when basically stated, is just not that interesting of a movie. Granted, there are plenty of retro nudie benefits to it, it's hardly worth the high cost of purchasing the new DVD, and hardly worth the time trying to track it down otherwise.