Fantasm (1976)

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 | Female Frontal Nudity | Incest

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")

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:

In the end credits, 'John Bluthal (I)''s character name is written as "Professor Jungenot A. Freud".

Movie Connections:

Featured in 'Fantasm' Penetrated (2004) (V)

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)