The movie is a comedy starring Cindy Williams, Stephen Nathan and Bruce Kimmel. Nathan plays Harry Schechter, heir to a Hollywood studio forced to make a musical comedyporno in order to stave off bankruptcy. The movie features a series of farcical lewd musical numbers in the style of classical Hollywood musical comedies including: "Orgasm", "Lesbian Butch Dyke", and "Dancing Dildos." The movie has a low-budget feel, with a "musical-within-a-movie" theme in the tradition of Singin' in the Rain, but with satirical sexual humor.
An early staple of Cinemax, it has become a cult film since its initial release and was released on DVD in 2001 and is currently available on Blu-ray on Kritzerland. The film is featured in Cult Movies II by Danny Peary, and has a long entry in the book about 1970s film musicals, We Can Be Who We Are by Lee Gambin. It was one of several farcical musical-comedy collaborations between Kimmel (who also co-starred in the movie) and Williams, along with The Creature Wasn't Nice in 1981. Originally distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1976, it was picked up by World-Northal in 1977 and re-released to great acclaim, first in New York, where it played for three months exclusively at the 68th Street Playhouse before gaining wider distribution. The first week of its wide release, it was the fourth highest-grossing picture in the country, behind Star Wars, You Light Up My Life, and The Spy Who Loved Me.
Reception
The film received polarized reviews. Judith Crist raved about the film in the New York Post, saying, "Chockful of youthful talent, well spiced by outrageousness and sparked by invention. The three stars are simply irresistible. Cindy Williams is enchanting, Kimmel is the ultimate appealing schnook. Fresh and funny and funky. Made for about 1 percent of the budget of New York, New York, but a hundred times funnier and more perceptive." Joseph Gelmis of Newsday also raved, "More vitality, imagination, zany comedy and stellar performances than most movies. It's one of the most memorable movies of this year. A raunchy delight. Cindy Williams is a marvel! Kimmel is a joy to watch!" The film also received rave reviews from Kathleen Carroll of the New York Daily News, who wrote, "Bright, bawdy, gleefully naughty! Bruce Kimmel is endearingly funny," as well as Bruce Williamson of Playboy ("A Mel Brooksian salute to porno chic") and Howard Kissell of Women's Wear Daily ("Funny, naughty, surprisingly charming. Ingenuous, bright performances". But it was panned by Janet Maslin of The New York Times, who described the concept of the film as "a losing proposition" and found the music "tuneless."[2] Arthur D. Murphy of Variety wrote, "A few clever bits are downed in a larger sea of silliness, forced gags and predictable cliche."[3]Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film half of one star out of four, calling it "juvenile" and "flaccid."[4]Alan M. Kriegsman of The Washington Post panned the film for "crude photography, bad editing, sophomoric story and forgettable music."[5]
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times was more positive, writing, "Silly, sophomoric, at times downright inept, this little low-budget venture picked up by Paramount is more often than not hilarious, offering good, tonic laughter to those not offended by nudity and blunt language."[6]Leonard Maltin's film guide gave it two stars out of four and noted, "Basically a one-joke idea that wears thin despite an air of amiability."[7]
The First Nudie Musical holds an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[8]
References
^"'The First Nudie Musical' Opening During March". BoxOffice. March 1, 1976. p. 6.
^ abcMaslin, Janet (July 25, 1977). "The First Nudie Musical (1975) 'First Nudie,' New Film, Sets Sex to Music". The New York Times.
^Murphy, Arthur D. (March 10, 1976). "Film Reviews: The First Nudie Musical". Variety. 22.
^Siskel, Gene (March 16, 1978). "'Gray Lady' brings new depths to disaster movies". Chicago Tribune. Section 2, p. 8.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The First Nudie Musical news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The First Nudie Musical is a 1976 American musical comedy film directed by Mark Haggard and Bruce Kimmel 2 The First Nudie MusicalDirected byMark HaggardBruce KimmelWritten byBruce KimmelProduced byJack ReevesStarringStephen NathanCindy WilliamsBruce KimmelAlan AbelewLeslie AckermanDiana CanovaCinematographyDouglas KnappMusic byBruce KimmelDistributed byParamount PicturesRelease dateMarch 3 1976 1976 03 03 1 Running time97 min CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 200 000 2 Contents 1 Overview 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe movie is a comedy starring Cindy Williams Stephen Nathan and Bruce Kimmel Nathan plays Harry Schechter heir to a Hollywood studio forced to make a musical comedy porno in order to stave off bankruptcy The movie features a series of farcical lewd musical numbers in the style of classical Hollywood musical comedies including Orgasm Lesbian Butch Dyke and Dancing Dildos The movie has a low budget feel with a musical within a movie theme in the tradition of Singin in the Rain but with satirical sexual humor An early staple of Cinemax it has become a cult film since its initial release and was released on DVD in 2001 and is currently available on Blu ray on Kritzerland The film is featured in Cult Movies II by Danny Peary and has a long entry in the book about 1970s film musicals We Can Be Who We Are by Lee Gambin It was one of several farcical musical comedy collaborations between Kimmel who also co starred in the movie and Williams along with The Creature Wasn t Nice in 1981 Originally distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1976 it was picked up by World Northal in 1977 and re released to great acclaim first in New York where it played for three months exclusively at the 68th Street Playhouse before gaining wider distribution The first week of its wide release it was the fourth highest grossing picture in the country behind Star Wars You Light Up My Life and The Spy Who Loved Me Reception EditThe film received polarized reviews Judith Crist raved about the film in the New York Post saying Chockful of youthful talent well spiced by outrageousness and sparked by invention The three stars are simply irresistible Cindy Williams is enchanting Kimmel is the ultimate appealing schnook Fresh and funny and funky Made for about 1 percent of the budget of New York New York but a hundred times funnier and more perceptive Joseph Gelmis of Newsday also raved More vitality imagination zany comedy and stellar performances than most movies It s one of the most memorable movies of this year A raunchy delight Cindy Williams is a marvel Kimmel is a joy to watch The film also received rave reviews from Kathleen Carroll of the New York Daily News who wrote Bright bawdy gleefully naughty Bruce Kimmel is endearingly funny as well as Bruce Williamson of Playboy A Mel Brooksian salute to porno chic and Howard Kissell of Women s Wear Daily Funny naughty surprisingly charming Ingenuous bright performances But it was panned by Janet Maslin of The New York Times who described the concept of the film as a losing proposition and found the music tuneless 2 Arthur D Murphy of Variety wrote A few clever bits are downed in a larger sea of silliness forced gags and predictable cliche 3 Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film half of one star out of four calling it juvenile and flaccid 4 Alan M Kriegsman of The Washington Post panned the film for crude photography bad editing sophomoric story and forgettable music 5 Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times was more positive writing Silly sophomoric at times downright inept this little low budget venture picked up by Paramount is more often than not hilarious offering good tonic laughter to those not offended by nudity and blunt language 6 Leonard Maltin s film guide gave it two stars out of four and noted Basically a one joke idea that wears thin despite an air of amiability 7 The First Nudie Musical holds an 86 rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews 8 References Edit The First Nudie Musical Opening During March BoxOffice March 1 1976 p 6 a b c Maslin Janet July 25 1977 The First Nudie Musical 1975 First Nudie New Film Sets Sex to Music The New York Times Murphy Arthur D March 10 1976 Film Reviews The First Nudie Musical Variety 22 Siskel Gene March 16 1978 Gray Lady brings new depths to disaster movies Chicago Tribune Section 2 p 8 Kriegsman Alan M September 5 1977 Nudie Cinematic Piffle The Washington Post B4 Thomas Kevin May 6 1976 Laughs Dominate Nudie Musical Los Angeles Times Part IV p 20 Maltin Leonard ed 1995 Leonard Maltin s 1996 Movie amp Video Guide Signet p 430 ISBN 0 451 18505 6 The First Nudie Musical Rotten Tomatoes External links EditThe First Nudie Musical at IMDb The First Nudie Musical at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The First Nudie Musical amp oldid 1131364696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
