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Inserts

  • 19751975
  • NC-17NC-17
  • 1h 57m
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6.3/10
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Inserts (1975)
A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.
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A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.
IMDb RATING
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1.8K
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  • Director
    • John Byrum
  • Writer
    • John Byrum
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Jessica Harper
    • Bob Hoskins
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  • Director
    • John Byrum
  • Writer
    • John Byrum
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Jessica Harper
    • Bob Hoskins
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    • 34User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Richard Dreyfuss, Veronica Cartwright, Bob Hoskins, and Jessica Harper in Inserts (1975)
    Bob Hoskins and Jessica Harper in Inserts (1975)
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    Richard Dreyfuss and Veronica Cartwright in Inserts (1975)

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    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Boy Wonderas Boy Wonder
    Jessica Harper
    Jessica Harper
    • Cathy Cakeas Cathy Cake
    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • Big Macas Big Mac
    Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    • Harleneas Harlene
    Stephen Davies
    • Rex, the Wonder Dogas Rex, the Wonder Dog
    • Director
      • John Byrum
    • Writer
      • John Byrum
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    • Trivia
      This motion picture was filmed on a single set as if it was like a five-character, one-act stage play, but the movie was not a filmed adaptation of a theatrical production.
    • Goofs
      Sitting at piano, Boy Wonder plays song Moonglow, written in 1934. The movie takes place at least three or four years earlier (characters repeatedly talk about a then-unknown actor named Clark Gable, already a big star by time song was written).

      NOTE: "Moonglow" is not explicitly referenced as such, and is virtually identical to 1929's "Sweeter Than Sweet", so this may not be a goof.
    • Quotes

      Cathy Cake: You're scared of something, you're trembling like a leaf.

      Boy Wonder: I'm not scared of anything, sweetheart.

      Cathy Cake: If you're not scared of anything, how come you never go out of your house any more, huh?

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are shown in black-and-white, against a backdrop of a silk cloth. It is also grainier and scratched in spots compared to the rest of the film. It is very reminiscent of the credits of vintage 30's melodramas.
    • Alternate versions
      Although the print submitted was the longer version the original UK cinema release was cut by the BBFC to edit the pre-credits sequence and some footage from the sex scene between Harlene and Rex. The 1987 Warner video was uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Playboy: The Story of X (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonglow
      Written by Will Hudson, Edgar De Lange and Irving Mills

      Played by Joe Venuti and his orchestra

      recording courtesy of RCA records

    User reviews34

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    7/10
    A decent, and different film
    I knew absolutely nothing about this film before viewing it recently. Richard Dreyfuss, is, of course a very famous actor, although this movie was near the beginning of his career. It is sexy, but the furor over X ratings back in the day was much overblown. (No pun intended) The MPAA made a big mistake using X as a rating, because the porn industry immediately invented XXX. NC-17 is a better idea, but it should maybe be used for things other than sex, such as graphic violence. It is weird you can't show much frontal nudity, even without graphic sex, but you can show dismemberment and disemboweling to teenagers all day long. Anyway, this was a nice, and quite odd character study, mainly in Dreyfuss' and Jessica Harper's roles. And the young Veronica Cartwright was interesting, too. A decent, and different film.
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    • Dec 6, 2014

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nahaufnahmen
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Film and General Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $350,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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