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Chastity

  • 1969
  • PG
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Cher in Chastity (1969)
DramaRomance

After bumming across the Southwest, a tough, young woman steals a car and runs off to Mexico, where she visits a bordello and is indoctrinated by a lesbian.After bumming across the Southwest, a tough, young woman steals a car and runs off to Mexico, where she visits a bordello and is indoctrinated by a lesbian.After bumming across the Southwest, a tough, young woman steals a car and runs off to Mexico, where she visits a bordello and is indoctrinated by a lesbian.

  • Director
    • Alessio de Paola
  • Writer
    • Sonny Bono
  • Stars
    • Cher
    • Barbara London
    • Steve Whittaker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    593
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alessio de Paola
    • Writer
      • Sonny Bono
    • Stars
      • Cher
      • Barbara London
      • Steve Whittaker
    • 20User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Cher
    Cher
    • Chastity
    • (as Chér)
    Barbara London
    • Diana Midnight
    Steve Whittaker
    • Eddie
    Tom Nolan
    Tom Nolan
    • Tommy
    Danny Zapien
    • Pimp
    Elmer Valentine
    • First Truck Driver
    Burke Rhind
    • Salesman
    Richard Armstrong
    • Husband
    Autumn
    • Prostitute
    Joe Light
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Dolly Hunt
    • Lady In Church
    Jason Clark
    • Second Truck Driver
    • (as Jason Clarke)
    • Director
      • Alessio de Paola
    • Writer
      • Sonny Bono
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    4tavm

    Chastity is a mixed bag for fans of Sonny and Cher

    Having been curious a long time about this movie, I finally got to see Chastity on Netflix on Demand just now. Written and produced by Sonny Bono and starring his then-wife Cher as the title character, this film basically meanders from one point to another until an explanation of why Chastity does the things she does is provided at the end. Until then, I didn't have much sympathy for her what with her stealing money, impersonating people and professions, and her running to and from places. And at this point, Cher is not enough of an actress yet to really sell her character when she starts to breakdown emotionally as evidenced by her last scene with that madam. I was, however, amused by that scene in Mexico where she calls the police about a stolen open roof car that she took off in-with the ignition keys inside!-and temporarily leaving the phone when asked about the license plate number. Oh, and I can't believe the way that guy she meets one night that let's her stay at his house would tolerate some of her strange behaviors like her constant turning on and off light switches not to mention running water and turning on the stove! In summary, I give Chastity a mixed review. At least the music score and the songs are pretty good...
    mrmoser1

    Run -- do not walk -- as far away from this movie as possible

    She was born in a wagon of a travelin' show, her mama used to dance for the money they'd throw. Yes, it's pre-nose-job Cher in her absolutely wretched dramatic debut, as a sullen and surly hitchhiking runaway with a heart of pressed tin. With her grating voice and punk-ass demeanor, she can often be misconstrued as acting, but do not be fooled - she is simply a marionette in the hands of producer Sonny `Svengali' Bono (whom one can also presume was also the never-heard-of-before and never-heard-from-again director de Paola). Chastity is a disturbed young woman who hits the road to escape her dreary, unhappy life, and finds more dreariness and unhappiness. In this turgid and lugubrious script, she takes her anger out on men by picking them up, leading them on and then `not letting them get anything.' She works as a prostitute without ever having to give up `the goods,' and winds up in a Mexican whorehouse for a lesbian madam who would like Chastity to be something more than an employee. With a creepy introspective/philosophical voiceover narrative by Cher, it is hippie-age BS and you can definitely see her *Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves* period looming on the horizon. Chastity is perplexing in a way that is peculiarly unintriguing, and despite all her woes, she is supremely unsympathetic. Her eventual confession of being abused as a child may have been shocking in 1969, but in retrospect, it is entirely predictable. There are some who will dig deeply to find some merit to this film, but it should strictly be taken as what it is: pure camp - meaning, of course, that's it's hysterically funny while it tries desperately to be serious. Would *you* name *your* child after this? `Chastity.pick her up if you dare.' Indeed.
    4r-shasta

    Pointless Except as Cher's First Dramatic Role

    Sonny Bono wrote, produced, financed and probably directed (using a pseudonym) this witless entertainment, made at a time when Hollywood did not know how to draw in a younger audience. This film did not help matters. Valuable only as having captured Cher's first performance in a dramatic role, CHASTITY follows an aimless, wandering young woman in search of something... we never quite know what. She does talk about wanting to be loved, but she runs from that, both at the start of the movie and in the final shot. A narration makes an attempt to hold the movie together, but Bono's dialog and situations are so forced and contrived the viewer is never allowed to engage with her apparent angst. CHASTITY is a cynical take on what ailed late-60s youth, but emerges as shallow and condescending toward the very audience Sonny Bono wanted to embrace.
    7angelicseven

    Cher's Unforgettable Essence apart from the plot

    I never got to see this (1969) movie with Cher in it until recently and I'm so glad I did. The interesting thing about this movie is how it's much like Flashdance(1983), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001). Because it draws you so much into following the appealing girl that no one else or anything going on in the movie really matters. This movie was really ahead of it's time as it fits in with how the fore-mentioned movies are made today; the rushing from scene to scene with what seems like no storyline. Even the Chasity character was just as unpredictable as the ending. What I liked about the movie is how it captured & preserved Cher's beginning beautiful essence & appeal, as with close-ups of her glowing face, lustrous long black hair, very attractive hands and light sultry voice. Possibly the reason why the film didn't make it big starting out is cause people just couldn't understand or relate to what was going on in the movie at the time. This show is more of a guy flick movie. Even though I don't particularly care for the story, I would watch it again just to see Cher's likeness.
    6rosscinema

    Good early effort by Cher

    Sonny Bono saved up his money and made this film starring his wife and its really not bad. You shouldn't expect great acting but Cher does show her early raw style here and even in scenes where she's required to cry she does it admirably. Script isn't bad either but all the talking she does to herself gets annoying after a while and I really didn't buy the whole Mexican brothel part at all. Her character is just to smart and in control to do something so brash and foolish. Now, about the nudity. There are two scenes where Cher is supposedly nude and in one scene you don't see her face at all so I'm assuming its a body double. But in the other scene it kind of looks like her though her hair is in the way and the room is dark so while I'm not 100% sure I do think it might be her where you see a glimpse of Cher's breast. The film ends on an emotional level where the voices in her head let us the viewer find out what's wrong with her and the last scene of an emotional Cher on the side of the road I think is just a solid job of acting. Solid effort by all including Sonny who produced, wrote and scored the music. I kept expecting to see Sonny pop up in a cameo but he never does. Interesting hippie flick with solid acting.

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    • Trivia
      Sonny and Cher sold off all their belongings to finance the film. Sonny recalled that after they completed shooting, the couple returned to their Hollywood mansion which was completely empty inside.
    • Quotes

      Man in car: Hey, you wanna do a thing honey?

      Chastity: You gotta have a thing to do a thing, creep.

    • Alternate versions
      An "M" rated version of the film has a few different camera camera angles and shots not used in the "R" or "PG" rated versions. It also has some words muted for content. One version does not have Cher's "Band of Theives" song in the closing credits credits. The television and "M" rated versions of the film are the same.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Barbara McNair Show: Sonny & Cher, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Tom Patterson (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)
      Written by Elyse J. Weinberg

      Performed by Cher

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Честити
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Progress Motion Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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