The Kiss of Her Flesh (1968)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michael Findlay

Writers:

Michael Findlay (writer)
Roberta Findlay (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The story of hot-blooded Maria... who always gets her man, after man, after man!

Plot:

A weapons expert who murdered his unfaithful stripper wife and her lover goes on a killing spree, bumping off exotic dancers and hookers, while plotting the demise of his wife's swinging bisexual sister and her kinky boyfriend. |

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Female Masturbation | Exploitation | Oral Sex | Bare Breasts

Cast

Uta Erickson	...	Maria (as Dyana Alicia)
Janet Banzet	...	Mona (as Marie Brent)
Michael Findlay	...	Richard Jennings (as Robert West)
Donna Stone	...	Cleo (as Diane Stein)
Rita Vance	...	Hitchhiker (as Rita Green)
Suzzan Landau	...	Doris (as Alice Grant)
Earl Hindman	...	Don (as Leo Heinz)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roberta Findlay	...	Narrator (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Findlay		(as Julian Marsh)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Findlay		writer (as Julian Marsh)
Roberta Findlay		writer (as Anna Riva)

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
Chico Buck	....	grip
Robert Marx	....	lighting technician
Welchie	....	still photographer

Distributors

• American Film Distributing Corporation (AFDC) (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2003) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)

Also Known As:

The Kiss of Her (USA) (bowdlerized title)

Runtime:

USA:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

This film was considered lost for many years until “Something Weird Video” unearthed the original negative and released it to video.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Touch of Her Flesh (1967)

The sleaziest entry in the series

"The Kiss of Her Flesh" is the most depraved and sleazy entry in the "Flesh" trilogy, but its also in my mind the least enjoyable. I'm not exactly sure how to explain this, outside of maybe the fact the films began to get rather repetitive and predictable by this point. The sex scenes in this one go on for far too long, as to be expected from this kind of film. The first half is mostly dull stuff. Fortunately, the second half loads on the sleaze, but by that point its a bit too late.

Maybe I'm being a bit too hard on this film. I'd recommend watching this before the other entries. It may actually be more enjoyable because it'll feel a lot fresher. Its the most degenerate and possibly the most misogynistic entry, despite not having nearly as much of the bizarre dialog as the earlier entries had. The killings themselves are startlingly original for this kind of flick, and stick out in memory. The rest of the film isn't nearly as good however. The low production values only enhance the sleazy atmosphere. As I said above, watch this before the other entries in the series and you'll probably enjoy it more than I ended up doing. (5/10)