Under the influence of her bad friend, Cathy is caught experimenting with drugs by her religious mother. The parents feel the best thing for their wayward daughter is a little psychiatric ob... Read allUnder the influence of her bad friend, Cathy is caught experimenting with drugs by her religious mother. The parents feel the best thing for their wayward daughter is a little psychiatric observation. Little do they realize they are sending poor, innocent Cathy to a hell-hole of ... Read allUnder the influence of her bad friend, Cathy is caught experimenting with drugs by her religious mother. The parents feel the best thing for their wayward daughter is a little psychiatric observation. Little do they realize they are sending poor, innocent Cathy to a hell-hole of an institution, where she is repeatedly raped, abused, and is in danger of losing her mind... Read all
- Dr. Gabriel
- (as Fred Lincoln)
- Cathy's Mother
- (as Holly Landis)
- Cathy's Father
- (as Roderick Usher)
- Miss Caine
- (as Ellen Hill)
- Dr. Krausse
- (as David Harrison)
- Inmate
- (as Sandy Foxx)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough Jean Jennings signed a release at the time stating that she was 23, she later admitted she was only 17.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Come and Judge (1975)
Sweet little teenager Cathy Taylor (Jean Jennings, allegedly only 17 at the time and girlfriend of Hollywood character actor Joe Spinell, who was to become the stuff of legend himself as the star of Bill Lustig's MANIAC) has been caught taking her first hit of cocaine with her bad influence best friend Susan (Day Jason, the running gag secretary taking all the facial cum shots in Metzger's PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA MANN) by her strict religious mom, played by Holly Landis who bears a strong resemblance to Mink Stole. Ever the alarmist, with dad ("Roderick Usher") conveniently spineless, she has the girl committed to Eastwood General Hospital's psycho ward for observation. Look for a quick cameo by bisexual superstar Marc Stevens (nicknamed "10 ½" for reasons you won't find illustrated here) as one of the inmates in the very disturbing day room scene. Forbidden any contact with her parents, Cathy's submitted to strip search and group rape, events to which her unsympathetic physician Dr Hirsh (Kevin André, one of porndom's finest character players) remains blissfully ignorant. A visiting medic, the soft spoken Dr Gabriel (Fred Lincoln), offers her the chance to escape this hellhole if both she and her folks will agree to the girl being committed to his private clinic. This is the point where the film changes tone from gritty to Gothic and the S&M element really kicks in as Cathy's immediately told to obey every one of Gabriel's rules, no matter how seemingly arbitrary. Her initial resistance earns her a sound whipping from aptly named Nurse Kane (Brit-accented Heather Ellis, also in TEENAGE STEPMOTHER) who will later force herself on the shackled Cathy, a pivotal sequence where the girl transforms from victim to willing participant in her own submission. Some exquisitely erotic moments ensue with the accent on educating the ignorant about the seductive and highly ritualized nature of S&M rather than literally beating them round the head with a succession of floggings which is just the surface that often precludes people's understanding that this sort of relationship is really about trust and surrender between equal yet role-defined partners.
Arguably the best S&M themed adult films (THE STORY OF JOANNA, THE NAUGHTY VICTORIANS) are those that to a degree plead for an open mind rather than preach to the choir. The displays of "deviance" here play on an entirely different level than those found more commonly in Shaun Costello's Avon quickies which either repulse or rapidly degrade into silliness. Her education nearly complete (right after a show stopping three-way with a hardly recognizable Jamie Gillis and Sonny Landham, a memorable supporting player in Sly Stallone's LOCK UP), Cathy is given the choice of freedom with no possibility of ever returning or to stay on and help indoctrinate a new arrival. While detractors will be quick to blame the girl's decision on a major case of Stockholm Syndrome, it fits right in with the message Weston's trying to convey, with a nasty twist in the tail for good measure.
A mature masterpiece both in form and content, this movie deserves far better than the off-color reputation it has generally acquired over time, frequently and unfairly lumped together with the rest of the '70s roughies. Fans expecting a lot of physical harm inflicted upon its teen heroine will come away rather disappointed as the violence is far more psychological in nature. In this respect, Jennings' performance is nothing short of amazing, her every reaction totally credible. The actress, who would go on to gain notoriety in the Mitchell Brothers classic THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FLEA (1975) and Zebedy Colt's VIRGIN DREAMS (1976), has never received proper credit for running through the whole gamut of emotions the part required with such complete conviction. Surely, few adult film actresses would've been capable enough to pull this off. And this was her debut, no less ! As her mentor (and tormentor), the far more seasoned Lincoln (a fixture since the early days of cinematic carnality, both as director and performer) matches her every step of the way, delivering his most disquieting achievement since playing Weasel in Wes Craven's official (non-adult) directorial debut LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972).
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- Jan 21, 2006