Gums (film)

1976 American film

Gums

Directed by| Robert J. Kaplan
Starring| Theodore Gottlieb

Release date

* November 1976 (1976-11)

Running time

| 70 mins
Country| USA
Language| English
Box office| $1.2 million[1]

Gums is a 1976 American softcore pornographic film. It was a send up of Jaws and received a relatively wide theatrical release as a midnight movie.

## Premise

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A killer mermaid is loose in a small town.

## Cast

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* Theodore Gottlieb
* Terri Hall
* Robert Kerman
* Paul Styles
* Jody Maxwell
* Crystal Sync
* Ian Morley
* Zack Norman

## Production

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It was filmed in New York and Florida.[2]

## Release

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The movie was released in the cinemas. It made rentals in the US and Canada of $1.2 million.[1]

## Reception

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The Palm Beach Post said it was an "embarassingly poor sexploitation parody... horrendous."[3] DVD Talk said, "Other than sporting a decent conceit, there's little else to recommend this movie."[4] Psychotronic Video called it "a senseless, tastless, crude porno parody of Jaws with terrible dubbing, but Theodore as “Captain Carl Clitoris”, the Quint character gets to dress like a Nazi and rant uncontrolably... Unappealing hardcore scenes last only a few seconds."[2] Shock Cinema said "During its first release, this no-budget softcore-version of Jaws played midnight shows forever. But even if it sounds like a porno relic that might well be left forgotten, you’ll be shocked to discover just how watchably dopey it is, thanks to some savvy casting."[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 302. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
2. ^ a b "Brother Theodore". Psychotronic Video. No. 2\. Spring 1989. p. 36.
3. ^ "'Gums': Trashy Topic, Treatment". The Palm Beach Post. 4 October 1977. p. 8.
4. ^ Dahlke, Kurt. "Gums". DVD Talk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
5. ^ "Gums". Shock Cinema. No. 8\. 1996. p. 15.

## External links

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* Gums at Letterbox DVD
* Gums at IMDb
* Review of film at Daily Grindhouse