VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 4th KIND (1978) Roy Garrett
3174DVD
Three
Students Dress Up like Aliens to Seduce their Science Teacher
Original Italian Title: INCONTRI
MOLTO...RAVVICINATI DEL QUARTO TIPO [Intimate Encounters...Close of the Fourth Kind]
also known as THE COMING OF ALIENS
director: Mario Gariazzo (as Roy Garrett)
starring: Maria Baxa · Monica Zanchi · Mario Maranzana
· Marina Daunia · Jimmy il Fenomeno
Here's
the plot: Three students, hot for their astronomy teacher, pretend to
be outer-space aliens in hope of tricking her into having sex with them.
During a school holiday, they dress up in costumes (that wouldn't fool
a 4th grader, let alone a college professor) and take a trip to her
country estate. After invading her home, they convince professor Emanuelle
and her sexy maid Monica to undress and allow some probing. This
crass, sexploitaiton production is more entertaining that it ought to
be.
More
questions than answers surround this dirt-cheap sex parody. Earlier
the same year, director Mario Gariazzo made the no-nonsense alien invasion
film EYES
BEHIND THE STARS. On the heels of that endeavor, it's difficult
to justify this sleazy dirty-joke production. Some sources suggest that
it was actually co-directed by Aldo Grimaldi (of MY
LOVERS fame); perhaps, that would explain the dilemma. Other
sources, claim that lead actress Maria Baxa was Mr Gariazzo's long-time
girlfriend and he made this 'throw-away' film to introduce her to the
lucrative soft-core genre. If that were the case, it didn't seem to
work. Ms Baxa - born Marija Baksa in Belgrade Yugoslavia - (while seeming
to possess the necessary attributes for that genre) fell completely
from view, only to reemerge many years later in a supporting role for
the wonderfully quirky STRANGLER
VS STRANGLER. Lastly, the costar Monica Zanichi had made numerous
cult films before taking this role (including MAN,
WOMAN AND THE BEAST, EMANUELLE
AND THE LAST CANNIBAL TRIBE, etc) but after this movie
- and for the rest of her career - she never received credit-billing
for any more films even though she was in Fulci's ZOMBIE,
QUIET
DAYS IN CLICHY, and EROTIC
DREAMS OF CLEOPATRA.
An Italian film
in English language; widescreen format (16:9), uncut (87 minutes), DVD
encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT. Extras include theatrical
trailers.
Adult Material/Strong
Sexual Themes/Nudity/Lesbianism:
Recommended for Mature Audiences
