Chastity (1969)

Director:

Alessio de Paola

Writer:

Sonny Bono (written by)

Release Date:

24 June 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She's Not Just A Girl, She's An Experience!

Plot:

Addendum to summary: Chastity is Bipolar manic who was sexually abused as a child.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Hitchhiking | Brothel | One Word Title | Remade

Cast

Cher	...	Chastity (as Chér)
Barbara London	...	Diana Midnight
Stephen Whittaker	...	Eddie
Tom Nolan	...	Tommy
Danny Zapien	...	Pimp
Elmer Valentine	...	First Truck Driver
Burke Rhind	...	Salesman
Richard Armstrong	...	Husband
Autumn	...	Prostitute
Joe Light	...	Master of Ceremonies
Dolly Hunt	...	Lady In Church
Jason Clark	...	Second Truck Driver (as Jason Clarke)

Directed by
Alessio de Paola

Writing credits
Sonny Bono		(written by)

Produced by
Sonny Bono	....	producer
Hugo Grimaldi	....	associate producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Sonny Bono

Cinematography by
Ben Colman

Costume Design by
Sadie Hayes

Makeup Department
Stanley E. Campbell	....	makeup artist (as Stanley Campbell)
Ray Forman	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Lukather	....	assistant director (as William Lukather)

Art Department
John Charles	....	titles and artwork
Suzanne Charles	....	titles and artwork
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.	....	property master (as Robert Visciglia)

Sound Department
Dean Gilmore	....	sound
Duane Hensel	....	sound editor
Gilbert D. Marchant	....	supervising sound editor
Clem Portman	....	re-recording engineer

Editorial Department
Hugo Grimaldi	....	editorial supervisor
R.A. Radecki	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Don Peake	....	conductor
Don Peake	....	music arranger
Harold R. Battiste Jr.	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Dr. John	....	musician (uncredited)

Other crew
Frank Leonetti	....	production coordinator (as Frank M. Leonetti)
Helen Parker	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• American International Pictures (AIP)
• Progress Motion Pictures

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• American International Video Search Inc.  video
• Goldstar Recording Studios  music scored at
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks
• Samuel Goldwyn Studios  sound re-recording
• Skyline Productions Inc.  sound
• Westheimer Company  optical effects

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (1972 re-issue) | USA:R | Australia:PG | Canada:18A

Filming Locations:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

Sonny and Cher sold off all their belongings to finance the film. Sonny recalled that after they completed shooting, the couple returned to their Hollywood mansion which was completely empty inside.

Quotes:

Man in car:Hey, you wanna do a thing honey?
Chastity:You gotta have a thing to do a thing, creep.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Chastity's Song (Band of Theives)

Boring, lifeless film.

Cher Bono plays the main character, named Chastity in this movie. The film opens with her frantically running, and it's unclear whether Chastity is running from, or to, something or someone. Chastity soon meets-up with a trucker who tries to seduce her, when she stays with him in his hotel room. Having none of that, Chastity leaves the hotel in a huff.

Basically, Chastity roams aimlessly about, hitch-hiking for a while. She steals a car, and drives down to Mexico, where she lives in a brothel as a prostitute. She comes back to the states, when she gets bored. When Chastity finally connects with a decent guy who lets her share his apartment, she inexplicably has a nervous breakdown.

Cher plays Chastity with a dour, wisecracking detachment. The character seems hollow, and two dimensional. Cher is much more talented as a singer, than an actress. She just doesn't have the thespian chops, to flesh out the character of Chastity with any credibility. This film will likely bore you to tears, unless you enjoy watching the young, gorgeous Cher on screen.