
A once-great silent film director, unable to make the transition to the new talkies, lives as a near-hermit in his Hollywood home, making cheap, silent sex films, and suffering in the knowledge of his sexual impotence, and apathetic about the plans to demolish his home to make way for a highway. His producer and his producer's girlfriend come by to see how he is doing (and to supply heroin to the actress as her payment). The girlfriend stays to watch them filming, and is deep... (Full plot summary below)
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A once-great silent film director, unable to make the transition to the new talkies, lives as a near-hermit in his Hollywood home, making cheap, silent sex films, and suffering in the knowledge of his sexual impotence, and apathetic about the plans to demolish his home to make way for a highway. His producer and his producer's girlfriend come by to see how he is doing (and to supply heroin to the actress as her payment). The girlfriend stays to watch them filming, and is deeply impressed by his methods. When the actress goes to the bathroom, and dies there of an overdose, the girlfriend takes her place in the film. Then the producer returns.
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| Bryant Frazer's Deep FocusBryant FrazerA self-reflexive text (and dark satire) on the movie industry's depiction of sex on screen in the early years of the MPAA ratings system. |
| Movie BoeufDavid N. ButterworthByrum's X-rated smut fest is abundantly witty, often pointed, and well played by the entire cast (of five). |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonWriter-director John Byrum's storyline is alternately fascinating and flaccid (sorry), but the dialogue hums along nicely. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceJohn Byrum's sardonic exposition of the artist's dilemma |
| User ReviewIan SSardonic, witty, erotic, smart, and something else! This is one great classic that's so immensely quotable you'll find yourself not forgetting it even if you want to (and you might well want to). |
| User ReviewChase FNo one has ever seen this x rated Richard Dreyfuss film and that is too bad. Fascinating film that someone should adapt to a stage play. |
| User ReviewBruce PA terrific movie, snappy dialogue, and Richard Dreyfus at his best. It's about the making of a porno movie in the 1920's, its very funny. |
| User ReviewPrivate UIf you get to the chance to watch this movie, DO IT. Richard Dreyfuss is an extremely complex actor full of nuance. You will enjoy this unless you are a fucking idiot. |
| User ReviewMary HReally enjoyed this - especially the charaacterisation of the once-great Hollywood has-beens. Very good. |
| User ReviewMatt KWhen telling somebody about a film I watched the other night it amazes me just how often I have to use the phrase "it's not a porno, honest". It has become somewhat of an inadvertant catch-phrase and whilst "Inserts" is definitely not a porno, it certainly doesn't have any inhibitions about flashing the flesh. In fact the brief moments of clothedness are the ones that should be considered flashes. This is because "inserts" is a film about an impotent, alcoholic 1920's film director who has been tossed aside by Hollywood and is now shooting porn films in his house. As you can imagine, this sort of film is always going to be fairly explicit in terms of language and nudity. Indeed, some of the very first lines of the movie are those of an exasperated audience member, watching the work of "The Boy Wonder" (our impotent auteur), screaming hysterically "where is the cum shot". The film doesn't just try to shock and is driven by witty dialogue between the five main characters as they try to finish off a particular film whilst dealing with an escalating amount of adversity. The film is really quite funny, in a sadistic and extremely twisted way. Be warned, that it is not an easy watch and it is fairly verbose at times, but if you have the patience to sit through it then you'll have a fairly fun ride. |