w. merle connell

Exploitation Shenanigans ‘Test Tube Babies’ and ‘Guilty Parents’ Contend with the Aftermath

Exploitation Shenanigans ‘Test Tube Babies’ and ‘Guilty Parents’ Contend with the Aftermath

As with so many of these movies about daughters who go astray, Test Tube Babies blames the uptight mothers who never told them about S-E-X. Meanwhile, Guilty Parents exploits poor impulse control and chorus girls showing their underwear.

Addicted to Drug Dramas “She Shoulda Said NO!” and “The Devil’s Sleep”

Addicted to Drug Dramas “She Shoulda Said NO!” and “The Devil’s Sleep”

Films by Sam Newfield and W. Merle Connell in Kino Lorber's Forbidden Fruit series show how exploitation films are blueprints for mainstream cinema.