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Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind

Original title: Incontri molto... ravvicinati del quarto tipo
  • 1978
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
140
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Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1978)
ComedySci-Fi

Three nerdy students who have the hots for their sexy astronomy teacher and her pretty maid hit upon the idea of pretending to be outer-space aliens in the hopes of tricking the pair into go... Read allThree nerdy students who have the hots for their sexy astronomy teacher and her pretty maid hit upon the idea of pretending to be outer-space aliens in the hopes of tricking the pair into going to bed with them.Three nerdy students who have the hots for their sexy astronomy teacher and her pretty maid hit upon the idea of pretending to be outer-space aliens in the hopes of tricking the pair into going to bed with them.

  • Directors
    • Mario Gariazzo
    • Gianfranco Baldanello
  • Writers
    • Mario Gariazzo
    • Thomas Lang
  • Stars
    • María Baxa
    • Mónica Zanchi
    • Mario Maranzana
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    140
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    • Directors
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Gianfranco Baldanello
    • Writers
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Thomas Lang
    • Stars
      • María Baxa
      • Mónica Zanchi
      • Mario Maranzana
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    María Baxa
    • Emmanuelle
    Mónica Zanchi
    Mónica Zanchi
    • Monica
    Mario Maranzana
    • Carmelo
    Marina Daunia
    • Maddalena
    Jimmy il Fenomeno
    Jimmy il Fenomeno
    • Jimmy
    • (as "The Phenomenal Jimmy")
    Alessio Pigna
    • Alessio
    Orazio Donati
    • Orazio
    Calogero Buttà
    • Calogero
    • Directors
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Gianfranco Baldanello
    • Writers
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Thomas Lang
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    lazarillo

    Very Close Encounters of the 4th Kind

    What to say about this movie? You could call it "camp" I guess, but true "camp" actually aims to be good, but fails in an especially entertaining manner. This movie doesn't aim to be anything more than crassest sexploitation--basically a dirt-cheap softcore porn parody of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"--still, it is unintentionally more entertaining than it ought to be (well, somewhat more entertaining anyway). Three nerdy losers decide to teach a lesson to their strict (but very sexy) female astronomy professor (Maria Baxa) by pretending to be aliens. (Perhaps it's not worth pointing out that astronomy professors are not especially predisposed to believing in aliens, and the "alien" costumes the three come up with--consisting mostly of scuba gear and a slide whistle to communicate--wouldn't fool a brain-damaged five year old let alone a college professor).

    Anyway, the "aliens" convince the the professor and her equally sexy maid (Monica Zanchi) to undress and let them "probe" them. They convince them that a phallic protuberance on their head is an actual, uh, phallus--the obvious problem being that it's not. Oh well, the horny trio might not fully enjoy Monica Zanchi giving one guy's helmet a "hand-job" while being penetrated (off-screen) by another, but perhaps the perverts watching it back in the day did. (It's something I'VE personally never seen before at least). There's also a strange amount of homoeroticism--the three guys spend a lot of time naked and they all sleep together at one point. They do perform one honest-to-god "gang-bang" with a frustrated housewife (Marina D'Auno) who lives next door to the teacher, but otherwise you'd have serious doubts about their heterosexuality. The weirdest thing about the movie though is the "alien" music, which truly has to be heard to be believed.

    Mostly though this movie is rather tame and silly like a British sex comedy of the era. That's why I was surprised to find it was directed by Italian sleazemeister Mario Garraziano ("The Eerie Midnight Horror Show", "Play Motel"). I've never seen the lead actress Maria Baxa before. Zanchi, however, is a familiar face (and butt and boobs. . .) from several of the Joe D'Amato/Laura Gemser "Emanuelle" films. She's a lot better in some of those movies, like "Sister Emanuelle" where she plays a VERY delinquent schoolgirl . Still, it's always nice to see her. Don't watch this movie if you don't like softcore Italian (or British) sex comedies in general (i.e. if you're NOT a sweaty, hairy-palmed troglodyte), but if you do, you could do a lot worse I suppose.
    6SMK-4

    Low budget Sci-Fi sex spoof

    Apparently made on a shoe-string budget (we are in Ed Wood territory here) this is an insignificant little sex comedy about three nerds who are trying to get their astronomy teacher (Maria Baxa) into bed by pretending to be aliens. Their alien outfit has to be seen to be believed (especially the phallic headgear), the story is extremely implausible, we have to endure the antics of Jimmy the Phenomenon, but in a strange way the film is rather pleasant to watch. It's very camp, of course, but it also has more heart than you'd expect from an exploitation film.

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      • September 28, 1978 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Coming of Aliens
    • Production company
      • Midia Cinematografica
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      1 hour 22 minutes
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