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Directed by: Bette Gordon
Starring: Sandy McLeod (Christine), Richard M. Davidson (Louie), Luis Guzmán (Jose), Will Patton (Mark)
Country: USA; Effed Up American Cinema
Language: English (Optional Eng Subs)
Runtime: 01:40:32
Genres: Pornography-Themed

Plot – Spoilers:
An aspiring writer Christine can’t land a job and so sits in the ticket booth of a NY porno theater. The patrons mostly leave her alone, but one older man catches her fancy.

The constant moaning from the films being screened and Christine’s own bland relationship with a journalist-boyfriend eventually arouses a newfound interest in pornopgraphy and the mystery of staying in a state of unsatisfied sexual excitement. She soon starts stalking the older man, unsure of what exactly she needs.

This isn’t effed up like most of the films here, but we believe it fits right in because of the time it was made and the controversy it generated for exploring female interest in pornography. It also has a nice throwback to times when people got off to erotic literature in a funny scene where Christine verbalizes an erotic fantasy while her boyfriend hurriedly plays pinball.

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14 Comments
verity
verity
September 25, 2026 6:45 am

hey its me its verity

zio Silleni
zio Silleni
July 12, 2026 6:55 pm

REally this I found it to be not very compelling at all, too slow at moments, and incredibly not plausiblein the least to be in anyway believable; I couldn’t get that engaged even if the atmosphere wasn’t too bad and neither the charachters or acting or .. yea in general nothing was eventually too bad but plot and pacing I’d say.. But maybe this time I just missed the point or I might have been in the wrong mindset to watch something like this.. ..I just think though that something based on a thin thin storyline where nothing much happens (and I mean in the outcome, in the evolving of facts, reather than in the starting settings where we do have a few things going) needs handling more carefully (cleverly? ) to keep it interesting, engaging compelling. …

TMoney
TMoney
January 8, 2026 1:37 pm

Movie ended critically acclaimed at by none squares. I might try and watch Handsome Harry…directors nest best film.

Kecap manis
Kecap manis
June 3, 2023 8:37 pm

Mantap bang

Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
February 23, 2023 8:22 pm

WTF? Man that was weird. What a great film. Christine is odd but very compelling. The detective story type music is excellent. I loved the ending. I almost avoided watching it because the genre said pornography themed. Pornography does have something to do with it if I couldn’t just identify what “it” is. Thumbs up from me. A real head scratcher.

The White Horseman
The White Horseman
May 8, 2022 12:46 am

Great movie. A film with class.

tonyelmono
tonyelmono
May 4, 2022 8:35 am

Excrutiatingly boring movie. I had convinced myself that something, anything, was going to happen. I was so wrong.

OJ not Simpson
OJ not Simpson
April 27, 2022 11:10 am

Never trust a creature who bleeds but doesn’t die.