![]() ![]() After ingesting LSD, Lila becomes a psychopathic serial killer! The plot of “Mantis In Lace” is pure Novak: Lila (played by Susan Stewart) is a good-natured go-go dancer who strips at a seedy topless bar on the Sunset Strip. Time to meet the sexy cast of “Mantis In Lace!” Look at this! President Obama and VP Biden enjoying a burger in a shop that never stops celebrating this film!!!! She loved them…and loved them…and loved them… TO DEATH! ![]() Here is a look at three of Harry’s sexploitation masterpieces – beginning with one that was so iconic it even go the attention of the President Of The United States! Harry Novak was a master in making money off sex – as you see, often with a sense of humor! Appreciate them for what they are – the opening of the door to a new world of freedom in movie making that now results in “anything goes”… I mean, who can argue with titles like these: I do not apologize at all for my love of “grindhouse” films: these movies celebrate sex, violence, and – well – MORE sex and violence, but they are an important part of our cinematic history, for they helped open the doors to much more “adult” film making. It was a wild time for all – along with Times Square, these movies were routinely booked in drive-in theaters in the midwest and south, with lurid come-on advertising – and in many cases they high-tailed it out of town with the police close behind. In those early days, these films were always presented as if they were made for one reason only: to warn you of the dangers lurking in the big city! So these “sexploitation” films were a legal outlet for pent up sexual repression – and presented as “sex education”, therefore slipping back local censors… Movies like “Scream In The Streets” were designed to tease and titillate – and also WARN everyone about the dangers of promiscuity…remember, when these movies were shown, there were no “hardcore” movies in theaters – nudity and sex were a dangerous mix… And Harry was about to satisfy a lot more than that! Here is the definition of PRURIENT: “Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.” In big cities, especially New York’s Times Square, these downtown movie theaters were open 24 hours a day, and didn’t care WHAT was going on in the seats – seeing a film here was a dangerous sport! And the movies that were shown were “grinding out” all day and night – usually a gratuitous mix of non-stop sex and violence…hence the term “grindhouse”:Īnd they were aiming for one thing, and one thing only…to satisfy a PURIENT INTEREST: In the 60’s and 70’s, exploitation films – also known as “sexploitation” movies – were the cheapest, sleaziest films there were: low budget, often poorly made, and often dubbed european films that were shown exclusively in inner city “grindhouses”… To fully appreciate his impact, a quick bit of history…back to a time when seeing a salacious film was more difficult, more daring…and very dangerous for the people making them! It’s just one of the deliciously wicked films from the mind of Novak. Why? Easy! How can you not love a guy who was behind a film like this? ![]() Harry Novak is one of the most influential Producers in movie history. Thanks to legendary film Producer Harry Novak, we will always have these classic slices of cinema to enjoy – because Harry helped blow the doors off cinema! RIP Harry, you will be missed – let’s remember how he heated up movie theaters forever! Yes, some of the greatest films ever made – from a time when the title and tagline for a film were as important as what was in it! Because as you can see, it was: Time to celebrate one of cinema’s greatest Producers – RIP to iconic Movie Master Harry Novak – who entertained the world with a classic array of hits like THESE! We’ve Lost The King Of Mind-Blowing Movies! RIP Harry Novak! Home › 70's Cinema › We’ve Lost The King Of Mind-Blowing Movies! RIP Harry Novak! ![]()
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