(1971)

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Trivial XXX followup to MONA
lor_8 March 2011
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Howard Ziehm and Bill Osco scored the very first XXX hit fiction movie with MONA, and this rather pedestrian followup also delivers explicit sex but without the novelty value of the original.

It concerns two cute schoolgirls who like to cut class. Mary (Fran Spector) is the more free-wheeling, introducing her BFF to free sex and prostitution.

Episodic format is really just a series of sex scenes for the gals, beginning with Mary giving a guy a blow job while he's driving (don't try this at home). She apparently represents the title personage, though her virginal seeming pal Melody (Patty Alexon) soon catches up in the sleaze department.

Judy Angel from MONA returns as teacher Mrs. Gladstone, and there's a certain amount of mild comedy thrown in, notably grossing out a couple who are patiently waiting for an elevator (Mary and a john are inside doing the nasty).

There's a bit of kinkiness here, as Angel turns out to be a dominatrix/lesbian, and some spanking with a hairbrush occurs.

SPOILERS ALERT: Film turns into a roughie in the final reel, as unexpectedly Melody gets raped by one of her pickups riding a motorbike. Violent ending comes quite abruptly -it's not clear if this is meant as a shock effect or if the Alpha Blue Archives print (running a mere 48 minutes long) is simply incomplete.

Director Ziehm cranked out several other crudely-made films during this period using the moniker Harry Hopper, and fortunately most of them have been preserved on DVD for research's sake. At least that's what I like to call it.
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8/10
Satisfying slice of early 70's porn
Woodyanders13 June 2016
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Open and uninhibited Mary (a winningly sassy portrayal by fetching brunette Fran Spector) convinces her uptight goody-goody two shoes best friend Melody (nicely played by the pretty Patty Alexon) to loosen up and dive into an exciting and eye-opening new world of unbridled sexual experimentation.

Directors Howard Ziehm and Michael Benveniste keep the eventful and episodic narrative moving along at a snappy pace, maintain a likable lighthearted tone throughout, bring an offbeat avant-garde sensibility to the standard premise, and further spice things up with an amusing of ribald'n'wacky humor (for example, an artificially sped-up nude slapstick chase in the woods set to calliope music). The sex scenes are raw, raunchy, and hence highly arousing: Definite erotic highlights include a torrid encounter in an elevator, intercourse on a rooftop, and a threesome set in a high school principal's office. Ziehm's inventive cinematography boasts several neat ground level camera shots and funky stylistic flourishes. The eclectic score alternates between charming ragtime and funky Indian sitar music. Spector and Alexon make for believably adolescent and enticing leads. Fans of quirky Golden Age adult fare should enjoy this one a whole lot.
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