Memories Within Miss Aggie
| Memories Within Miss Aggie | |
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| Directed by | Gerard Damiano |
| Written by | Ron Wertheim |
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| Cinematography | João Fernandes |
| Music by | Rupert Holmes |
Production company | Inish Kae |
| Distributed by | Cinépix Film Properties Video Home Library Arrow Film & Video Appidan |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Memories Within Miss Aggie is a 1974 American pornographic film directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Deborah Ashira, Eric Edwards, Harry Reems and Darby Lloyd Rains. The film pays homage to both Damiano's previous skin flick The Devil in Miss Jones and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
Plot
[edit]The narrative structure of the film involves a woman, the eponymous Miss Aggie, recounting her previous sexual encounters to her lover. The younger incarnations of Miss Aggie are played by other actresses. The veracity of Miss Aggie's memory is in doubt.
Cast
[edit]- Deborah Ashira as Aggie
- Eric Edwards as Richard I
- Harry Reems as Richard II
- Kim Pope as Aggie I
- Mary Stuart as Aggie II
- Darby Lloyd Rains as Aggie III
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the World Theatre in New York City and grossed $55,485 in its opening week, the highest gross for a theatre in New York that week other than Radio City Music Hall and more than the opening grosses of Deep Throat The Devil in Miss Jones.[1]
Oscar campaign
[edit]In 1975, Inish Kae, the film's distributor, launched an ad campaign touting the movie for Academy Award nominations. The ads in the entertainment industry trade press touted Miss Aggie for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Damiano) and Best Actress (Deborah Ashira).[2]
Home media
[edit]In September 2018, the film was restored in 2K and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome.[3][4]
See also
[edit]Remakes | Homages
[edit]Rob Reiner's film Misery at IMDb has a similar plot, and includes many scenes co-opted from Memories Within Miss Aggie.
References
[edit]- ^ Verrill, Addison (May 15, 1974). "'Miss Aggie' No. 2 To Radio City; Top Critics Won't Review Porno; Canby on 'Dirty Vs. 'Arty Sex'". Variety. p. 3.
- ^ Lewis, Jon (2000). Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry. New York, New York: NYU Press. pp. 260–67. ISBN 978-0814751428.
- ^ "Memories Within Miss Aggie – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Orndorf, Brian (September 26, 2018). "Memories Within Miss Aggie Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.