The Love Factor (1969)

A race of topless, large-breasted women from the planet Angvia, in another dimension, come to earth to kidnap women to repopulate their planet.

Director:

Michael Cort

Writers:

Michael Cort (screenplay), Alistair McKenzie (screenplay)

Stars:

James Robertson Justice, Charles Hawtrey, Robin Hawdon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Robertson Justice	...	Maj. Bourdon
Charles Hawtrey	...	Swyne
Robin Hawdon	...	James Word
Anna Gaël	...	Clotho
Brigitte Skay	...	Lachesis
Dawn Addams	...	Zeta
Valerie Leon	...	Atropos
Lionel Murton	...	W
Yutte Stensgaard	...	Ann Olsen
Wendy Lingham	...	Edwina 'Ted' Strain
Rita Webb	...	Clippie
Carol Hawkins	...	Zara (as Carolanne Hawkins)
Steve Kirby	...	Sleuth
Paul Baker	...	Bourdon's Assistant
Walter Sparrow	...	Stage Manager

Storyline

A British superspy comedy with a Pop Art aesthetic, ZETA ONE is the kind of psychedelic, sexy thriller that inspired the Austin Powers series. In this playful spoof at the James Bond films, Robin Hawdon stars as Word...James Word, a womanizing secret agent whose investigation of a criminal mastermind (James Robertson Justice) leads him to discover a race of beautiful, exotic superwomen. Further inquiry exposes the naked truth, that these women have been abducted and brainwashed by the alien, interdimensional goddess Zeta (Dawn Addams).

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Plot Keywords:

alien | female alien | humanoid alien | alien invader | kidnapping plot | 

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Taglines:

It's Sexcitement in Time and Space

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Love Factor

Filming Locations:

Camden Studios, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tigon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The planet, Angvia, that the aliens are from is an anagram for vagina.

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Quotes

James Word: The whole place is like a vast, supernatural ant colony. The women, the Angvians, are picked up from all over the world and, by brainwashing processes, are conditioned for their allotted functions. Some of them become administrators, some workers, some fighters. Zeta, herself, is the queen ant. Who she is, or where she originally came from is a mystery. But she holds the key to the whole set up. All the others have come from Earth. They are specially selected, after careful observation. A ...
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Alternate Versions

The original UK cinema release suffered BBFC cuts which removed most of the nudity, including Mark's assorted flings with naked women, and toned down the torture of Zara by Bourdon. Later video and DVD releases were uncut.

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Connections

Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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Soundtracks

Zeta One Song
Written by Johnny Hawksworth
Performed by The Hawksworth Studio Group
(Main Title)

User Reviews

Lots of 60s silliness, yet somehow fun

It's another cold snowy winter day here so I once again took advantage of our Amazon Prime subscription and picked a flick. This time I watched a film from 1969 called 'zeta one' (aka 'The Love Factor'). It's a British made secret agent film...sort of... maybe it's more a sex-ploitation film. I can best describe it as a cross between the over the top spy films like 'Our Man Flint' and the recent Austin Powers films. Also a touch of James Bond. There is a 'Barbarella' sci fi element to it too. There's a race of alien women with advanced technology who want us for mating purposes or something. I'm not really sure. Like so many other B-movie female aliens they only seem to have women in their society. Women who like to dress as male fantasies. Even their warrior women dress in pasties and G strings. Evidently it's their favorite combat gear no matter how impractical and uncomfortable it must be. Yes, this is one of those movies. It's loaded with 60s era nudity, mini skirts, boots and even a psychedelic trip or two. It reminds me of the Austin Powers movies because it seems more an exaggerated spoof of the 60s then what it really is, a real 60s film. I lived through that time as a young teen so I know a little. It even had 'Laugh-in Style' girls dancing topless in body paint. It's more 60s then I ever remember the 60s as being, it you can understand that. It's like what people now seem to imagine those days to be who weren't there.

Anyway, it's a funny film if you're in the right frame of mind. There is one agent who looks like a British version of Barney Fife in round glasses. Their version of M here is more into 'S & M'. Yes, it's a strangely entertaining flick that bad movie fans should enjoy.