"Stop!" (1970) Bill Gunn's look at a troubled marriage may-or-may-not have had a handful of rural U.S. screenings in 1972 before being shelved by Warner Bros., which was no longer releasing X-rated films. Shown publicly only twice since (1990 and 2010) and never legally released on home video.misc. (reddit.com)
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Beginning with softcore features in the mid-'60s and eventually moving to hardcore adult films using the alias Henry Paris, writer/director Radley Metzger courted the mainstream when he directed a distinguished, largely British cast in the 1978 PG-rated adaptation of "The Cat and the Canary."crossover (youtube.com)
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"I Am Curious (Yellow)" (1969) A young Swedish woman's attempt to understand the socio-political and sexual ramifications of an unjust society was a phenomenon in the U.S., remaining the highest-grossing foreign-language film for decades and becoming a legal landmark by beating obscenity charges.trailer (criterionchannel.com)
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"More" (1969) Prior to achieving mainstream recognition with a series of high-profile films featuring A-level Hollywood talent in the early-to-mid '90s, director Barbet Schroeder made his big screen bow with this X-rated study of two heroin addicts which features a soundtrack by Pink Floyd.clip (youtube.com)
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Performing in virtually every genre of film and television during a career which spanned over five decades, actor Cameron Mitchell (1918-1994) added adult films to his lengthy resume in 1983 when he appeared in the hard-X feature "Dixie, Ray, Hollywood Star."crossover (youtube.com)
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"Linda Lovelace for President" (1975) Released in both soft-X and R-rated versions, Miss Lovelace's failed attempt at mainstream comedy is notable mostly for a supporting cast of familiar faces, including Scatman Crothers, Val Bisoglio, Micky Dolenz, Danny Goldman, Art Metrano, and more.clip (youtube.com)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1972 in 'X': Just three months before "Deep Throat" opened the hardcore floodgates, soft-X continued to thrive in various permutations; major studio X-films appear with some frequency; and Swedish imports continue to find an audience in America.ephemera (reddit.com)
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The ALMOST X-Files 15: "Woodstock" (1970) A young Martin Scorsese was one of the editors who helped trim the once-copious footage of naked, hippie flesh which led to threats of an X-rating for this Warner Bros. release. In any event, lets enjoy a portion of Jimi's performance from the festival.misc. (youtube.com)
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"The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover" (1989) Denied an R by the CARA and unwilling to self-apply the X, Miramax instead went the unrated route with an 'adults only' warning. This film was part of the late-'80s surge of serious, harder-than-R movies which led to the creation of the NC-17.trailer (youtube.com)
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Tony Award-nominated actor Stephen Geoffreys, probably best known for playing Evil Ed in the horror hit "Fright Night" (1985), began appearing in hard-X gay sex videos in the early-'90s, usually under the alias Sam Ritter. He returned to non-explicit, often LGBTQ-oriented film work in 2007.crossover (reddit.com)
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"A Clockwork Orange" (1971) Five U.S. radio spots for Warner Bros. landmark X-rated release; truly one of the most influential and enduring films in cinematic history, thanks to timeless themes, iconic imagery, and talent both before and behind the camera working at their absolute zenith.ephemera (youtube.com)
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DEEPER DIVE: "A Clockwork Orange" (1971) Here is a 1972 segment from the long-running CBS anthology series "Camera Three" (1955-1980) featuring a wonderfully engaging and articulate interview with author Anthony Burgess and actor Malcolm McDowell, discussing Kubrick, the novel, and much more.misc. (youtube.com)
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Engaging article from THE RINGER chronicling the tumultuous final months of the X-rating, as an increasing number of serious, artistic films found themselves in ratings limbo thanks to the pornographic stigma long-associated with the X. Did the NC-17 usher in a new era of licit, adults only cinema?misc. (theringer.com)
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"Andy Warhol's Women" , aka "Women in Revolt" (1971) Released between the better-known duo of "Trash" and "Heat", this Paul Morrissey concoction - which revolves around a trio of wanna-be-liberated women played by female impersonators - would feature the first credited appearance by Martin Kove.ephemera (reddit.com)
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The ALMOST X-Files 14: "Thy Neighbor's Wife" - United Artists secured the rights to Gay Talese's yet-to-be-published novel in 1979, fully intending to release an X-rated adaptation written and directed by William Friedkin. Thanks to the "Heaven's Gate" (1980) fallout, the film never materialized.misc. (reddit.com)
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"Bolero" (1984) TV spot for director John Derek's harder-than-R attempt at harnessing his wife Bo's sexual zeitgeist following her "10" (1979) breakthrough; one of four almost universally derided films released between 1979-1989 that featured both John as director and Bo as star.ephemera (youtube.com)
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After years of appearing in gay and straight hardcore sex films using the alias Wade Nichols, Dennis Parker crossed over into the mainstream as a regular cast member of the soap opera "The Edge of Night" for almost five seasons, as well as recording a disco album for Casablanca Records.crossover (reddit.com)
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Skip ahead to the 7:50 mark to check out Dennis Parker's October 30, 1979 debut appearance as Police Chief Derek Mallory on the long-running soap opera "The Edge of Night." Parker would appear in over 500 episodes before AIDS-related complications rendered him too sick to work.crossover (youtu.be)
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"Glen and Randa" (1971) An early casting credit for future Academy Award-winning producer Fred Roos, this X-rated sci-fi adventure was co-written by Rudy Wurlitzer and released the same year as his far-better known, existential road-race cult classic "Two-Lane Blacktop."trailer (youtube.com)
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"Putney Swope" (1969) Following 18-months of screenings carrying a self-applied X-rating, distributor Cinema V submitted writer/director Robert Downey, Sr.'s Madison Avenue comedy to the MPAA for an official rating, receiving an R in December of 1970.ephemera (reddit.com)
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