Inserts (1974)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

John Byrum

Writer:

John Byrum (writer)

Release Date:

13 February 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A degenerate film with integrity!

Plot:

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confides himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Director | Actress | Sex | 1930s

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss	...	Boy Wonder
Jessica Harper	...	Cathy Cake
Bob Hoskins	...	Big Mac
Veronica Cartwright	...	Harlene
Stephen Davies	...	Rex, the Wonder Dog

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality.

Runtime:

117 min | USA:99 min (cut version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:R | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:18 | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | Australia:R | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1996) | USA:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Lee International Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Film and General Productions

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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).

Quotes:

Boy Wonder: OK, Miss Cake, let us see exactly how far down into it we can get.
Cathy Cake: Uh, into what?
Boy Wonder: Into the valley of indecency.
Cathy Cake: Well, that's a pretty crummy way of looking at it.
Boy Wonder: The trick, Miss Cake, is not to look at it at all, but simply limp to the edge of patience and let yourself fall.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Moonglow

That was quite unique ! I like it!

I think many reviewers have lost the point here. This is no excuse for porn, you guys. If you want porn, go get porn. And if you are put off by a film that entirely takes place in an apartment, stay away. But I think that this film is not one you get to see every day. Its special 'plot' and context could only create a unique film. So, its rare... where do we find it? I saw it on MGM, late at night...

This is a pretty sophisticated film on making porn. Dreyfuss is excellent as the alcoholic director. All in all, you are likely to love it if you like smart, dialog based films, and of course if you're not offended by some nudity and decadence. But what did you expect? This guys is making porn films in his apartment!

Provocative , a bit offensive , surprisingly shockin, yes, but unique and original as well. Note: this is no expoitation flick, even though some might view enjoy it as such...