Naughty!

1971 British documentary film by Stanley Long

Naughty!

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Directed by| Stanley Long
Written by| Suzanne Mercer
Story by| Stanley Long
Suzanne Mercer
Produced by| Stanley Long
executive
Barry Jacobs
Music by| Cliff Twemlow

Production
company

Salon Productions

Release date

* 1971 (1971)

Running time

| 83 mins
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Naughty, also known as Naughty! A Report on Pornography and Erotica, is a 1971 British dramatised documentary film directed by Stanley Long and written by Suzanne Mercer.[1] Long said although the movie was sold as a sex film it was "a fairly serious film" which "had some purpose". Mercer called it "a serious sociological look at pornography and erotica."[2][3] It mixes interviews with archived footage and re-enactments,[4] and was screened at the Wet Dream Film Festival in Amsterdam in 1971.[4] The same team later made a similar movie, On the Game (1974).[4]

## Cast

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* Chris Lethbridge-Baker as Horace
* Lee Donald as Papa
* Brenda Peters as Mama
* Jane Cardew as Papa's mistress
* Nina Francis as daughter
* Shane Raggett as son
* Lois Penson as maiden aunt
* Olive McFarland as Mary Wilson
* Heather Chasen as Victorian madame
* Al Goldstein as himself
* Richard Neville as himself
* Germaine Greer as herself

## Reception

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Monthly Film Bulletin said "Publicised as a 'report on pornography and erotica through the ages', Naughty! in fact emerges as a cheaply-made mish-mash of interviews, reportage on the Amsterdam 'Wet Dream Festival', and some clumsily staged scenes illustrating the hypocrisy and depravity of the Victorians. The historical scenes are badly done, with many of them relying on jokily speeded-up action and jangly piano accompaniment in a weak attempt at light-heartedness. Yet despite the overall ineptness, several of the contemporary interviews have the fascination of the truly bizarre: evidently genuine discussions with the director and cast of a blue movie (before, during and after the 'action'); the chat with a madame who specialises in bondage; and the rather touching confession of a suburban couple, whose search for sexual variety was apparently sparked by the wife becoming fed up with the husband's constant desire to spank her."[5]

The Sun called it "just another 'raincoat' film dressed up as 'educational' language."[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Naughty!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. ^ a b Munro, Peter (14 November 1971). "Naughty? It's Just Grubby". Sunday Sun. p. 12.
3. ^ Sheridan, Simon (16 September 2012). "Stanley Long: Film director who was described by 'The Sun' as 'The King of Sexploitation'". The Independent.
4. ^ a b c "Stanley A Long Side 5". British Entertainment History Project. 24 November 1999.
5. ^ "Naughty!". Monthly Film Bulletin. 38 (444): 223. 1971. ProQuest 1305829002 – via ProQuest.

## External links

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* Naughty! at BFI
* Naughty! at IMDb
* Naughty! at Letterbox DVD