| Gums | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert J. Kaplan |
| Starring | Theodore Gottlieb |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 70 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.2 million |
Gums is a 1976 American softcore pornographic film. It was a send up of Jaws and received a relatively wide theatrical release as a midnight movie.
Premise
A killer mermaid is loose in a small town.
Cast
- Theodore Gottlieb
- Terri Hall
- Robert Kerman
- Paul Styles
- Jody Maxwell
- Crystal Sync
- Ian Morley
- Zack Norman
Production
It was filmed in New York and Florida.
Release
The movie was released in the cinemas. It made rentals in the US and Canada of $1.2 million.
Reception
The Palm Beach Post said it was an "embarassingly poor sexploitation parody... horrendous." DVD Talk said, "Other than sporting a decent conceit, there's little else to recommend this movie." Psychotronic Video called it "a senseless, tastless, crude porno parody of Jaws with terrible dubbing, but Theodore as “Captain Carl Clitoris”, the Quint character gets to dress like a Nazi and rant uncontrolably... Unappealing hardcore scenes last only a few seconds." Shock Cinema said "During its first release, this no-budget softcore-version of Jaws played midnight shows forever. But even if it sounds like a porno relic that might well be left forgotten, you’ll be shocked to discover just how watchably dopey it is, thanks to some savvy casting."
References
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 302. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ "Brother Theodore". Psychotronic Video. No. 2. Spring 1989. p. 36.
- "'Gums': Trashy Topic, Treatment". The Palm Beach Post. 4 October 1977. p. 8.
- Dahlke, Kurt. "Gums". DVD Talk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- "Gums". Shock Cinema. No. 8. 1996. p. 15.
External links
- Gums at Letterbox DVD
- Gums at IMDb
- Review of film at Daily Grindhouse