The Touch of Her Flesh (1967)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Michael Findlay

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

RUGGED and ROUGH! FAST PACED THRILLS!

Plot:

A distraught weapons dealer is involved in an automobile accident after catching his stripper wife in bed with another man...

Plot Keywords:

Bed | Accident | Violence | Caught Having Sex | Saw

Cast

Suzanne Marre	...	Janet
Angelique	...	Claudia Jennings
Michael Findlay	...	Richard Jennings (as Robert West)
Vivian Del Rio	...	Go go dancer
Peggy Steffans	...	Hooker (as Marie Lamont)
Ron Skideri	...	Steve (as David Boxwell)
Rit Dexter	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sally Farb
Roberta Findlay	...	Credits Girl / Dream Girl / Claudia Jennings's Voice (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Findlay		(as Julian Marsh)

Produced by
Michael Findlay	....	producer (as Julian Marsh)
Roberta Findlay	....	producer (as Anna Riva)

Original Music by
Robin Aden

Cinematography by
Roberta Findlay		(as Anna Riva)

Film Editing by
Michael Findlay		(as Julian Marsh)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberta Findlay	....	lighting technician (as Robert Marx)
Marvin Flower	....	still photographer

Production Companies

• Rivamarsh

Distributors

• American Film Distributing Corporation (AFDC) (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Crest Film Distributors (1967) (USA: West Coast) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures of Canada (1972) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2003) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

The Touch of Her (USA) (bowdlerized title)
The Touch of Her Life (USA) (bowdlerized title)
The Touch of Her Passion (USA) (bowdlerized title)

Runtime:

USA:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rivamarsh

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blonde Ambition (1981)

Robert Findlay sickie that certainly is odd

Roberta and Mike Findlay made over a dozen nudie/sickie/roughies in the 60s and early 70s, culminating with SNUFF in the late 70s. Of all those films, the FLESH trilogy is the most memorable. TOUCH OF HER FLESH, CURSE OF HER FLESH, and KISS OF HER FLESH were three sickie classics starring Robert West as Richard Jennings, a one-eyed psycho who kills strippers in sadistic ways. This was his beginning and is a tad boring, but pays off.

Richard Jennings witnesses his wife having sex with another man and runs into traffic. Losing one eye and temporarily paralyzed from the waist down, Richard vows his vengeance and vents his frustration while searching for his wife by killing strippers in inventive ways. He sends one a rose with thorns dipped in poison, shoots a poison dart into the stomach of another, and by the finale, a dagger, a buzzsaw, and a crossbow fit into the whole mess.

TOUCH OF HER FLESH is really sick. First the audience is treated to coy sex scenes and stripping/go-go scenes, followed immediately by scenes of death and gore. I guess that's why they call them sickies. All the acting is bad, but most of the women would fit right in a Russ Meyer film! Top-heavy tarts make up most of the nudity here, which is pleasing to the eye and sort of differentiates this from other films of its kind. There are some good instances of cinematography and editing that are above par in an exploitation film as well.

TOUCH OF HER FLESH is not for everyone and will probably offend those looking for a softcore sex film from the 60s. The version I saw was cut, as the film only ran an hour (original running time is 70 minutes), but the sex was not graphic; it's the gore that should draw audiences. Sadistic viewers should enjoy it, but I'm surprised cries of misogyny haven't plagued this film from its release! Not heartily recommended, but is worth a look if you're curious. And you should be if you're reading a review of this!