Background:
Marilyn Chambers was one hot piece of ass. She was the first real porn "star" to emerge with 1972's
"Behind the Green Door," and was one of the few women in porn to ever negotiate pay based on a percentage of a film's gross. But let's face it, the Mitchell Brothers were horrible behind the lens, and her performance was lost amongst seas of bad camera work. Not so with the sex fest
Insatiable. Shot in both the U.S. and the U.K., most classic porn freaks will tell you it is one of the best ever, crediting the believability of the sex. It's all Marilyn all the time. Her natural body and nicely-trimmed bush are unique in porn of that day.
Marilyn, like many "classic" porn women, made relatively few films (less than thirty). She flirted around the edges of legitimacy for years, getting extras and some bit parts in low-grade B-movies. Marilyn made a "comeback" sequel of the original {insatiable in the late 80's, however the thing never really took off. She ran as a Vice Presidential candidate in the 2004 election for the Personal Choice Party. Most recently she returned to lead role in a movie called
Stash. I only mention this because it will apparently also feature bit-tit queen Chloe Vevrier, and former
Saturday Night Live player Tim Kazurinsky. Go figure.
Basics:
Title:
Insatiable
Year: 1980
Studio: Miracle Films
Director:
Stu Segall (as Godfrey Daniels)
Distributor:
Caballero
Music: the same post-hippie slide-guitar stuff you've come to expect from early 80's West Coast porn. Just imagine:
Sometimes love ain't nothing but a misunderstanding between two fools,
You gave all your love, but what did I do but break all the rules.
As far as I can see, love's insatiable to me,
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
I honestly think the music was reused at least 5 times, with different campy lyrics for each film. Marilyn takes a turn singing one of the porno songs, and sounds pretty good.
Cast:
Marilyn Chambers: Sandra Chase
Serena: Renee, film actress
Jessie St. James: Flo, Sandra's personal assistant
Joan Turner: Aunt Victoria
John Holmes (RIP): the "ultimate" fantasy lover
John Leslie: Roger, film actor
Richard Pacheco: Artie, the stranded motorist
Mike Ranger: fantasy lover
David Morris (RIP): Nick, the gardner
Robert Pennard (non-sex): Charles, Sandra's butler
Plot:
Sandra is wandering the streets of London with her Aunt while they talk about her fame and fortunes as a model and movie star. The sex scenes are reollections of nymphomaniac Sandra as she gazes at the various sights and sounds.
Review:
This would clearly be considered couples porn nowadays. Honestly, I don't buy the "wall-to-wall sex" angle, there is a lot of material inbetween. The film picks up decently, and yeah, it's a great film. Consider the times from which this came.
Shouldn't this disclaimer be on the front of most porn today?
The credits are actually on the back of the film, Coppola-style, but whatev.
The movie opens to Sandra in bed, flicking her bean to a dream, which is actually also the final scene of the film.
That's called "forshadowing."