That's Sexploitation! (2013)
This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past.
Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history. This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past. Starting in the 1920s, expert exploiteer David F. Friedman and Henenlotter navigate us through more than five salacious decades of skin flicks. It's the true story of dirty movies, traced in elegant detail from the bizarre locations where these nudie shorts were screened to the ongoing legal battles fought by their promoters. And of course there are the stories of the innovators themselves, people who often risked their own security and livelihood to make these films, believing in some way that what they were doing wasn't a 'bad' thing - and that it could rake in some dough.
Cast
- Frank Henenlotter - Himself
- David F. Friedman - Himself
- Gal Friday - Herself
- Albert Cadabra - Himself
- Eleanor Ames - Self (archive footage)
- Virginia Bell - Self - Burlesque Performer (archive footage)
- Mary Blair - Self - Burlesque Performer (archive footage)
- Manny Brown - Self (archive footage)
- Doreen Cannon - Self - Burlesque Performer (archive footage)
- Peter A. DeCenzie - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Trailer
That's Sexploitation! TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is That's Sexploitation! about?
- Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history. This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past. Starting in the 1920s, expert exploiteer David F. Friedman and Henenlotter navigate us through more than five salacious decades of skin flicks. It's the true story of dirty movies, traced in elegant detail from the bizarre locations where these nudie shorts were screened to the ongoing legal battles fought by their promoters. And of course there are the stories of the innovators themselves, people who often risked their own security and livelihood to make these films, believing in some way that what they were doing wasn't a 'bad' thing - and that it could rake in some dough.
- Who directed That's Sexploitation!?
- That's Sexploitation! was directed by Frank Henenlotter, David F. Friedman, Donald A. Davis.
- Who stars in That's Sexploitation!?
- That's Sexploitation! stars Frank Henenlotter, David F. Friedman, Gal Friday, Albert Cadabra, Eleanor Ames, Virginia Bell.
- How long is That's Sexploitation!?
- That's Sexploitation! has a runtime of 2h 16m (136 minutes).
- What genre is That's Sexploitation!?
- That's Sexploitation! is a Documentary film.
- Where was That's Sexploitation! produced?
- That's Sexploitation! was produced in United States of America.