Is There Sex After Death? (1971)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Directors:

Alan Abel
Jeanne Abel

Writers:

Jeanne Abel (written by) &
Alan Abel (written by)
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Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Director | Seance | Interview | Large Breasts

Cast

Alan Abel	...	Dr. Rogers
Buck Henry	...	Dr. Louise Manos
Marshall Efron	...	Vince Domino
Holly Woodlawn	...	Herself
Robert Downey Sr.	...	Himself (as Robert Downey)
Jim Moran	...	Dr. Elevenike
Rubin Carson	...	Himself
Earle Doud	...	Merkin the Magician
Lawrence Wolf	...	Sexbowl Announcer / Seance Spirit (as Larry Wolf)
James Dixon	...	Richard M. Nixon (as Jim Dixon)
Roger Diamond	...	Attorney (as Roger Jon Diamond)
Iris Brooks	...	Breast Development Student
Ron Saunders	...	Clinic Doctor
Alan Rinzler	...	Clinic Doctor
George Allison	...	Clinic Doctor
Evelyn Jones	...	Clinic Nurse
Jeanne Abel	...	Clinic Nurse
Lynn Dickson	...	Clinic Nurse
Eric Edwards	...	Clinic Patient (as Robb Everett)
Susan Lasky	...	Clinic Patient
Chris Jordan	...	Clinic Patient (as Kathy Everett)
David Jett	...	Clinic Patient
Gordon Metcalfe	...	Clinic Patient
Herb Levy	...	Clinic Patient
Fran Lopate	...	Clinic Patient
Cornelius Frizell	...	Clinic Patient
Janet Banzet	...	Clinic Patient
James Auchincloss	...	Clinic Patient
Jim Worth	...	Clinic Patient
Helen Ludlam	...	Clinic Patient
William J. Moran	...	Clinic Patient
Murray Farr	...	Clinic Patient
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Andre	...	Sex Bowl Contestant (as Carter Courtney Jr.)
Harry Bangel	...	Couple on Table
John Bottoms	...	Cameraman
George Carter	...	Social Director
Irene Collins	...	Girl on Raft
Sally Demay	...	Seance Sitter (as Sally De May)
Barton Heyman	...	Brad Barlow
Wolf Landsman	...	Seance Sitter
Mary Elaine Monti	...	Sue
Jon Oppenheim	...	Porno Theater Audience
James Randi	...	Seance Medium
Tina Russell	...	Magic Act Contestant
Stephanie Skura	...	Debbie
Mink Stole	...	Dominatrix
K.C. Townsend	...	Couple on Table
Jennifer Welles	...	Merkin's Assistant
Rita Bennett	...	Bambi Ferguson - Magic Show Volunteer (uncredited)
Robyn Hilton	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Abel
Jeanne Abel

Writing credits
Jeanne Abel		(written by) &
Alan Abel		(written by)
Buck Henry		uncredited

Produced by
Alan Abel	....	producer
Jeanne Abel	....	producer
Michael Rothschild	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Arthur Albert
Gerald Cotts

Film Editing by
Jeanne Abel

Production Management
Ronald Neely	....	production manager

Sound Department
Charlie Baracca	....	sound

Music Department
George Carter	....	musical director
Norman Forrest	....	musical director
Tony Mekas	....	musical director

Distributors

• Abel-Child Productions (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
• First Run Features (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Spencer Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Is There Love After Death (USA)

Runtime:

102 min (original version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R (re-rating) | USA:X

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Movie Connections:

References "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955)

A very funny movie.

This film is a crazy quilt of tongue in cheek vignettes, all spoofing the sexual revolution of the 70's. It is great dirty satire featuring some of the best

improvisational comedians of the era, including Buck Henry and the hilarious

Marshall Efron. Many of the movie's funniest sequences take place at the

Bureau of Sexological Investigation where the head doctor, Alan Abel, instructs his patients on solving a variety of weirdly humorous maladies. There are also real on the street interviews with Abel and an inspired group of people. Throw in a topless string quartet, a pornographic opera, life inside a nudist camp, and a marvelous bit with an X-rated filmmaker, and you have a constant barrage of laughs. The most comical scene is The International Sex Bowl sequence at the end, which remains a classic piece of comedy. Highly recommended.