Score (1974)

Liberated '70s couple seduce another couple into experimentation with bisexuality and group-sex.

Director:

Radley Metzger

Writers:

Jerry Douglas (play), Jerry Douglas

Stars:

Claire Wilbur, Calvin Culver, Lynn Lowry

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claire Wilbur	...	Elvira
Calvin Culver	...	Eddie
Lynn Lowry	...	Betsy
Gerald Grant	...	Jack
Carl Parker	...	Mike

Storyline

Liberated '70s couple seduce another couple into experimentation with bisexuality and group-sex.

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Plot Keywords:

amyl nitrate | underwear | swinging | repression | fellatio | 

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Taglines:

Bring someone you want to excite ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Adult

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA Yugoslavia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Score

Filming Locations:

Zagreb, Croatia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audubon Films, Jadran Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lynn Lowry was asked by both "Playboy" and "Penthouse" magazine to pose nude for them as a direct result of acting in this picture.

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Quotes

Jack: Say, that's a nice looking ring.
Eddie: Do you like it? I wasn't sure I liked it. I thought it looked a little queer.
Jack: Queer strange or queer faggoty?
Eddie: Queer faggoty.

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Connections

Featured in The Cult Film Legacy of Lynn Lowry (2003)

User Reviews

Classy and clever

"Score" is more or less a period piece now, filmed as it was in that post-sexual liberation/pre-AIDS window when it seemed that sexual, political and aesthetic freedom were essentially linked. The film is a manifesto for sexual liberation purely, brushing only briefly by sexuality's darker aspects (the somewhat creepy Mike, and a certain core hollowness in Elvira and Jack's marriage). The characters are psychologically simplistic (Betsy's nun fixation, Eddie's glaringly obvious repressed homosexuality), but--important in a film of this type--extremely likeable. Claire Wilbur and Gerald Grant are particularly good in their roles.

All of this is wrapped up in good-natured sex and spot-on stoned dialogue. Even the music's entertaining--particularly the early-Rolling Stones ripoff that functions as a recurring motif and perhaps as well the goofy thematic heart of the film.

The trailer for "Score" recommends, "Watch it with someone you want to excite!" Well, it might not be as libidinally exciting now as it was thirty years ago, but it's still fun, and sweet, and highly recommended.