Fantasm Comes Again (1977)

Director:

Colin Eggleston

Writer:

Ross Dimsey (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 December 1977 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

An intern and a professional writer at a newspaper agency read over 10 different erotic letters detailing the erotic escapes of various women for their sexual advice column.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Newspaper | Incest | Cleavage | Orgy

Cast

Rick Cassidy	...	Mr. Bates (segment "Workout")
Con Covert	...	Mr. Clark (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
Uschi Digard	...	Leslie (segment "Straw Dolls")
Dee Dee Levitt	...	Bianca (segment "Straw Dolls")
Angela Menzies-Wills	...	Libby
Candy Samples	...	Frances (segment "Family Reunion") (as Mary Gavin)
Clive Hearne	...	Harry
William Margold	...	Mr. Davis (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office") / Tony (segment "The Kiss of Life") (as Lem Lary) (as Bill Margold)
Serena	...	Imogene (segment "True Confession")
Cheryl Smith	...	Carol (segment "Double Feature") (as Rainbeaux Smith)
Jesse Adams	...	Sterling (segment "Overdrive")
John Arnold
Michael Barton	...	Miss Peabody (segment "Workout)
Rosemarie Bem	...	Cindy (segment "Silence Please")
Urias S. Cambridge	...	Bob (segment "Double Feature")
Elaine Collins	...	Miss Ford (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
Brenda Fogarty	...	Miss Christie (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office") (as Brenda Fogerty)
Antony I. Ginnane	...	Monk (segment "True Confession")
Mary Johnson	...	Terri (segment "The Kiss of Life")
Herb Layne	...	Bill (segment "Going Up?")
Nancy Mann	...	Virginia (segment "Family Reunion")
Titus Moede	...	Guest 2 (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office") / Waiter (segment "The Kiss of Life") (as Titus Moody)
Helen O'Connell	...	Miss Carter (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
Bryant Rigby	...	Tony (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
Christine De Shaffer	...	Reader 1 (segment "Silence Please") / Carol (segment "Overdrive") (as Christine De Schaffer)
Amanda Smith	...	Sally (segment "Going Up?")
Suzy A. Star	...	Penny (segment "Going Up?")
Tom Thumb	...	Harold (segment "Silence Please")
Suzanne Walsh	...	Samantha (segment "The Kiss of Life")
Al Ward	...	Uncle Fred (segment "Family Reunion")
Rhonda Willcox	...	Onlooker 1 (segment "Going Up?")
Linda York	...	Jo (segment "The Kiss of Life") (as Melinda York)
Pat Manning	...	Reader 2 (segment "Silence Please") / Guest 1 (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office") (as Pat Benco)
Dee Cooper	...	Jake (segment "Straw Dolls")
Eve Darling	...	Onlooker 2 (segment "Going Up?")
Candy Fox	...	Yellow Rose (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
P.J. Jackson	...	Lollipop (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
Michael Karnitz	...	Joe (segment "True Confession")
Ken Kruger
Candice Leighton
Peter Kurzon	...	Ted (segment "Double Feature")
Johnny Legend	...	Reader 3 (segment "Silence Please") (as Martin Margulies)
Sam Menning	...	Onlooker 3 (segment "Going Up?") (as Sam A. Menning)
Andrea Murphy
Lois Owens	...	Alice (segment "Double Feature")
John Seeman	...	(credit only) (as John Semen)
Mike Ranger	...	Rapist (segment "Double Feature") (as Mike Stapp)
Peter Thorioult
Ray Wells	...	(credit only)
Winston	...	El Che (segment "The Good Old Gang at the Office")
Liz Wolfe	...	Rita (segment "Silence Please") (as Liz Woolfe)
Vicki
John Holmes	...	Stud (segment "The Kiss of Life") (as John C. Holmes)
Kodax	...	Fluffy (segment "Family Reunion")

Directed by
Colin Eggleston		(as Eric Ram)

Writing credits
Ross Dimsey		(screenplay) (as Robert Derriere)

Produced by
Antony I. Ginnane	....	producer
Leon Gorr	....	associate producer
Mark Josem	....	executive producer
Robert Ward	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jon Mol

Cinematography by
Vincent Monton		(director of photography) (as William Lyndigan)

Film Editing by
Tony Paterson

Makeup Department
Nan Dunne	....	makeup artist: Australia
Debbie Maxwell	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles

Production Management
Tom Jacobson	....	production manager: Los Angeles
Andrew London	....	post-production supervisor: Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Jacobson	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles

Art Department
Anthony Brockliss	....	art director: Los Angeles
Cheri Paul	....	standby props: Los Angeles

Sound Department
Don Boardman	....	sound: Australia
John Phillips	....	additional sound effects
Neil Rozensky	....	sound: Los Angeles

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	best boy: Los Angeles (as Ron Batzdorf)
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer: Los Angeles (as Ron Batzdorf)
John Brennan	....	gaffer: Australia
Luis Brown	....	assistant camera: Australia
Stewart Dell	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Stuart Dell)
Terry Jacklin	....	grip: Australia
Earl Mante	....	still photographer: Australia
John Murphy	....	grip: Los Angeles
Frank Silveirra	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Frank Silveira)

Casting Department
William Margold	....	casting consultant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne S. Coffey	....	costumes: Los Angeles (as Anne Coffey)

Editorial Department
David Block	....	colorist (uncredited)

Other crew
David DeGeus	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (as Dave DeGeus)
Judy Friend	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Sindy Hawke	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Julie Hines	....	script girl: Los Angeles
Chris Knapp	....	production secretary: Los Angeles (as Christine Knapp)
Cookie Knapp	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Hunt Lowry	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Marlane Pearce	....	production secretary: Australia
Robin Preston	....	caterer: Los Angeles

Production Companies

• Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC)
• Filmways Australasian

Distributors

• Alpha Blue Archives (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Another World Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia)
• Nucleus Films (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Synapse Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
• Video Classics (Australia) (video)
• Video Classics (1984) (Australia) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Fantasm 2" - Europe (English title) (short title)
"Fantasm II" - International (English title) (informal title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:X | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC)

Trivia:

This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Targets (1968)

In some ways, even better than the first film.

I was led to believe that this sequel to Fantasm was inferior, but i was pleasantly surprised to see that it is better than the first film in many ways. The sex scenes are a lot more erotic in this film, and there is less 'forced' comedy this time around (though there are still humorous bits, especially Serena's segment). And once again there is a swimming pool scene with John Holmes that borders on hardcore, while the girl-girl scene with Uschi is far too mild even for soft-core. The highlight of the film has to be the 'gym massage', which is by far the most arousing vignette of the lot.

Gone is the goofy professor that narrated & hosted the first film, replaced by a middle-aged guy and a young blonde reading aloud 'dear Collette' letters and answering them. Remarkably, the girl looks a lot like the currently active porn- star Jeanie Rivers. Overall, this is decent soft-core erotica.