The First Nudie Musical  

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The First Nudie Musical is a 1976 American motion picture directed by Mark Haggard and Bruce Kimmel.

The movie is a comedy starring Cindy Williams and Stephen Nathan. Nathan plays Harry Schechter, heir to a Hollywood studio forced to make a musical comedy porno in order to stave off bankruptcy. The movie features a series of farcical lewd musical numbers in the style of classical Hollywood musical comedies including: "Orgasm", "Lesbian Butch Dyke", and "Dancing Dildos." The movie has low-budget feel, with a "musical-within-a-movie" theme in the tradition of Singin' in the Rain but with satirical sexual humor. An early staple of Cinemax, it has become somewhat of a cult classic since its initial release and was released on DVD in 2001. It was one of several farcical musical-comedy collaborations between Kimmel (who also co-starred in the movie) and Williams, along with Naked Space (originally titled Spaceship) in 1981.

Trivia

  • Diana Canova, who would later star on the sitcom Soap, sang for the film's soundtrack and appeared in the film as "Juanita" ("Eets yust so beeg!").
  • Cindy Williams had started appearing in her hit series Laverne & Shirley when she was called back to film an added slapstick scene involving a camera crane. She wore a hat to cover her longer hair which would not have matched her previously filmed scenes. The video cover promoted a guest appearance by Ron Howard, although his contribution was a very short appearance near the start of the film.
  • The run-down studio used for exterior scenes was Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. The studio underwent a renovation shortly after filming.





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