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This Is Your Sex Life Review
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This Is Your Sex Life Review Directed by Jerome Bronson (credited as Wolfgang Gower). Released by Vidco in 1987 (copyright date). Available on Caballero Classics DVD. A spoof of the TV series This Is Your Life, this movie stars Tracey Adams as host Holly Bedgood as she and the producers of her show find contestants to take a trip down their sexual memory lane. In this installment, Taija Rae is the contestant who is surprised in her home by a camera crew as she masturbates in the bathtub. She is then whisked away to the television studio where actors re-enact moments of her sexual history. Be sure to stay tuned for the surprise guest at the end. There isn't much story, but the concept is good. Story Grade: B. This feature was shot on video. Medium Grade: C. Some real locations were used, while some sets appeared to have been sets built on soundstages. The soundstages were appropriate for this production given that the concept was that it was done as a TV show in a studio. With that in mind, the scene with Mike Horner and Nina DePonca should have taken place on a soundstage rather than at a real location. Bonus for keeping the local L.A. phone number of a television audience recruiting hotline in one of the exterior shots. Set Design Grade: B+. The sexual performances were very good. Although Tracey Adams is a main character, she does not have sex in this production. Sexual Performances Grade: A-. The acting performances were generally believable, given that a number of the performances were portrayed as stereotypes: a first-time sexual encounter in the backseat of a car as<b> teenagers </font></b>for example. Naturally, one has to suspend disbelief in the scene at the beginning of the film in which the camera crew sneaks in on an unsuspecting Taija Rae. Acting Performances: A-. Mike Horner in a Kermit The Frog costume. It's bizarre, but you'll see it here. Taija Rae looked great, but there was a bit too much make-up. (She wore less in her earlier films.) High heel shoes remained on in numerous sex scenes in which they would have realistically come off. Also, Mike Horner kept his frog feet on during a portion of his sex scene with Nina DePonca. Weird. Wardrobe/Make-Up Grade: B. There was a slight lighting adjustment in the Mike Horner/Nina DePonca scene, but it was still over lit. Otherwise, lighting was consistent. Lighting Grade: B. A slight echo could be heard in the dialogue early on in the movie, but it seemed to dissipate. The score was decent, but the audio track in the background of the Peter North/Shanna McCullough drive-in scene was a nuisance considering that the movie was supposed to be a Bogart/Bacall classic and sounded nothing like one. Sound Grade: C+. A boom briefly appeared during the Taija Rae/Tom Byron sex scene. Also, the wide shot of the studio set seemed to be rather blurry. Directing Grade: B. Overall, this production was a successful parody of a classic TV show. With a bigger budget, it probably could have been better. Artistic Merit Grade: B+. OVERALL GRADE: B. |
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