Sunday, June 12, 2022

The Babysitter (1969)

Her man in jail on murder charges, a bikers moll plans to blackmail the prosecutor with his oldest daughters lesbianism. In that process she stumbles upon the prosecutor having an affair with his youngest child's babysitter. Boasting nudity, tacos, lots of making out, a catchy theme song and a tense bridge game, filmed in black & white it's a very 1960's kind of filth. 

Writer/star George E. Carey wants you to know that young women would be legitametly very attracted to him, and that he'd only sleep with them if his wife was being a consistent shrew. His goal seems to be passing sexplotation off as character study. That conceit dosen't entirly work, but the film is consistently entertaining in a "I can't believe the movies doing this" kind of way. 

One of only three films to star the charismatic Patricia Wymer, who would leave the industry in the early 70's and die tragically in a house fire at age 46. She should have had a longer life and career, and this movie should be more of a cult classic then it is.**1/2

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