The Movie Orgy (1968)

A compilation film designed to evoke nostalgia for the shared entertainment experiences of early baby boomers, "The Movie Orgy" includes clips from television programs and B-movies of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Dante

Stars:

Ann-Margret, Ngo Dinh Diem, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Cast

Credited cast:
Ann-Margret	...	Herself - Promotional Ad (archive footage)
Ngo Dinh Diem	...	Himself - Winning 1955 Election in Vietnam (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower	...	Himself - Leading Civil Defense Drill (archive footage)

Storyline

A compilation film designed to evoke nostalgia for the shared entertainment experiences of early baby boomers, "The Movie Orgy" includes clips from television programs and B-movies of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as commercials, music clips, newsreels, blooper outtakes, satiric short films and promotional and government films. The effect is something like a simulation of a lazy Saturday of channel surfing or a long double (or triple) matinee at the movies. The film is primarily structured around extended clips from Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Speed Crazy; as it progresses, segments primarily culled from about a dozen other films and programs are increasingly intercut to create the effect of a single disjointed story in which numerous monsters and assorted social menaces seem to inflict themselves simultaneously on various American cities and towns. This principal focus is occasionally interrupted by commercial breaks and other assorted side features.

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Plot Keywords:

nostalgia | blooper | compilation | american history | reference to mickey mouse | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cheeseburger Film Sandwich

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

420 min 259 min (re-edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

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Soundtracks

"She Loves You"
Performed by The Beatles

User Reviews

A time capsule of baby boomer nostalgia

I was lucky enough to be in attendance at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles Ca. for a very rare screening of The Movie Orgy on April 22nd 2008. It was shown on the last night of the Joe Dante festival, Dante's Inferno, two weeks of films programmed by the famed director. In 1968 Joe Dante and producer Jon Davison, then college students, spliced this massive collection of film and television bits together and toured college campuses with The Movie Orgy. It was a four and a half hour bombardment of imagery from television, movies, old serials, news programs, musical performances, etc., to form a pop culture explosion of pre-1968 baby boomer nostalgia. It was a lot of fun, truly the most entertaining cinematic experience I ever had. For someone like me that was born around the time this film was playing the college circuit, it was a chance to watch the influences and yearnings of an entire generation before me splayed out in a bouillabaisse of cinematic insanity. I loved it.