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29 October 1964 (USA) moreTagline:
Candy's Place--where all kinds of men find all kinds of sweets! morePlot:
Kelly, a prostitute, finds redemption in the town of Grantville, where she arrives working as a medium-time seller... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Interesting, but I don't quite get it. more (60 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Constance Towers | ... | Kelly | |
| Anthony Eisley | ... | Capt. Griff | |
| Michael Dante | ... | J.L. Grant | |
| Virginia Grey | ... | Candy | |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Mac, Head Nurse | |
| Marie Devereux | ... | Buff | |
| Karen Conrad | ... | Dusty | |
| Linda Francis | ... | Rembrandt | |
| Bill Sampson | ... | Jerry | |
| Sheila Mintz | ... | Receptionist | |
| Patricia Gayle | ... | Nurse | |
| Jean-Michel Michenaud | ... | Kip (as Gerald Michenaud) | |
| George Spell | ... | Tim | |
| Christopher Barry | ... | Peanuts | |
| Patty Robinson | ... | Angel Face |
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USA:Approved (PCA #20645)Filming Locations:
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USAFun Stuff
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This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIEŽ MOVIE GUIDE. moreQuotes:
Kelly: I saw a broken down piece of machinery. Nothing but the buck, the bed and the bottle for the rest of my life. That's what I saw. moreSoundtrack:
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This is the second Fuller film that I've seen (the other one was "Shock Corridor"). I can't say that I was bored, but I really don't see why these films are held in such high esteem by some people (including famous film-makers like Scorsese). "The Naked Kiss" is certainly a good-looking film. The black and white cinematography is excellent, as you would expect from those involved. But stylistically, the film is kind of a mess -- a weird mixture of soap opera, film noir, 1960's-style psychological drama, and kinky shocker. For fans of the latter, that infamous opening scene certainly promises a lot more than the rest of the film delivers. As it seems to belong to no particular genre, perhaps Fuller's work could be considered a genre in itself. As has been pointed out elsewhere, if watched in the right company it can be a real camp hoot. But honestly, I think this film is far too flawed to be called a masterpiece, as some people have. The acting is fairly nasty, the script not much better. And that horrendous scene where our heroine sings that sickeningly sweet, cloying, endless song with the kids at the hospital! Good Lord, it's one of the most embarrassingly awful things I've ever seen on film! It seemed to induce actual physical pain, I kid you not! The subject of child abuse, which occurs in the film, was fairly progressive for its time, I'll grant, but hardly unique. If you can, see an even earlier film (1961) called "The Mark," with Stuart Whitman, Maria Schell and Rod Steiger. While staying in the confines of early '60s constrictions, it addressed the subject in a much more powerful and direct manner, to greater effect. I guess I'd have to consider Fuller one of those "cult film" figures. Either you get it, or you don't.