Cinderella 2000

Cinderella 2000 (1977) was produced during that brief period in the late 70s and early 80s when the drive-in market had shrunk, the VCR market had not yet grown, and soft core was viable material for theatrical release. In reaction to the success of the Alex de Renzy XXX version of  Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Sherman decided that adult versions of Disney stories set to music were a good idea, but he also felt that everyone else would be making them as well, so he added a couple of twists to make his unique, namely setting it in 2047 and on another planet. Director Al Adamson merged the concept with an idea of his own about a planet where fornication was forbidden, except when the "central computer" paired two people. The fairy godfather was a space traveler trying to get the whole universe making love.

John Prince (Prince Charming) was the legal sex surrogate. The leader was a hypocrite, who spent hours in a secret room with porn and other things he had made illegal. The penalty for illegal fornication was to be shrunk for six months to the size of Ken and Barbie, and an annoying robot was created to enforce the fornication laws. Many people thought it was worth the risk. Besides the frequent violations, many of those selected by computer for sex just had lost interest, as sex without emotion did so little for them. From there, the story plays itself out somewhat predictably, with soft-core sex and naughty song-and-dance numbers.

Both the US version and the German version are included on the DVD, both are full screen transfers remastered from early materials, but neither is the best possible version, especially since the pan-and-scan technique resulted in some awkward crops. The original widescreen prints do exist, but Sam Sherman felt the cost of a complete restoration would be too great to be offset by the limited market for this film. As a result, the strongest feature on the DVD is not he film itself, but a 56 minute commentary in which  Sherman talks about the making of the film.

IMDb readers say 1.9, which is a little overly harsh. This is a hard one to score. It is corny, the acting, for the most part, could have been much better, and it isn't very explicit. On the other hand, it is a truly wacky idea, and not something that would ever be made today, so let's call it a C- for lovers of curiosity items.

Catherine Erhardt, as Cindy, shows breasts and buns.

Sherri Coyle, as a fornicator, does full frontal.

Adina Ross and Buri Cowans show breasts as the wicked stepsisters. Adina Ross ....

... Buri Cowans

Several unidentified women also show body parts. Much of the unknown nudity was added for the German market, which felt there was not enough nudity in the film.

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Welcome to Woop Woop

Teddy (Johnathon Schaech) is a New York con man who flees to Australia hoping to escape his troubles. He soon meets a sex-crazed tomboy named Angie (Susie Porter), and the next thing he knows he is awakening from a blackout, finding himself in the remote town of Woop Woop. Daddy-O (Rod Taylor), the head of the town and Angie's father, informs Teddy that nobody who enters Woop Woop is allowed to leave. The town survives off cigarettes, Kangaroo meat and beer, and has a peculiar if not nasty way of living that everybody has to abide by.

The movie is crazy, everyone overacts, the script is all over the place, but still is funny, especially Rob Taylor as Daddy-O.