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Maraschino Cherry is an American hardcore pornographic film and comedy released in 1978. The film was directed by Radley Metzger (as "Henry Paris")[1][2] and filmed in several locations in New York City;[3][4][5][6] it was his fifth and final hardcore film.[4]

Maraschino Cherry
DVD cover
Directed by	Radley Metzger (as "Henry Paris")
Written by	Radley Metzger (as "Jake Barnes")
Produced by	Morton Berman
Starring	Annette Haven C. J. Laing Constance Money Eric Edwards Gloria Leonard Lesllie Bovee Michael Gaunt Susan McBain Wade Nichols
Cinematography	Chico Carter Larry Revene (uncredited)
Edited by	Harvey Katz
Music by	Music Sound Track Service
Distributed by	Mature Pictures Corporation (as Maturpix) Video-X-Pix (USA)
Release date	October 20, 1978 (USA)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Maraschino Cherry (Gloria Leonard), the owner of a high-class escort service in New York City, teaches her younger sister Penny Cherry (Jenny Baxter) about the business[3][4] The two sisters reflect on a series of erotic episodes related to the service and its clients.,[4] replete with humorous puns and innuendos.

Cast

Reception

One film reviewer notes that "[Maraschino Cherry] may not be [Metzger's] finest moment", but that it is "... still a beautifully shot film ... the dialogue is well written, the humor genuinely funny ...".[4] Another reviewer writes, "Most of Metzger’s films are known for their offbeat humor and witty dialog. Maraschino Cherry is filled [with] many amusing comedy set pieces ...".[3]

Background

Maraschino Cherry was released during the Golden Age of Porn (inaugurated by the 1969 release of Andy Warhol's Blue Movie) in the United States, at a time of "porno chic",[7][8] in which adult erotic films were just beginning to be widely released, publicly discussed by celebrities (like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope)[9] and taken seriously by film critics (like Roger Ebert).[10][11]

Notes

According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle".[12] Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography".[13] Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.[14][15][16][17]

Remastered version

In 2009, DistribPix released a complete remastering of the film, with the full cooperation of the director.[18] The result had a limited exhibition in theaters, but the main outcome of the project was the first-ever official remastered DVD version.[18] A listing of the music on the film soundtrack was released earlier.[19][20]

Music soundtrack

See also

References

Further reading

• Cook, David A. (2002). History of the American cinema. Vol. 9. University of California Press. pp. 274–275. ISBN 0-520-23265-8.
• Heffernan, Kevin, "A social poetics of pornography", Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Volume 15, Issue 3, December 1994, pp. 77–83. doi:10.1080/10509209409361441.
• Lehman, Peter, Pornography: film and culture, Rutgers depth of field series, Rutgers University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8135-3871-8.
• Williams, Linda, Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible", University of California Press, 1999, ISBN 0-520-21943-0.

External links

• Marascino Cherry at MUBI (related to The Criterion Collection)
• Maraschino Cherry at IMDb
• Maraschino Cherry at the Adult Film Database
• Maraschino Cherry – 2009 remastering at DistribPix

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