Films in Review 12/01
"This is one of the year's best documentaries.
I think you'll love this one."
| And for the self-released Indie DVD: Mau Mau Sex Sex - 2001, 80 mins, a collection of original exploitation film trailers, a photo album of rare exploitation poster art, promotional materials, publicity and personal photographs. Audio commentary tracks featuring Dan Sonney, David Friedman, Ted Bonnitt and Eddie Muller. Original soundtrack music available, as is the DVD, at www.maumausexsex.com. Produced and Directed by Ted Bonnitt, written by Eddie Muller and Bonnitt, Executive Producer Keith Robinson. Featuring Dan Sonney, David Friedman, Mrs. Sonney and Mrs. Friedman, Frank Hennenlotter, Mike Vraney. This is one of the year's best documentaries, a warm, sweet and unexpurgated breeze-over of the careers of 'America's oldest living independent filmmakers' - 84 year old Dan Sonney and 76 year old David Friedman, who made their mark in sexploitation films that played the off-theaters of their time. Titles like Blood Feast, The Defilers, and The Erotic Adventures of Zorro are indicative of their oeurve. The boys are delightful raconteurs, and director Bonnitt has dogged their trail with style and wit. The sense one comes away with is that these intrepid cinema explorers broke with the traditional mores of Hollywood and pulled it off, and their overriding triumph adds a sympathetic glow to whatever you may feel about the subject matter of the movies they churned out. , and... |
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