Office Love-in (1968) User Reviews

Some Attractive Ladies-but Not Much Else

[Uriah43 · 3/10 · 3 February 2017]

This movie begins with "Mr. Win Albertson Sr." (Hugh Thelman) taking his new secretary "Stephanie Morris" (Kathy Williams) for a drink after work. One thing leads to another and they eventually go to her place where they end up sleeping together. From there the movie switches to another similar scene involving two entirely different characters. And so it goes throughout the movie as the entire film consists of one scenario after another essentially dealing with the sex lives of a few people who work in an office with Stephanie being featured most predominantly. Suffice to say, there is no real character development or substantive dialogue to be found in this film as it is primarily focused on sex--to the exclusion of everything else. To be sure, it isn't X-rated--but it does feature plenty of partial nudity along with the aforementioned scenes of a sexual nature. On a positive note, I will admit that there were some fairly attractive women featured in this film with Kathy Williams--and to a lesser extent Sheri Jackson (as "Marie Corbin")--standing out the most in my opinion. Likewise, the film also takes an ironic twist at the end which caught me somewhat by surprise as well. However, lacking any real depth or overall plot I honestly can't rate it any higher than I have. Below average.

Aggressive women of a loser age get their groove on.

[mark.waltz · 2/10 · 30 December 2019]

"Just remember, no rabbit men", office worker Felicia Phark declares when her boss tells her about a male client in their computer dating business who is looking for someone who shares his interest in rabbits and knitting, and she instantly inquires if he specifies which gender he is looking for. A homophobic slur follows, pretty racy for an obvious liberal female of the late 1960's, and the man she's talking to isn't the guilty party. The females who work for this agency (Phark, billed after Kathy Williams and Marsha Jordan) aren't shy about seducing their married bosses, enjoying not only the perks (steak dinners, expensive wine), but the sex as well. One of the bosses, fully dressed, ends up being pulled into the bubble bath by the buxom female, and he instantly offers to put her up in a condominium.

While it's a very funny scene (with the man breaking into songs which teasingly comment on the situation), it is still cheaply done, gratuitous in excessive breast shots (no real impact with the black and white photography), and all of a sudden begins a series of scenes of psychological gay bashing. One of the dating service employees, a mincing young man, reveals to one of the girls that he desperately wants to change. "Must ring off. Bye bye lover", the effeminate Michael Di Rosa tells the person he is gossiping with on the phone as the potential employee enters. "Are you mad? What would I do with a girl?", Di Rosa tells the same person when he calls back. Later, he's having cocktails with the same girl (Lynn Harris) who asks "Haven't you ever tried to be normal and healthy?", leading to an attempted seduction scene where a radio show plays in the background giving Di Rosa really bad instructions and is filled with innuendos in a food commercial of a sexual nature. Harris tries to arouse him while utilizing a banana as a prop, and Di Rosa ends up in Harris's undergarments which seems to cure his "problem".

It's obvious that none of the people in the film can be called actors, and it's even more obvious that this was never really released in any legitimate movie theater. It makes even the cheapest of Ed Wood and John Waters' films look professional, featuring cardboard cutout characters with no redeeming qualities, and a story line (boss seduces secretary who goes onto have affairs with other members of the family, male and female) that isn't at all interesting.

The bathtub scene was awesome!

[patrickmccleary-83970 · 10/10 · 21 March 2018]

The actors obviously were having a good time in real-life their laughter seems genuine, I ran across this stag film by mistake and decided to check it out I don't normally watch such movies/porno's they simply don't interest me but this truly is a time capsule worthy of watching like another member as stated it's pretty softcore and thoroughly enjoyable especially if you're into computers!

For what it is - a superior film

[fred3f · 7/10 · 4 September 2008]

This is a mindless soft-core film without a lot of sense and no pretension to anything else. Such films have their virtues: natural pretty girls with few clothes, some humor to keep things light, male leads who are such jerks that it makes you feel superior, soft-core with no real hardcore or violence - so things can be sexy without being too serious, and few distractions such as character development, good acting, plot and deeper meaning. It is relaxing and the sort of thing that many guys like when there is nothing else to do or they are between girlfriends. Taken at its face value, and without trying to compare it to Citizen Kane, the film works quite well. I was particularly taken with the scene in the bathtub that was both sexy and humorous. The girls were all fetching, especially the lovely Mae (Felicia Park). If this is what you are looking for, it is a gem. If you want great art, look somewhere else.