Naked Encounters (1971) User Reviews

All-star cast highlights a feature-length loop

[lor_ · 15 July 2010]

Due to its attractive cast, this all-sex lengthy loop is satisfying for undemanding porn consumers. It's half of the double feature on Something Weird's Dragon Art Theatre Vol. 13 video.

Though adult theatergoers were used to story films by 1971, this no-plot wonder delivers the basics. The title says it all, and with poor sound recording there is no continuity or premise here.

First 22 minutes of the film is devoted to the most ubiquitous couple of the era, Ric Lutze & Rene Bond, making love in various positions. There's a remark about how he "always picks her first" but otherwise no setup or context to the sexual tryst. They go to the other room where there's an orgy going on, and merely cryptic comments by a dude in shades who's later doing sketches as a would-be artist, while the reliable Sandy Carey comes on to him. It manages to eat up nearly an hour of running time, all sex.

Suzanne Fields, nearly as prolific a performer as Rene, contributes the lion's share of the sex footage here. Closest thing to a storyline occurs when Fields and another girl initiate a young guy who's supposed to be a soldier. An unimpressive jazz score accompanies the action, with drum solos fitting the bill.

Entertaining Porno

[Michael_Elliott · 12 April 2018]

Naked Encounters (1971)

*** (out of 4)

The great thing about Something Weird Video is that there are all sorts of films (in the hundreds if not thousands) just waiting to be discovered by film buffs who enjoy the trashy side of cinema. This film clocks in under an hour and it's basically two short films edited together (but both seem to have been shot for this one film). The first has Rene Bond and (who else?) Ric Lutze going into a room and sex follows. The second portion of the film features Suzanne Fields and features a lot more people involved in the sex.

NAKED ENCOUNTERS certainly isn't going to win any awards for originality or ground-breaking cinema but it's certainly very much entertaining and especially if you're a fan of any of the cast members. The film has a very short running time and the only thing it tries to do is show sex and it pretty much accomplishes what it sets out to do without ever getting boring.

The highlight for me was the first sequence but it should be noted that I love Rene Bond and I'm currently trying to watch every film she made. This one here is an extended scene or at least compared to what she and her then boyfriend were doing at the time. It starts with some chatting, then some making out, foreplay and then we get to the sex. It's an very long sequence for what it is and fans of the two will certainly enjoy it. The second portion of the film is also quite entertaining for what it is.

Obviously if you're not a fan of these sorts of films then you'll probably want to skip this but fans of Bond and Fields should certainly check it out.