Private Parts (1972)

Director:

Paul Bartel

Writers:

Philip Kearney
Les Rendelstein

Release Date:

September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Tagline:

A most bizarre voyage into the psycho sexual!

Plot:

When Cheryl and her roommate quarrel, Cheryl moves into her aunt's skid-row hotel in downtown L.A. rather than return home to Ohio...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Photographer | Stealing A Wallet | Bathroom | Fake Priest

Cast

Ayn Ruymen	...	Cheryl Stratton
Lucille Benson	...	Aunt Martha
John Ventantonio	...	George
Laurie Main	...	Reverend Moon
Stanley Livingston	...	Jeff
Charles Woolf	...	Jeff's Dad
Ann Gibbs	...	Judy
Len Travis	...	Mike
Dorothy Neumann	...	Mrs. Quigley
Gene Simms	...	First Policeman
John Lupton	...	Second Policeman
Patrick Strong	...	Artie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Bartel	...	Man in Park (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Bartel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philip Kearney
Les Rendelstein

Produced by
Gene Corman	....	producer

Original Music by
Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by
Andrew Davis

Film Editing by
Morton Tubor		(as Martin Tubor)

Production Design by
John Retsek

Art Direction by
John Retsek

Costume Design by
Liz Manny

Production Management
Donald Heitzer	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arne Schmidt	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Jeff Wexler	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Tak Fujimoto	....	first assistant camera
Skip Karnas	....	best boy
Melton Maxwell	....	gaffer
Jim Morris	....	dolly grip
Jor Van Kline	....	grip
Fred Goodich	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Penelope Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM-EMI (1973) (UK) (theatrical)
• Premier Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Blood Relations" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | UK:X (cut) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Penelope Productions Inc.

Quotes:

Aunt Martha:At certain funerals, you can actually feel the liberation of a spirit from the prison where it's been a captive.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell (2012)

''Cheryl is a lovely girl...."

"Private Parts", the directorial debut of Paul Bartel, is a wild and thoroughly engaging black comedy. Ayn Ruymen plays Cheryl, a young but not so innocent girl, who runs away from home and eventually ends up at the hotel of her Aunt Martha (Lucille Benson)in the skid row section of downtown Los Angeles. Although warned by her puritanical aunt to stay put, Cheryl explores the old place at every opportunity,soon becoming involved with George, a mysterious photographer. He is only one of the odd tenants in the establishment, but he's the one who fascinates her the most. With its lurid plot, beautiful color photography and great, brooding score, "Private Parts" is not to be missed! This October, Warner Home Video will release it in a widescreen DVD featuring the original trailer! It's not likely to be in print long, so grab it while you can!