(112) NAKED APE (1973) Victoria Principal | Fully Uncut 91 min
5000DVD
Rare fully uncut
version, running 91 minutes
instead of the more common 85 minute edit
director Donald Driver based on the book by zoologist Desmond Morris
starring Johnny Crawford · Victoria Principal · Norman
Grabowski · John Hillerman · Frank Parker
The
concept of evolution and development of humanity is depicted through
a collection of live action and animated vignettes. Most everything
is related to a central story involving the relationship between Cathy,
a tour guide at the Natural History Museum, and Lee, a college student
infatuated with her.
Here
is the second movie produced by Hugh Hefner and Playboy
magazine (after Roman Polanski's MACBETH in 1971).
It was met with mixed reaction, generally supported by younger counter-culture
audiences but dismissed by older conservative types. Victoria Principal
was quite vocal in her disappointment with the film, essentially complaining
that the nude scenes kept her from subsiquent serious roles; however,
she later became a household name as the character Pam in the TV series
Dallas. Johnny Crawford's character spends a lot of screen-time
complaining about the Vietnam War and making numerous attempts to avoid
the draft; but interestingly, the real Johnny Crawford, a life-long
Republican, had spent two years in Southeast Asia after being drafted
in 1968.
A
USA film; widescreen format, uncut (91 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION
NTSC,
playable on any American machine. Extras include original theatrical
trailer.
Nudity/Violence/Sexual
Situations/Drugs
for Mature Audiences
