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'''''Carnal Madness''''' (AKA ''Delinquent Schoolgirls, Delinquent College Girls, The Delinquents, Love Maniacs, The Sizzlers, Scrubbers 2'') is a 1975 [[exploitation film]] directed by Gregory Corarito and starring the unlikely trio of [[Stephen Stucker]], Bob Minor and [[Michael Pataki]] as three escaped mental patients wreaking all manner of havoc in a female detention centre. |
'''''Carnal Madness''''' (AKA ''Delinquent Schoolgirls, Delinquent College Girls, The Delinquents, Love Maniacs, The Sizzlers, Scrubbers 2'') is a 1975 [[exploitation film]] directed by Gregory Corarito and starring the unlikely trio of [[Stephen Stucker]], Bob Minor and [[Michael Pataki]] as three escaped mental patients wreaking all manner of havoc in a female detention centre. |
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| ⚫ | Corarito's film was shot on 35mm during 1974 and was released to American cinemas in its 89m cut in March 1975. A heavily truncated 58m print titled ''Delinquent School Girls'' appeared on home video (both in America and England, on the TCX label) in the early [[1980s]] — another pseudonym the film had at this time was ''Scrubbers 2'', obviously designed to cash in on the success of the entirely serious reform school drama ''Scrubbers'' (directed by Mai Zetterling) which had recently shocked cinema audiences. However, when Corarito's grindhouse flick was submitted to the [[BBFC]] in 1986 in its pre-cut 58m form, its title now changed to ''Delinquents'', the board's then-director James Ferman ordered over nine minutes of cuts before granting it an [[18 certificate]]. ( |
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== Plot == |
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| ⚫ | Stucker, Minor and Pataki are cast as a gay fashion designer, a horny soul brother (catchphrase - "this is the best lookin' piece I've seen in a long time!") and an incompetent impressionist respectively, and their broad, knockabout performances help to keep the film's (admittedly rather objectionable) content amusing as opposed to disturbing, and the fact that the entire female cast are exceptionally buxom softcore porn models (mostly drawn from men's magazines of the era, and including [[Sharon Kelly]] and [[Roberta Pedon]] in her only movie role) who don skimpy [[karate]] costumes and violently turn the tables on their tormentors prevents any sensible viewer from taking it all too seriously. ''Carnal Madness'' is as breast-fixated as its rampant protagonists, and delivers the goods to the needy [[drive-in]] audience, and therefore stands as an interesting, occasionally madly funny time capsule rather than a target for genuine moral indignation and controversy. |
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== Distribution == |
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| ⚫ | Corarito's film was shot on 35mm during 1974 and was released to American cinemas in its 89m cut in March 1975. A heavily truncated 58m print titled ''Delinquent School Girls'' appeared on home video (both in America and England, on the TCX label) in the early [[1980s]] — another pseudonym the film had at this time was ''Scrubbers 2'', obviously designed to cash in on the success of the entirely serious reform school drama ''Scrubbers'' (directed by Mai Zetterling) which had recently shocked cinema audiences. However, when Corarito's grindhouse flick was submitted to the [[BBFC]] in 1986 in its pre-cut 58m form, its title now changed to ''Delinquents'', the board's then-director [[James Ferman]] ordered over nine minutes of cuts before granting it an [[18 certificate]]. (The BBFC website records a film with the title ''Sizzlers'' - one of the many pseudonyms of ''Carnal Madness'' - being passed with an [[X-rated|X rating]] after cuts in 1976, with a running time of 82 minutes!) |
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== Reaction == |
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"Every sewage pipe on earth will lead you to this film" is the unkind comment of one [[IMDb]] user, and whilst it's certainly true that ''Carnal Madness'' — with its parade of perversions, sexual fumblings and gratuitous nudity — is extremely politically incorrect, it might be considered closer in spirit to ''the Benny Hill Show'' and the [[Russ Meyer]] canon than, say, [[I Spit On Your Grave]] and [[The Last House on the Left]]. |
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| Carnal Madness | |
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| Directed by | Gregory Corarito |
| Written by | Gregory Corarito, John Lamb |
| Produced by | John Lamb, Maurice Smith |
| Starring | Stephen Stucker, Bob Minor and Michael Pataki |
| Cinematography | Louis Horvath |
| Edited by | Richard Beck-Meyer |
| Music by | Randy Johnson, Fred Selden |
Release date | March 1975 (USA) |
Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Carnal Madness (AKA Delinquent Schoolgirls, Delinquent College Girls, The Delinquents, Love Maniacs, The Sizzlers, Scrubbers 2) is a 1975 exploitation film directed by Gregory Corarito and starring the unlikely trio of Stephen Stucker, Bob Minor and Michael Pataki as three escaped mental patients wreaking all manner of havoc in a female detention centre.
Plot
Template:Spoiler Stucker, Minor and Pataki are cast as a gay fashion designer, a horny soul brother (catchphrase - "this is the best lookin' piece I've seen in a long time!") and an incompetent impressionist respectively, and their broad, knockabout performances help to keep the film's (admittedly rather objectionable) content amusing as opposed to disturbing, and the fact that the entire female cast are exceptionally buxom softcore porn models (mostly drawn from men's magazines of the era, and including Sharon Kelly and Roberta Pedon in her only movie role) who don skimpy karate costumes and violently turn the tables on their tormentors prevents any sensible viewer from taking it all too seriously. Carnal Madness is as breast-fixated as its rampant protagonists, and delivers the goods to the needy drive-in audience, and therefore stands as an interesting, occasionally madly funny time capsule rather than a target for genuine moral indignation and controversy.
Distribution
Corarito's film was shot on 35mm during 1974 and was released to American cinemas in its 89m cut in March 1975. A heavily truncated 58m print titled Delinquent School Girls appeared on home video (both in America and England, on the TCX label) in the early 1980s — another pseudonym the film had at this time was Scrubbers 2, obviously designed to cash in on the success of the entirely serious reform school drama Scrubbers (directed by Mai Zetterling) which had recently shocked cinema audiences. However, when Corarito's grindhouse flick was submitted to the BBFC in 1986 in its pre-cut 58m form, its title now changed to Delinquents, the board's then-director James Ferman ordered over nine minutes of cuts before granting it an 18 certificate. (The BBFC website records a film with the title Sizzlers - one of the many pseudonyms of Carnal Madness - being passed with an X rating after cuts in 1976, with a running time of 82 minutes!)
Reaction
"Every sewage pipe on earth will lead you to this film" is the unkind comment of one IMDb user, and whilst it's certainly true that Carnal Madness — with its parade of perversions, sexual fumblings and gratuitous nudity — is extremely politically incorrect, it might be considered closer in spirit to the Benny Hill Show and the Russ Meyer canon than, say, I Spit On Your Grave and The Last House on the Left.
External links
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