Take Off _sitkaman repost.txt
This was the 275th post made to abdec. It was posted by woodworker on November 18, 2004.
I don't have any of the original NFO or cover files that might have posted with this film.
Produced in 1978. English. Run time of 1:43:14. DVD size of 4496.60928 MB.
This is a Video X Pix NTSC DVD.
This DVD includeds a 3:45 trailer for "Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle".
This DVD has been processed through PgcEdit to remove PUO's and to repair the time maps.
Posted April 5, 2015 by sitkaman.
IAFD Data
http://www.iafd.com/title.rme/title=Take+Off/year=1978/take-off.htm
Take Off (1978)
Distributor: Video-X-Pix
Compilation: No
Director: Armand Weston
Minutes: 103
All-Girl: No
All-Male: No
Actresses
Annette Haven
Bethanna [IR]
Brigette Lynne
Clea Carson [BJOnly]
Georgina Spelvin
Gloria Todd [IR]
Lesllie Bovee (as Leslie Bovee)
Patty Boyd [IR]
Susan Le Beau
Susaye London
Ursula Austin [LezOnly]
Vanessa del Rio [BJOnly]
NonSex Performers
Cami Graham
Marcia Minor (as Marcia Major)
Patricia Dale
Sheila Devlin
Actors
David Christopher
Mark Le Beau
Eric Edwards (as Rob Everett)
Wade Nichols
NonSex Performers
Alexis Del Lago
Peter Scolari (as Barney Tramble)
Bill Nunnery
D. Francesco
Dick Gallan (as Dick Galan)
Dr. Infinity
Erick Lueders
George Spencer
Greg Hart
Holly Woodlawn
Michael Ronds (as John Smith)
Ken Burns
Michael Thorpe (as Luke Ropewalker)
Peter Andrews
Rayman Sharque
Scene Breakdowns
Scene 1. Lesllie Bovee, Eric Edwards
Scene 2. Vanessa del Rio, guy
Scene 3. Susan Le Beau, Mark Le Beau
Scene 4. Vanessa del Rio, guy
Scene 5. Georgina Spelvin, Wade Nichols
Scene 6. Georgina Spelvin, Wade Nichols
Scene 7. Brigette Lynne, Clea Carson, Wade Nichols
Scene 8. Ursula Austin
Scene 9. Annette Haven, Ursula Austin
Scene 10. Annette Haven, Wade Nichols
Scene 11. Susaye London, Wade Nichols
Scene 12. Bethanna, Gloria Todd, David Christopher
Scene 13. Bethanna, Gloria Todd, Patty Boyd, David Christopher, Wade Nichols
Scene 14. Lesllie Bovee, Wade Nichols
Honors and Awards
Winner: Best Director, Armand Weston
IMDb Review
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078359/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
Time is on My Side
10/10
Author: Dries Vermeulen (Nodriesrespect) from Brugge, Belgium
27 April 2007
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I have always refrained from reviewing Armand Weston's classic TAKE OFF as I only ever got to see it in a French version, making it feel inappropriate for me to assess the quality of this uncommonly plot-heavy adult film. So I decided to postpone judgment until I got to see the movie in its original version. Last night, at the good old ABC theater in Brussels, I finally caught up with it...
The four intervening decades are presented as mini movies, affectionately sending up cinematic genres of the period with manic humor that may not suit everyone's tastes but should score with fans of early Zucker and Abrahams. The '30s tackle gangster movies with John Dillinger and a Hollywood hopeful named "Jean Harlot" (played by one shot wonder Brigette Lynne), Blue's moll for the occasion (marvellous, under-appreciated Clea Carson) taking a cream cheese bagel rather than a grapefruit to the kisser. CASABLANCA monopolizes the '40s segment, with tons of Bogey and Bacall and Raymond Chandler references thrown in for good measure. Virginia Slims (awesome Annette Haven) is trying to secure passports for her unseen husband and his teenage daughter (Ursula Austin, star of Doris Wishman's singular explicit foray COME WITH ME, MY LOVE) with cult drag queen Holly Woodlawn guesting as a very frisky torch singer. Toothsome Susaye London (from Jim Clark's TEENAGE PAJAMA PARTY) dons a yellow polka dot bikini for the '50s with rebel without a cause Darrin rescuing her from a group of raging hormone youths (spot Peter Andrews and John Smith, leading man in Jesse Pearson's LEGEND OF LADY BLUE) before collecting his due reward. The '60s are for drugs and hippies like angel-faced Patty Boyd, black starlet Gloria Todd, ravishing Beth Anna (a/k/a "Joanna Miquel" in Roberta Findlay's FROM HOLLY WITH LOVE) and future "Pussyman" David Christopher.
Lamenting the passing of time and his inability to form a lasting romantic connection because of his unchanging youthfulness, Darrin makes love to Linda near the now deserted moonlit pool. Inside, there's a doddering old lady watching his dirty home movie one last time before it turns to dust. Henrietta's return makes for an unexpectedly touching conclusion to this magnificent adult classic, singled out by Bill Margold as the best porn film ever made. If anything, TAKE OFF must surely rank as one of the very few sex films that are almost too ambitious, its lofty aspirations apparently scaring off initial audiences as it actually lost money on its first run. Dialog is frequently inspired and witty, forcing viewers to pay attention even while everyone's fully clothed. Production proves as impressive as adult was ever gonna get, soon to become mainstream DoP Joao Fernandes finally reverting back to his real name after many years as "Harry Flecks" for Gerard Damiano mostly. The sepia-tinted 1920's sequence looks particularly stunning. Cult band Elephant's Memory contributes a varied score, perfectly suited to each time frame, with even a catchy title song.
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