Pick-up

What can I said about "Pick-Up" that hasn't been said already? It's sad to see the negatives that were posted on here about the movie....how about you think outside the box?

Anyways, another reviewer pretty much told you what the film was about, so I won't repeat that here. What I will tell you is the film is just great. The film is obviously low budget...but not in a bad way whatsoever! They made with what they had...the acting (for that time), was very good, the directing was great, and I would just like to point out the editing...excellent! You know, back then it wasn't easy like it is now, and there's some trippy stuff you see in between shots as well. Oh, and both of the girls...absolutely beautiful.

The film, like one reviewer said, plays like a "trip"....and I absolutely gotta agree with them! Definitely a trip I would love to be on that's for sure. I WILL NOT give away the ending, but to this day it's stuck with me and I always think about it. The pacing is great, both of the girls are excellent (as characters and actresses)...the guy that owns the RV place always cracks me up lol

Seriously though, the other reviewer did a top notch job, and I can't think of anything else to say other than this:

Want to see a film that is original and unlike any other film you have seen? Tired of the films that try and pass as "grindhouse" films nowadays and want the real thing? Pick up "PICK-UP" today and go on one hell of a ride =)

But to agree with one of the other reviewers....YES!!! This, if no other movie, needs a special edition!!!!

I watched this last night after having a few drinks and I loved it. The style of the film was great, the music, the actors, the editing. I am a fan. Really had the "being free" aspect in it. Made me want to travel back in time to be a teen or young adult in the 70's.

Carol dancing in the mobile home was both sexy and funny. I also loved how Chucks shirt changed from scene to scene (the colored checkered one was awesome).

Just was curious what the connection of the clown was to Maureen? Was it just for a trippy concept or was it something else? It really made a good portrait of how sexuality can be a beautiful thing or can be a horrifying experience. Showed the contrast well.

Loved the film. I'll have to check out the pick up tribute my space page

This is essentially a movie with no story. What starts out as a road trip movie turns into some bad dada-esque, head trip.

Carol and Maureen, two sexy and carefree girls, are hanging out in Florida out in a field near the highway. Along comes Chuck, a good-looking California surfer stud whose driving a RV (they were called mobile homes back then). He offers them a ride and they can't resist. Carol takes to Chuck immediately and flirts with him while they travel. Meanwhile, in the back of the trailer, the dark and mysterious Maureen is deep into her tarot cards and astrology. She's foreseeing danger ahead.

Instead of any real kind of story, what we get is Chuck and Carol running naked through a field and having lots of sex while Maureen looks on envious of the couple. But then eventually she gets her turn with the stud too. Interspersed in all this sex is lots of trippy, psychedelic imagery, groovy music, nude women, sinister clowns and other confusion. It's perfect for a drive-in where hardly anyone is paying attention anyway cuz most of the audience was making out or socializing or a lot of stoners will get a trip watching. Otherwise, this is a complete waste of time unless you want to catch some T&A.

Don't let the abundance of positive votes for glowing reviews fool you. Packaged with other exploitation movies like Superchick and Malibu High, Pick-Up is nothing but pretentious wanderings filled with metaphysical mumbo-jumbo dialogue by Bernard Hirschenson who, no surprise, never directed again. Free spirited Carol and deep thinking Maureen hitch a ride with Chuck who must deliver a large RV from Miami to Tallahassee but somehow gets stuck in the Everglades where they prance around naked or partake in suedo-sacrificial ceremonies with Greek deities. Yeah, pure grindhouse experience there. At least the two young beauties bare their bodies consistently which is the only saving grace of this film. At some points in the movie a backstory is provided for the three travelers, albeit disjointedly, providing little insight into why they are at this particular station in life. I'm perfectly fine with the notion that Pick-Up has bigger meaning than I might give it credit, however this is not a movie that belongs in an exploitation collection. The cumulative score of 5.0 as I write this is more indicative of the fact that this is seen by most as an average at best film. This certainly is not an awful film, just not as good as some might make this out to be. Decide for yourself.

I gotta be straight up and just tell anyone reading this that PICK-UP is a favorite film of mine. The movie (in it's most basic sense) deals with two hippie chicks (both hot as hell by the way) who hitch a ride across Florida with a cool hippie dude. They take a detour and ultimately find themselves lost and stranded out in the Florida Everglades (props to the actors for dealing with what had to be miserable conditions out in those swamps).... Anyway.... Once out in the swamps you get lots of sex and nudity as well as a bunch of odd flashback sequences that give hints as to who the characters are etc.... I won't go into any further details because like a 'dream' or a 'trip'... It's best to just 'experience' THE experience... There's lots of stuff going on for the viewer to try to interpret if they so choose... Anyway....

In closing.... PICK-UP is incredibly difficult to get hold of but it's worth the search and is highly recommended to fans of trippy/weird/surreal type flicks as well as fans of early 70's exploitation.

This flick NEEDS a special edition DVD release!!!!!!!!!!!!!