This kicks off with the murder of one Adolf Schwartz (who bears a striking resemblance to another famous Adolf) by placing a ravenous piranha fish in his bathtub. Who did it? No-one knows ...
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Title: Up! (1976)
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Cast
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| Raven De La Croix | ... | Margo | |
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Robert McLane | ... | Paul / Husband |
| Janet Wood | ... | Alice / wife | |
| Candy Samples | ... | The Headsperson (as Mary Gavin) | |
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Su Ling | ... | Limehouse |
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Elaine Collins | ... | The Ethopian Chef |
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Linda Sue Ragsdale | ... | Gwendolyn |
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Harry | ... | The Nimrod / Carnivorous Fish |
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Edward Schaaf | ... | Adolph |
| Monty Bane | ... | Homer / policeman (as Monte Bane) | |
| Marianne Marks | ... | Chesty Young Thing | |
| Larry Dean | ... | Leonard / rapist | |
| Bob Schott | ... | Rafe / man with axe | |
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Foxy Lae | ... | Pocohontas |
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Ray Reinhardt | ... | The Commissioner |
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This kicks off with the murder of one Adolf Schwartz (who bears a striking resemblance to another famous Adolf) by placing a ravenous piranha fish in his bathtub. Who did it? No-one knows or cares, as they're too busy being distracted by busty Margo Winchester, who hitch-hikes into# town and gets involved with all the local men. It all ends with a series of complicated plot twists that reveal that just about everyone is really someone else. And if it gets too confusing, Russ Meyer helpfully arranges for a one- woman nude Greek chorus to pop up at intervals to explain what's going on. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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sexploitation | rape | greek chorus | piranha | close up of woman's pubic hair |Taglines:
A Robust American FUN Movie! See more »Parents Guide:
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Kitten Natividad said making this film was very uncomfortable because her character was sitting in trees naked and she had ants crawling up her ass. See more »Alternate Versions
German version is cut for violence. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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7 December 1983 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Russ Meyer's Up See more »Filming Locations:
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Before finding fame as one half of influential film critic duo Siskel and Ebert, Roger Ebert tried his hand at screenwriting, penning several scripts for cult sexploitation director Russ Meyer: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls in 1970, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens in 1979, and between those, wacky sexploitation comedy Up! in 1976.
Up! opens in full-on unhinged mode, with an ageing Hitler (Edward Schaaf) - hiding behind the pseudonym Adolph Schwartz - indulging in a variety of perverted sex acts conducted by well-endowed 'pilgrim' Paul (Robert McLane). Shortly after, Schwartz is murdered while in his bath-tub, the killer putting a piranha in the water. A naked Kitten Natividad, as narrator Greek Chorus, introduces several suspects, including Paul's attractive wife Alice (Janet Wood), buxom black-haired babe Margo (Raven De La Croix), local policeman Homer (Monty Bane), Asian beauty Limehouse (Su Ling), chesty gimp The Headsperson (Candy Samples), and The Ethopian Chef (Elaine Collins). Are any of these characters responsible for the Nazi's fishy demise?
With numerous big-breasted hotties, several scenes of forced sex, lots of consensual soft-core sex, frequent full-frontal female nudity, and some graphic violence towards the end (which includes an axe to the chest and a chainsaw through the stomach), Russ Meyer's movie is quite the eye-opener, a wild ride that forsakes things like narrative cohesion and logic in favour of boobs, bush, and satirical humour. It's a fairly uneven film with a plot that feels like it was written on the fly, but there is enough energy and spirit (and nudity) from all involved to ensure that, if anything, it is never boring.
To rate this Siskel and Ebert style: one and a bit thumbs Up!