The following teaser promo will hopefully wet your appetites, for the upcoming release of Radley Metzger’s Barbara Broadcast. I hope you enjoy it!
Also, a sneak peek at the brand new box art for Barbara Broadcast!!
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Barbara Broadcast Official Video Update- rendering Now
Things are moving along here at Distribpix, slowly but surely. All details for the Barbara Broadcast release have been finalized and I threw together a fun Video Update for the occasion. In the coming days, the Official Press release will follow, as well as some other great surprises. Oh and here are a few goodies!!
Various Newspaper Ads!!
REVIEW QUOTES!!
Various Campaign Art!
C.J. Laing and Annette Haven
Naked Came The Hoax…..A Brief History
“Naked Came the Stranger,” Penelope Ashe’s torrid novel of adultery and revenge, exploded onto the literary scene in the summer of 1969. Ashe, a “demure Long Island housewife,” regaled every television and radio show host who would listen to her with tales of how she brought the sultry page-turner to life.
The literary establishment was scandalized, both by the explicit and pervasive sexual content and by the poor quality of the writing itself. The book-buying public didn’t care. “Naked” shot to the top of the bestseller lists, blazing through its initial run of hardcovers in a matter of weeks.
Then on September 1, 1969, the David Frost Show introduced its guest for the evening, “Penelope Ashe.” As the orchestra struck up a rousing rendition of “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody,” nineteen men filed onto stage, single file. The hoax was revealed and a media firestorm ensued.
“Penelope Ashe” did not exist. Hoax-ringleader Mike McGrady’s sister-in-law played the role for the press and a cadre of 24 Newsday writers (19 men and 5 women) had written the book. Each had provided a chapter without any knowledge of what the others had written, under strict orders to avoid character development, plot advancement, and quality writing at all costs. Chapters deemed too high in quality were rewritten. A two sex-scene minimum per chapter was rigidly enforced.
McGrady, incensed that poorly-written sex novels like “Valley of the Dolls” topped the bestseller lists while talented writers languished in obscurity, had set out to prove a point. Choose a sexy title, slap a naked woman onto the front cover, fill the pages with explicit sex, and the novel would sell. Any novel. Even if the writing was terrible, the plot non-existent, and the style a mishmash of two dozen different authors. He made his point in spectacular fashion.
When Radley Metzger brought the story to the screen half a decade later, he kept the title, the character names, the episodic structure, and the basic plot. But he jettisoned the hackneyed dialogue and poorly-written encounters, replacing them with his trademark clever staging and sparkling wit.
It was now the Newsday writers’ turn to be shocked. Metzger invited them to the premiere, and many took up his invitiation, bringing along their wives, blissfully unaware that they were about to watch a hardcore film full of unsimulated sex. “I donít know what they were expecting,” Radley shrugged, “the theater where it played was the most prestigious house of porn in America.”
Nevertheless, the movie was a hit, dethroning “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” to top the New York box office. Radley rode the wave of success to bankroll his next film, the ambitious and remarkable “The Opening of Misty Beethoven.”
For all the sordid details of the “Naked Came the Stranger” hoax, quotes from the participants, the backstory of Radley’s adaptation, and more, check out film historian Benson Hurst’s incredible writeup in the DVD’s 40-page liner notes booklet.
Naked Came The Stranger Special Edition DVD Trailer
Metzger’s, 1975 “Naked Came The Stranger”-Coming soon!
WANTED: PORN POLYGLOT FOR PARIS FILMS
Radley Metzger aka Henry Paris- 2011
Do you know anyone who is crazy for Metzger (or just plain crazy– we’re not picky!) and who is fluent in Spanish, French, German or Italian?
In return for the minor task of translating 5000+ words of meticulously transcribed grunts and sex-noises, that lucky individual would be eligible to receive:
* The kind of fame that only translating subtitles for an obscure 1970s porn film can bring!
* Irresistibility to persons of their preferred sex commensurate with the above level of fame!
* The kind of conversation-starter that will instantly separate the wheat from the chaff at a cocktail party! (Perfect for people who like talking to chaff!)
* The opportunity to be part of preserving something of historical significance for [one-handed] study by future generations!
* And oh, yeah, his or her name (or preferred nom-de-porn) in the DVD credits, plus a couple of free copies of the special edition DVD.
If interested please e-mail: distribpix@gmail.com or just reply to the post!
Quality Video Cassette Co.
Possibly one of the most vintage adult video labels of all time. Truly a legendary company, that represented some of the greats.
UPDATE ON S.O.S
To many of you who have written to us, via the blog, pertaining to some of our upcoming releases, especially SOS. I must apologize for the time it has been taking to get this released. The transfers are done and the film looks excellent, we are very proud of the job we did on that one, plus it came from the original 35 mm negative, which is pristine. The project has taken much longer than we originally expected. We are now conducting interviews and looking to fill in some of the blanks, from a historical point of view, in order to make the release that much better. We are hoping that each release will be better than the previous one. I do not have an exact date, but I can tell you that it is in the pipe, what more can I say. We have many projects that we are working on at any given time and some, just take longer than expected. I refuse to just throw it on a DVD, without the care it deserves. That is our new approach and I am sticking to it. Again, sorry for the delay
