Blue Money (1972)

Handsome and successful Jim appears to have it all: he's married to the beautiful and supportive Lisa, has a healthy baby, and works a cool gig as the director of hardcore porno fare. Jim's... See full summary »

Director:

Alain Patrick

Writers:

Nick Boretz (screenplay), Alain Patrick (story)

Stars:

Alain Patrick, Barbara Mills, Inga Maria

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Patrick	...	Jim
Barbara Mills	...	Lisa (as Barbara Caron)
Inga Maria	...	Ingrid
Jeff Gall	...	Mike
Oliver Aubrey	...	Fatman
Steve Roberson	...	Freddie
Maria Arnold	...	Model (as Marie Arnold)
Sandy Dempsey	...	Model
Suzanne Fields	...	Model (as Cindy Hopkins)
Susan Wescott	...	Model (as Susan Draeger)
Eve Orlon	...	Model (as Sunny Boyd)
Leslie Otis	...	Model
Alan Bouverat
Mark Lasky
Rita Ford

Storyline

Handsome and successful Jim appears to have it all: he's married to the beautiful and supportive Lisa, has a healthy baby, and works a cool gig as the director of hardcore porno fare. Jim's seemingly perfect life starts to fall apart when he has an extramarital fling with an actress and the local Los Angeles vice cops close in to make a bust.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | sex | erotica

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Crown International Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Marina del Rey, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nissa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gary Kent did the small uncredited part of a vice cop as a favor for director Alain Patrick.

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Connections

Featured in Twisted Sex Vol. 21 (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Walk in the Sun"
Lyrics by Clarence Morley
Music by Jay Torrey
Sung by Jay Torrey

User Reviews

The pursuit of happiness via porn

French-Canadian man (Patrick) does his best to secure his young family the freedom and future they crave aboard the boat he's lovingly restoring, on an income derived from his work as an adult film-maker. But the pressures of the business and political crackdowns take their toll forcing his wife (Caron) to leave their rented pad while Patrick frantically attempts to get his last few movies in the can to finance their dream and rid the family of their ignominious past.

Patrick stars and directs this low-key drama in which his central character goes from porn-artist to money-hungry assembly line producer, turning would-be starlets into harlots to feed his freedom frenzy. Caron as his pot-smoking former actress wife protests a lot, but never seems to have the conviction to make a lasting stand against his chosen "profession", manacled by the material trappings and constant promise of a better life aboard the grand ship freedom, where they plan to sail the seven seas, trading coconuts and trinkets, smoking dope, drinking wine and living the dream. Jeff Gall is suitably sleazy as Patrick's partner and enthusiastic co-producer, while Gary Kent is a familiar face and voice in a small role as a vice detective.

Some humour (the quirky auditions should make you chuckle), lots of bare flesh and simulated sex (as you'd expect) and a manuscript full of dumb dialogue ("you can't come to work when you've got your period") the film never really hits the high notes, remaining low-key and melodramatic, like a balloon fizzling to its limp conclusion, which is especially disappointing, leaving little resolved. Looks a little experimental and obviously dabbles in a taboo subject particularly in its era and political context, might be worth a look if you can appreciate B-grade trash cinema.