Getting Off (1979)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Genre:

Adult

Tagline:

There's Nothing Quite Like... Getting Off

Plot:

A session with a pair of kinky "sexologists" and their sex slave leads to a flood of erotic memories.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Bondage | Kinky | Female Nudity | Nudity

Cast

Desiree Cousteau	...	Marpessa (as Desireé Cousteau)
John Leslie	...	Julian
Pat Manning	...	Alex
Serena	...	Serena
Crystal Royce	...	Crystal
Kathy Kaufman	...	Becky
Ken Scudder	...	Photographer (as Ken Skudder)
Connie Peterson	...	Renie (as Connie Severs)
Amanda Blake	...	Rickets
Don Fernando	...	Guy with Renie and Rickets (as Don Gomez)
San Francisco's Ultra Girls

Runtime:

USA:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Certification:

USA:X

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Moving Pictures Company

Movie Connections:

References Bad (1977)

title describes aim of film

Dominatrix Pat Manning and her sidekick John Leslie (who seems to be doing a Jerry Lewis impression throughout) take their new sex slave, Desi Cousteau, for a walk in the park that isn't quite a walk in the park. They give her some fairly mild s/m, and also tell her dirty stories, which are acted out in loops. The loops are hot stuff.

Except for some business with a rose, the film is a bit tame even for the anything-goes 1970s. Kinkiest moment, in which babyface Desi lengthily urinates in front of the camera, will be missing from most 80s and 90s video prints of this picture but will probably be restored sooner or later.

The framing footage is intentionally modeled upon Radley Metzger's s/m film THE PUNISHMENT OF ANNE. Sex scenes in the frame are a bit long shot and consequently don't look that good on video, the only place you'll ever see this film today, but the loops look great and the cast of San Francisco stalwarts which populates them certainly earn their paychecks. Leslie's mugging gets old, and Desi seems awfully whiny for a submissive. (Isn't that why dominatrixes carry whips?)

Manning's performance as a cool dom is good. For those not familiar with her work, she was a woman considerably past 30 who contributed about 10 years to the pornbiz, late 70s to late 80s. She demonstrated a classy presence, strong acting talent, and often sizzling sexuality. This isn't her best movie role but it's not bad. The porn content will seem a bit mild to habitués of today's vidshop backrooms but film is a fine example of Golden Age hardcore. (Isn't that Jewell Bryght, from CHINA DE SADE, in the voodoo scene?)