Barbara Broadcast

Barbara Broadcast is an erotic adventure set in a dystopian New York City. The film takes place entirely in a restaurant, but don't expect your typical dining experience! The menu features an unusual selection of sexual delights, with waiters and waitresses catering to their customers' desires.

The story follows Barbara, a high-class prostitute-turned-best-selling sex author, who is interviewed about her career. The interviewer, Roberta, is intrigued by the sexual acts unfolding around them and takes a break to explore the restaurant's steamy kitchen, where she encounters a handsome dishwasher.

Directed by Radley Metzger under his hardcore pseudonym, Henry Paris, Barbara Broadcast is a fun and erotic ride. It stars Annette Haven and showcases the talents of C. J. Laing, Shirley Peters, and Jamie Gillis, among others.

One of the most memorable scenes features the legendary C. J. Laing. She enters the kitchen, her eyes scanning the room with a mischievous glint. With a naughty smile, she hikes up her skirt, revealing her bare pussy, and proceeds to stand over a bowl, peeing, the golden arc glistening under the kitchen lights.

The film has a more elegant presentation than typical adult films of the era, with an emphasis on eroticism and immersive music. The sex scenes are well-crafted, and the film even attempts a plot, adding a layer of interest beyond pure physical stimulation.

However, the film's simplicity and focus on one location may limit its appeal. While it has fun and genuinely erotic moments, it lacks the ambition and scope of Metzger's previous work, The Opening of Misty Beethoven.

Overall, Barbara Broadcast is an enjoyable and well-crafted adult film. It stands the test of time as one of the better erotic films of its era, but it doesn't quite reach the heights of a classic.

A classy porn, to be sure, but for a real classic, check out Metzger's The Opening of Misty Beethoven. The opening scene of Barbara is set in a fantastically realized sex restaurant, where the items on the menu are the waiters and waitresses themselves. The plot is much less intricate than Misty Beethoven, but Metzger is still very clever in the ways he fills the screen with the requisite amount of flesh and fornication while maintaining a level of wit and sophistication. C. J. Laing, as the reporter, has an amazing scene with a beefcake-y dishwasher dude in the kitchen of the sex restaurant. You get the impression that these two people were really having sex with each other and enjoying it and the camera was simply recording. In most modern porn the sex seems like a contractual obligation rather than any real expression of sexuality. Hoo-rah for classic porn!

I strongly don't recommend this movie unless your a fan of the 70's porno genre.It is quite tame by today's standard,but the plot is just as incoherent as the modern porn plot.Barbara Broadcast is a author who takes tricks on the side because its so much fun!She is not that bad looking of a lady,kind of like a Julieann Moore type.Only thing is she is not nearly as attractive.Attractiveness is not found at all in this movie,plastic surgery wasn't as relevant as it is now.A guy could probably see better looking girls at his local watering hole.There is a dude who has a cool porno mustache that was amusing.If going to the XXX movie theater's remind you of the gold old days than see this movie.Than seek help.

Radley Metzger is a director I will always know best for his fantastic 'The Punishment of Anne', which also happens to be one of my very favourite porn films of all time. He would go on to make Barbara Broadcast two years later and while it's certainly a good and interesting little film; it doesn't have much on Metzger's earlier masterpiece. The film does attempt to be a bit more than merely another porn flick and it seems like the director is trying to make some sort of social commentary, though of course the sex is always the star and for the most of the duration; I couldn't really care much less about what the film is trying to say. In terms of the sex scenes themselves; I have to say that there isn't much here that I haven't seen already in other porn films, but what makes this one stand out really is the music, which features throughout most of the film and gives it a feeling all of it's own. The film is a bit choppy and doesn't really follow a strict narrative - there are times when you are likely to know what is going on, and many when you won't have a clue. I can certainly recommend that hardcore fans check this one out because it is well worth seeing; but I wouldn't put it at the very top of the genre.

This movie is another sub-realist creation of Henry Paris. The stetic aspect is more elaborated than The Opening of Misty Bethofen, but the movie is plot less.

The good: Very good looking actress, perfect photography in some scenes, and that subreal world.

The Bad: Most scenes are just a waste of time, and even not erotic or exiting at all.

If you want to see this movie just FastForward to the Disco sequence. Is like a short movie inside the movie, and maybe the only cool thing to see.