The Naughty Stewardesses (1975)

Director:

Al Adamson

Writers:

Samuel M. Sherman
Bruce Feld

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Fly first class!

Plot Keywords:

Panties Pulled Down | Mini Dress | Rape Victim | Female Removes Her Dress | Fondling

Cast

Robert Livingston	...	Brewster
Connie Hoffman	...	Debbie
Richard Smedley	...	Cal
Donna Young	...	Margie (as Donna Desmond)
Marilyn Joi	...	Barbara (as Tracy King)
Sydney Jordan	...	Jane
Al Richardson	...	EV
Jerry Mills	...	Mike
Sandy Carey	...	Diane (as Mikel James)
Addison Randall	...	Scott
Sheldon Lee	...	Cake
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Clark	...	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Bob Dietz	...	Passenger in Yellow Shirt (uncredited)
Barney Gelfan	...	Older Passenger with Cigarettes (uncredited)
Sean Graver	...	Young Voyeur on Airplane (uncredited)

Directed by
Al Adamson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bruce Feld
Samuel M. Sherman

Produced by
Dan Q. Kennis	....	executive producer
Irwin Pizor	....	associate producer
Samuel M. Sherman	....	producer

Original Music by
Sparrow

Cinematography by
Gary Graver		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Winfield

Makeup Department
Melanie Levitt	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Irv Saunders	....	production manager (as Erv Sanders)

Sound Department
Jean Clark	....	boom operator
Kirk Francis	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Atkins	....	electrician
Hedy Dietz	....	still photographer (as Hedy Deitz)
Michael Ferris	....	second assistant camera (as Mike Ferris)
R. Michael Stringer	....	assistant camera (as Mike Stringer)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Regina Carrol	....	wardrobe (as Georgette)

Other crew
Walter Kradin	....	technical consultant
Bob Le Bar	....	title designer (as Bob Lebar)
Carla Moore	....	script girl
Ren Patterson	....	story consultant
Bob Randall	....	story consultant
R. Riva	....	story consultant
Michael Schoenwald	....	technical consultant (as Dr. Michael Schoenwald)
Linda Sherman	....	researcher (as Linda S. Sherman)

Distributors

• Independent International Pictures (I-I) (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• E.I. Independent Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• E.I. Independent Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Marathon Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Retro-Seduction Cinema (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Super Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Fresh Air" - USA (video title)

Runtime:

USA:102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | UK:18

Trivia:

Richard Smedley's then wife Lana Wood furiously barged onto the film set when she believed that he was taking part in a porn film.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: At 6.37, a foot of it comes into the frame at the bottom right.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Twisted Sex Vol. 14 (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

Dream Song

Ultimately a boring mess

"Where do I go from here?" ponders protagonist Debbie (Connie Hoffman) in the final scene of the film, "everywhere or nowhere?" Ironically, this is precisely what The Naughty Stewardesses spends its hefty 107- minute running-time going, everywhere, and more accurately, nowhere. Amongst the thread-bare 'plot', the film shifts gears and genres faster than the film's leading ladies get out of their clothes, going from the familiar small-town-girl-hits-the-big-city story, to soft-core exploitation flick, to relationship drama, to kidnap thriller, and disappointingly, none of these themes work at all.

Debbie arrives in Los Angeles to become a stewardess. She is a wandering soul, we learn this as she explains her situation to a hitch-hiker, and if she doesn't like it, she will simply hit the road again. Her first night in her new stewardess dormitory sees her fellow stewardesses indulge in a bit of man-eating at a house party, as a naked man covered in cream is brought out as the cake. Repulsed, Debbie embarks on a 'journey' on self-discovery, getting close to 70-odd year old Brewster (Robert Livingston), a rich and horny old dog who takes an interest in the beautiful Debbie. She also meets photographer Cal (Richard Smedley), who, after a nice day of photographing Debbie, reveals himself to be the psychopathic, jealous type.

Director Al Adamson, whose back catalogue include titles such as Psycho A Go-Go (1965), Satan's Sadists (1969) and Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970), doesn't do much to dismiss his reputation as one of cinema's most inept, as he brings very little titillation (which is what these type of sexploitation films we're made for) to the proceedings (Adamson was shockingly murdered in 1995). What we do get in a sex scene involving a 70 year old (who Debbie describes as being in his 50's - who is she f*****g kidding?), wrinkly man boobs and all. The film isn't actually that awful. It's rather nicely filmed (given it's budget), and the script is far better than it should be, but at 107 minutes, it's a tough watch, and even the out-of-nowhere kidnapping and blackmail sub- plot fails to spice up what is ultimately a boring mess.

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