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Amusing version of -wait for it - "The Agony and the Ecstasy"
Director Bud Lee has lots of fun with this costume picture for Vivid Video, produced by Paul Thomas at a time when PT was making a number of similar historical comedies and dramas including the excellent "Artemesia".
It's no less than a biographical sketch of Michelangelo when he was about to paint his masterwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Rather than take a respectful, serious approach, he goes for broad comedy, plus highly arousing sex scenes, just what the porno audience ordered.
First off, I must mention that the previous (and only) IMDb review of the feature submitted over 20 years ago is merely a fan note to Jenna Jameson and has no relationship to "On Her Back". It refers to a scene of JJ with a police officer that does not exist and is completely off-base given that the movie stars Dyanna Lauren with JJ merely in a minor role.
Lauren plays Michelangelo's sister, who feels overshadowed by him and wants to be chosen as the painter of the plum Sistine Chapel project herself. She ends up sleeping with the Pope (or is it really the pope) in an effort to get the gig, after an influential priest (played by Bud Lee himself) blocks her efforts on strictly sexist grounds.
Jonathan Morgan plays the Charlton Heston role of Michelangelo, and both he and Joey SIlvera as the Pope affect amusing Italian-American modes of speech, turning the show into something resembling a Bowery Boys movie. But beautiful costumes, locations, classical music score and importantly actresses make for a delightful escapist package.
I had already seen the memorable outdoor lesbian 3-way scene featuring Lauren, Jameson and Anna Malle in a compilation video, and it's definitely a highlight here.
It's no less than a biographical sketch of Michelangelo when he was about to paint his masterwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Rather than take a respectful, serious approach, he goes for broad comedy, plus highly arousing sex scenes, just what the porno audience ordered.
First off, I must mention that the previous (and only) IMDb review of the feature submitted over 20 years ago is merely a fan note to Jenna Jameson and has no relationship to "On Her Back". It refers to a scene of JJ with a police officer that does not exist and is completely off-base given that the movie stars Dyanna Lauren with JJ merely in a minor role.
Lauren plays Michelangelo's sister, who feels overshadowed by him and wants to be chosen as the painter of the plum Sistine Chapel project herself. She ends up sleeping with the Pope (or is it really the pope) in an effort to get the gig, after an influential priest (played by Bud Lee himself) blocks her efforts on strictly sexist grounds.
Jonathan Morgan plays the Charlton Heston role of Michelangelo, and both he and Joey SIlvera as the Pope affect amusing Italian-American modes of speech, turning the show into something resembling a Bowery Boys movie. But beautiful costumes, locations, classical music score and importantly actresses make for a delightful escapist package.
I had already seen the memorable outdoor lesbian 3-way scene featuring Lauren, Jameson and Anna Malle in a compilation video, and it's definitely a highlight here.
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- Jun 9, 2022
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