Fantasm (1976)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Ross Dimsey (writer)
Antony I. Ginnane (idea)

Release Date:

16 July 1976 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Professor Jurgen Notafreud explores the 10 most common female sexual fantasies.

Plot Keywords:

Steam Room | Orgy | Stripper | Incest | Explicit Sex

Cast

Dee Dee Levitt	...	Abby (segment "Beauty Parlour")
Stan Stratton	...	Hairdresser (segment "Beauty Parlour")
John Green	...	Manicurist (segment "Beauty Parlour")
Sam Compton	...	Barber (segment "Beauty Parlour")
Maria Arnold	...	Barbara (segment "Card Game")
William Margold	...	Host (segment "Card Game")
Kirby Hall	...	Husband (segment "Card Game")
Robert Savage	...	Other Man (segment "Card Game")
Helen O'Connell	...	Girl #1 (segment "Card Game")
Wendy Cavanaugh	...	Girl #2 (segment "Card Game") (as Wendy Cavenaugh)
Gretchen Rudolph	...	Gabrielle (segment "Wearing the Pants") (as Gretchen Gayle)
Con Covert	...	Intruder (segment "Wearing the Pants")
Rene Bond	...	Felicity (segment "Nightmare Alley")
Al Williams	...	Rapist (segment "Nightmare Alley")
Maria Lutra	...	Francine (segment "The Girls")
Uschi Digard	...	Super Girl (segment "The Girls")
Maria Welton	...	Imogene (segment "Fruit Salad")
John Holmes	...	Neptune (segment "Fruit Salad")
Candy Samples	...	Belle (segment "Mother's Darling") (as Mary Gavin)
Gene Allan Poe	...	Son (segment "Mother's Darling")
Shayne	...	Celeste (segment "Black Velvet")
Rick Partlow	...	Client #1 (segment "Black Velvet")
Sam Wyman	...	Client #2 (segment "Black Velvet")
Paul Wyman	...	Client #3 (segment "Black Velvet")
Roxanne Brewer	...	Harriet (segment "After School") (as Sue Doloria)
Al Ward	...	Teacher (segment "After School")
Serena	...	Zelda (segment "Blood Orgy")
Clement St. George	...	High Priest (segment "Blood Orgy")
Robin Spratt	...	Female Satanist (segment "Blood Orgy")
Lyman Britton	...	Satanist #1 (segment "Blood Orgy")
Thomass Blaz	...	Satanist #2 (segment "Blood Orgy")
Gary Dolgin	...	Satanist #3 (segment "Blood Orgy")
Mitch Morrill	...	Satanist #4 (segment "Blood Orgy")
William Wutke	...	Satanist #5 (segment "Blood Orgy")
Kirby Adams	...	Satanist #6 (segment "Blood Orgy")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Bluthal	...	Professor Jurgen Notafreud (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Franklin		(as Richard Bruce)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ross Dimsey		writer
Antony I. Ginnane		idea

Produced by
Antony I. Ginnane	....	producer
Leon Gorr	....	executive producer
Ted Mulder	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Vincent Monton

Film Editing by
Ford Footpole
Tony Paterson		(as Ford Footpole)

Makeup Department
Nan Dunne	....	makeup artist: Australia (as Nan Dunn)

Art Department
Craig Stearns	....	art director: Los Angeles

Sound Department
Paul Clark	....	sound recordist: Australia
Neil Rozensky	....	sound recordist: Los Angeles
Neil Rozensky	....	sound: Los Angeles

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	grip: stills, Los Angeles (as Ron Batsdorf)
Stewart Dell	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles
Richard Francis	....	grip: Australia
Tony Holtham	....	gaffer: Australia
John Murphy	....	second grip: Los Angeles
Frank Silveirra	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Frank Silveira)

Other crew
Cookie Knapp	....	assistant to director: Los Angeles
Ted Mulder	....	publicist: Australia

Production Companies

• Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC)
• TLN Film Productions

Distributors

• Butcher's Film Service (1976) (UK) (theatrical)
• Beacon Releasing (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (as "World of Sexual Fantasy")
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Synapse Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Filmways Australasian Distributors (????) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Video Classics (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Fantale (Australia) (working title)
World of Sexual Fantasy (USA) (wide-release title)
Fantasma (Venezuela) [es]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:X (self applied) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC)

Trivia:

The film was refused a UK cinema certificate in 1977 and only passed the following year after heavy BBFC cuts.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

not to be confused with the horror classic, though both have balls in them

Directed by Richard Franklin (whom would go onto better things with "Psycho 2" and "Roadgames"), comes this tawdry number wherein Professor Jurgen Notafreud (John Bluthal from Dark City, and the Fifth Element) reveals the 'top ten womens' fantasies' in this porn mockumenty. The fantasies include, a girl lusting for her hairdresser, wife swapping at a strip poker game, strap-on, rape, sex with John Holmes, incest, prostitution, school play and religious sacrilege. This is a VERY mixed back. The doctor is supremely unfunny and cringe-inducing, some of the 'fantasies' are great, but some are awful. All of them are hard soft-core by the way. Plus you get some extremely top heavy women and of course John Holmes, that in itself is worthy enough to give this one at least a rent. It was followed by a severely lacking sequel to quickly cash-in on this film's success.

My Grade: C-

DVD Extras: Commentary by Antony Ginnane (one of the most interesting and informative ones I've heard); almost 23 minute retrospective featurette 'Fantasm Penetrated'; and theatrical trailer

Eye Candy: more full frontal and ass than you can shake a stick at (in one viewing at least) Serena, Shayne, Maria Aronoff, Rene Bond, Roxanne Brewer, Wendy Cavanaugh, Uschi Digard, Gretchen Gayle, Dee Dee Levitt, Maria Lutra, Helen O'Connell, Candy Samples, and Maria Welton all bare all; plus some girls I don't know show a lot as well

For the Ladies: a few balls and peni (plural of penis)