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What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
Candid Camera's Allen Funt secretely tapes people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity in unusual situations, such as when a naked young woman casually exits an elevator in an office building, or when the nude male art model breaks the wall between artist and model and has off-the-cuff conversations with the clothed women artists. Funt also secretly tapes the test audience watching the preview film and their responses to it, from outright indignation to warm hearted-praise.
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Plot Summary
A timid and repressed man, played by Wally Cox, suddenly finds himself thrust into a bizarre and surreal world where nudity is commonplace and societal norms are inverted. He grapples with his own inhibitions and the bizarre encounters he has as he tries to navigate this strange new reality. The film explores themes of sexual liberation and repression through its comedic and often absurd scenarios.
Critical Reception
The film was a low-budget exploitation film that garnered little critical attention upon its release, often described as a sex comedy with a bizarre premise. It is remembered more for its novelty and the era it was produced in than for its cinematic merit. Audience reception was mixed, often appealing to those seeking risqué humor of the time.
What Reviewers Say
Exploitative sex comedy with a surreal and often awkward premise.
Relies heavily on its titular concept for shock value and humor.
A product of its time, reflecting evolving sexual mores with limited artistic success.
Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce due to the film's niche appeal and age. Those that exist often note its dated humor and explicit nature for the era, with some finding it unintentionally amusing and others viewing it as a curiosity from the late 1960s/early 1970s sexploitation genre.
Fun Fact
The film was released during a period of increasing permissiveness in filmmaking, capitalizing on the loosening of censorship laws and a growing audience interest in adult-themed comedies.
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