Pretty Peaches

For a porn film to rise above being just another entry in the genre, it really needs more than just wall to wall sex; and it is with that in mind that I name Pretty Peaches as one of the best porn films ever made. Alex De Renzy's masterpiece has so much more than just sex and actually manages to hold the audience's interest throughout with a combination of good humour, some interesting characters and a suitably wacky plot line that leaves plenty of room orgies, enemas and accidental incestuous relations. The 'Peaches' of the title refers to our heroine; a young and very naive girl who drives a jeep. She's off to see her father get married and after doing so, sets off on her own way; much to the dismay of her father. She ends up roaring across a field in a jeep and has a crash resulting in her being knocked out. A couple of guys find the girl and decide to help her, by raping her while unconscious. She wakes up with amnesia and the two guys agree to let her stay with them; on the condition she gets a job. Peaches then sets off to find who she 'really' is.

The lead role is taken by prolific porn star Desiree Cousteau, and she's just great! Films such as The Devil in Miss Jones have made me not expect much in the looks department from the lead actresses, but Cousteau bucks that trend nicely. The curvaceous buxom beauty is a delight to watch, even if her acting is not always the greatest! There's plenty of sex in the movie; but the sex scenes themselves don't go on and on as is the case with some other porn movies and they serve their purpose really well. The fact that they don't go on and on means that there's plenty of time for the film to move along quickly which ensures it doesn't get boring. Director Alex de Renzy obviously has a sense of humour too and parts of the movie (such as the build up to the rape scene towards the start of film) are very funny. As the film draws to a close; there's less focus on characters and story and more on sex and the film culminates in one great big orgy scene with a rather shocking sting in its tail! Overall, Pretty Peaches is without doubt one of the best porn films of the seventies and for that reason is highly recommended viewing!

Most XXX rated movies bore me or disgust me. Which is a shame, because one of the first ones I ever witnessed was Pretty Peaches I... this movie has it all. Granted, it's been over 10 years since I've seen it (though I'm downloading it right now... found it on Sharaza, hence my urge to look it up here), but it quickly became the standard all other XXX movies had to live up to, since (most don't hold my interest for more than ten minutes. Some would say that's long enough ;)).

The beginning was enough to hook me; I knew this wasn't going to be your typical hard-core movie (though the uncut version is very hard-core).

I remember the accident scene clearly... I watched it with my new wife (our first 'dirty movie' together) and we were both laughing our asses off at the absurdity of it all, but it was good laughter... suffice to say I believe our son was conceived that night.

Desiree Cousteau, wherever you are, I'm available now... MARRY ME!!!

Back in the 1970's USA was hitting the Porno market in a big way. Far better films were being produced then just straight sex scenes. Today's Pornos are in my mind very boring.... A typical script for a modern porno.. "my sink is leaking, I better call a plumber" Plumber arrives.. "You are handsome, let's have sex" And that is pretty much all it is except moaning and groaning...

As a teenager first introduced to porn in the 1970's, the movies were epic... Now in this modern era, I seek out those old classic 1970's pornos. They have a decent script and story line and the sex scene fit within the flow of the story.

I had not seen "Pretty Peaches" since the time of it's release, so to find it again on a free streaming adult site hosted out of Russia, I was in heaven. The story line makes sense, the characters believable, and well filmed in interesting locations.

In my opinion, this movie is the best porno ever produced in the 1970's.

When porn first went "mainstream," it did so with a series of big screen feature films like this one from 1978. Unlike the adult films of today, movies back then aspired to be "real" entertainment. While this movie has all the depth of a Keystone Kops movie, the effort at storytelling and real movie making is clearly there. From wacky characters suitable for a hardcore sex-romp, it also features real sets, locations, and even costumes. In general, the sex scenes, while explicit, are very short. Yes, all the action is clearly shown, including porn's infamous "money shots," but gone are most of the super close-ups of body parts connecting. One gets the sense that the movie makers were more interested in showing their actors having real sex in near real time. Also absent are the implants and finely honed bodies so popular today. Additionally, as is true with most seventies erotica, the women are presented ala natural. It's main character, as portrayed by Desiree Cousteau started her movie-making career as a mainstream actress in B movies. Unable to achieve any real success, she transitioned into adult films and remained popular for many years.

I recently got to see this again and, sadly, it's not as good as I remember. Some of it is great, in classic 70s porn style, but too many of the scene make me think of rape. :( The gang rape by the girls onto Peaches is not sexy or cool at all, this scene is full of dark manipulation and, if it's supposed to be funny, I'm missing the gag now. Peaches is attacked in the toilets before she get the enema forced, and you must agree it is done through force, upon her. When she is unconscious she is raped by the guy. It kind of detracts from the point of the movie. This is all a shame because the orgy at the end is great! Desiree Cousteau does her job fine, and some of the sex scene made me chuckle as I thought back to the first time I'd seen them - especially the maid who is so annoyed that her boss has got married she threatens to quit, until they invite her into their bed - hilarious! So, watch it, but don't say I haven't warned you. Maybe I'm getting old...