The Man from O.R.G.Y.
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | The Man from O.R.G.Y. | |
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| Directed by | James Hill |
| Produced by | Sidney W. Pink |
| Based on | The Man from O.R.G.Y. by Ted Mark |
| Starring | Robert Walker Jr. Louisa Moritz Slappy White Lynne Carter Steve Rossi |
| Music by | Charles Bernstein |
| Cinematography | José F. Aguayo |
| Edited by | Evan Lottman |
Production companies | Cinemation Industries United Hemisphere-Delta |
| Distributed by | Cinemation Industries Prima Film |
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Running time | 92:00 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Man from O.R.G.Y. (also known as The Real Gone Girls) is a 1970 film starring Robert Walker Jr., Louisa Moritz, Slappy White, Lynne Carter and Steve Rossi.[1][2] It was directed by British filmmaker James Hill. It was filmed in Puerto Rico and New York City, New York. The film is a comedy within the genres of espionage and sex.[2]
Overall the film did not receive a positive reception, and a reviewer for The New York Times commented: "A certain charming innocence pertains to all the low-level vulgarity, as it does to the plump, often pretty girls themselves, with their piled-up hairdo's, their freighted eyelids, and their brave little attempts to say their lines."[3]
Contents
1 Plot summary
2 Production
2.1 Source material
2.1.1 Ted Marks' The Man from O.R.G.Y. series
2.2 Casting
2.3 Marketing
3 Reception
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Plot summary
Protagonist Steve Victor (Robert Walker Jr.) is a spy and scientific investigator for the group Organization for the Rational Guidance of Youth (O.R.G.Y.). Victor is given a mission to determine the location of three prostitutes that are due US$15 million from their deceased female manager. Victor starts off the trail only knowing that the three women each have a tattoo on their buttocks of a gopher grinning. He is stymied in his efforts by hired assassins Luigi (Steve Rossi) and Vito (Slappy White). Luigi and Vito have an interest in the investigation because they provided financing for the burlesque business. Another prostitute Gina (Louisa Moritz) states her lack of interest in her owed portion of the monies as she does not wish her wealthy spouse to find out about her activities. Gina tells Victor some clues about how to locate the other two women, although Victor later discovers they are both deceased. Gina had murdered them for in actuality she wants the money. She kills Vito by thrusting a knife into him as he is planning on murdering Victor. Gina turns to kill Victor, but he first shoots the woman and she dies after falling from a window.[1][2]
Production
Source material
The Man from O.R.G.Y. was originally a paperback book by Ted Mark, the pen name of Theodore "Ted" Mark Gottfried.[3] The first seven books in The Man from O.R.G.Y series[4] were published by Lancer Books.[3]
Ted Marks' The Man from O.R.G.Y. series
The Man from O.R.G.Y. (Lancer Books, 1966)
The Real Gone Girls (Lancer Books, 1966)
Dr. Nyet (Lancer Books, 1966)
My Son, The Double Agent (Lancer Books, 1966)
A Hard Day's Knight (Lancer Books, 1966)
Room at the Topless (Lancer Books, 1967)
The 9-Month Caper (Lancer Books, 1967)
Back Home at the O.R.G.Y. (Berkley Books, 1968)
Here's Your O.R.G.Y. (Berkley Books, 1970)
Around the World is Not a Trip (Dell Publishing, 1973)
Dial "O" for O.R.G.Y. (Dell, 1973)
Beauty and the Bug (Dell, 1975)
The Girls from O.R.G.Y. (Manor Books, 1975)
The Man from O.R.G.Y.: Thy Neighbor's Orgy (Zebra Books, 1981)
The Tight End (Zebra Books, 1981)
Casting
Louisa Moritz made her feature film debut in The Man from O.R.G.Y.[5]Lynne Carter portrayed the female proprietor of the prostitution establishment in the film; he appeared in drag.[6] His character imitated celebrities including Tallulah Bankhead, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and Hermione Gingold.[6]
Marketing
The production company marketed the film with the slogan: "Meet Steve Victor, a new breed of agent. He stands up for what he believes in ... SEX!"[2]
Reception
Overall at the time period after the film's release it did not get a positive reception.[3] A reviewer for The New York Times commented: "A certain charming innocence pertains to all the low-level vulgarity, as it does to the plump, often pretty girls themselves, with their piled-up hairdo's, their freighted eyelids, and their brave little attempts to say their lines."[3] This poor reception had a negative impact on the filmwriting career of Ted Mark.[3]British Film Culture in the 1970s described the film as a sex parody piece.[7]
See also
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- List of American films of 1970
- B movie
- B movies (The exploitation boom)
- Cinema of Puerto Rico
- List of films set in Puerto Rico
References
^ ab Britton, Wesley Alan (2006). Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage. Praeger. p. 115. ISBN 978-0275992811..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ abcd Lisanti, Tom; Louis Paul (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 978-0786411948.
^ abcdef Miller, Stephen (March 15, 2004). "Ted Gottfried, 75, Prolific Author of Nonfiction and Salacious Stories". The New York Sun – via NewsBank.
^ Brecher, Elinor J. (January 29, 2005). "At 81, life is author's muse". The Miami Herald. p. 1E – via NewsBank.
^ Stern, Marlow (November 24, 2014). "Bill Cosby's Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965–2004". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014 – via NewsBank.
^ ab Harbin, Billy J.; Kim Marra; Robert A. Schanke, eds. (2005). The Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era. University of Michigan Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0472098583.
^ Smith, Justin T. (2011). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0748640782.
External links
The Man from O.R.G.Y. on IMDb
The Man from O.R.G.Y. at Rotten Tomatoes
The Man from O.R.G.Y. book series analysis