Let My Puppets Come
| Let My Puppets Come | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gerard Damiano |
| Written by | Gerard Damiano |
| Starring | Al Goldstein Lynette Sheldon Penny Nichols Gerard Damiano Jonathan Freeman |
| Cinematography | Beyen C. Mitchell |
| Edited by | Bill Bukowski Gerard Damiano |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Let My Puppets Come (also called Let My Puppets Go) is a 1976 softcore pornographic comedy film written and directed by Gerard Damiano,[1] and starring Al Goldstein, Lynette Sheldon, Penny Nichols and Damiano. All the sex scenes are between puppets or puppets on human.
Plot
[edit]Owing a mob boss half a million dollars that must be paid within 24 hours, a group of executives comes up with ideas for, and films, a pornographic movie.
Cast
[edit]- Luis De Jesus as Mr. Big (as Little Louis)
- Gerard Damiano
- Al Goldstein
- Viju Krem
- Penny Nicholls
- Lynette Sheldon
- Jonathan Freeman
Background
[edit]While Damiano may have been more noted for the Caballero studios' project Deep Throat, he created Let My Puppets Come using both human and puppet actors, and was perhaps the first of its kind in the United States.[2] The title was intended as a parody of the 1976 Broadway musical Let My People Come and the film was released the same year as the first airing of the television series The Muppet Show, being referred to as "a sexy muppet movie".[3]
Reception
[edit]Robert Firsching of Allmovie called the film "light-hearted", noting that the director "uses the novelty of a cast consisting mostly of Muppet-style marionettes". While remarking that the plot is a standard one of producers trying to create a film that will bring attention to their studio, he concludes that "Damiano keeps the style breezy and charming enough that the film is unlikely to offend many potential viewers".[4]
See also
[edit]- Adult puppeteering
- The Happytime Murders, a 2018 adult-oriented comedy film featuring puppets living among humans.
References
[edit]- ^ Pryor, Ian (2004). Peter Jackson: from Prince of splatter to Lord of the rings (illustrated ed.). Macmillan. pp. 68 & 89. ISBN 9780312322946. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Worley, Alec (2005). Empires of the imagination: a critical survey of fantasy cinema from Georges Méliès to The lord of the rings (illustrated ed.). McFarland & Co. Pub. ISBN 9780786423248.
- ^ Kerekes, David (2003). David Kerekes (ed.). Headpress 25: William Burroughs & the Flicker Machine (illustrated ed.). Headpress. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9781900486262. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Let My Puppets Come". All Movie Guide. Retrieved December 27, 2012.