Sex in Films

It's good to see this fascinating book still in print after all these years. I believe the original 1974 edition went up to 8 or 9 printings. Where Parker Tyler found his material is anyone's guess. Jammed-full of photographs from obscure and well-known films, both Hollywood produced and from foreign countries, this book is casually laid-out which makes it great for thumbing through. Everytime I open the pages I find new and interesting facts I didn't know. Each picture carries a short caption identifying the film and the book is divided into chapters of sexual preference or deviation, like "Bedroom and Bath", "The Bosom and the Bottom" and "The Gay Sexes." (Hollywood didn't miss a thing!) The chapters describe every era of filmmaking and the fight with censors, eventually bringing us to 70's and Black Exploitation Films. Highly Recommended!

The chapters deal with a specific aspect of sex in movies, and the author has dug deep to pull out some great and obscure movies. The book is richly endowed with many black and white pictures of memorable scenes and stars. Material is presented from the first on film kiss up to the free-for-all sex romps of the 70's. Very entertaining and the pictorial content alone is worth it.