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Anne Arthur,
Sabrina Koch,
Karen Field
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Radley Metzger
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: Not Rated
: Image Entertainment
: Gay & Lesbian, Features, Sexploitation, Vintage
: 85 min.
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An early work from Radley Metzger, the king of elegant sexploitation in the 1960s, The Alley Cats blends a broad, soap-opera plot with Metzger's trademark fascination with lesbianism and bisexuality. Leslie (Anne Arthur) is engaged to marry Logan (Charlie Hickman), while Logan is fooling around on the side with Leslie's friend Agnes (Karin Field). Leslie has been playing the field as well, but when both Logan and her secondary lover of the moment, Christian (Harald Baerow), are both out of town, Leslie finds herself drawn into an unusual affair with the beautiful and mysterious Irena (Sabrina Koch). Set in Berlin (though the characters' accents don't sound terribly consistent), The Alley Cats features the fine photography, interesting production design, visual elegance, and tongue-in-cheek wit that set Metzger's work apart from most of his peers, though this film lacks the self-conscious artistry of Therese and Isabell and The Lickerish Quartet. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| Oh how far we've come in 44 years
by BLandis
December 5, 2009 - 9:03 AM PST
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| The Alley Cats looked interesting off of thy synopsis, but as soon as I turned it on, I realized I'd be disappointed. The movie is in Black & White, which isn't that big of a deal, but the lack of anything truly erotic made me feel like I was watching a Twilight Zone marathon on the 4th of July. There is no sex and really no nudity to speak of. Again, that's okay, but there's no true sexual tension either. The female lead Anne Arthur is beautiful, but we don't see enough of her to save the film. |
| I wanted to like it....
by KHambrecht
September 5, 2004 - 9:24 AM PDT
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3 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| I saw this really great video of Radley Metzger trailers, and I've been renting them all based on that. But this turned out to be a little boring and not particularly mod-looking. |
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