Wanda, the Sadistic Hypnotist (1969)

Director:

Greg Corarito

Writer:

Greg Corarito (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Following his car crash, Wanda and Greta kidnap the semi-conscious Sylvester into their place. He is then tied up to a bed, hypnotized, whipped and raped by Wanda's women. Can an escaped mental patient break in and even the odds?

Plot Keywords:

Rape | LSD | Tied Up | Lesbian | Drugged

Cast

Katherine Shubeck	...	Wanda
Richard Compton	...	Sylvester (as Dick Dangerfield)
Janine Sweet	...	Greta
Patty Roberts
Lindy Birde
Mary Weatler
Lynn Harris
Sheri Jackson
Linda Stiles
Iris Dawne
Estelle Murphy
Greg Corarito
Robert Luisi
Lauri Davis
Jean Rodgers
Jacque Lee
Daryl Colinot	...	The Maniac
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vincene Wallace	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Corarito

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Greg Corarito		writer

Produced by
Greg Corarito	....	producer
Robert Vincent O'Neill	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Al Quick

Cinematography by
Greg Corarito
Gary Graver
Bruce Scott

Film Editing by
Gary Graver

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Compton	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Sam Kopetzky	....	sound mixer

Production Companies

• Ciao Productions
• Falu Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Frontier Amusements (1972) (Canada) (as "Sadistic Hypnotist")
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2004) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

The Sadistic Hypnotist (USA) (alternative title)
Wanda the Hypnotist (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

69 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ciao Productions

Trivia:

Title card at the finish reads "FIN" in the French style, instead of "The End".

Quotes:

[waking up in Wanda and Greta's bed after they kidnapped him from a car crash]
Sylvester: Who put me in this robe? Where are my clothes? And... who is the man of this house?

Movie Connections:

Edited into Twisted Sex Vol. 23 (2007) (V)

Possibly the weirdest nudie cutie flick I've seen yet

"Wanda, the Sadistic Hypnotist" is possibly the weirdest nudie cutie film I've yet seen, and I'm including "The Acid Eaters" and "Psyched by the 4D Witch" in that statement. Its moronic beyond belief and yet refuses to follow any logical laws of narrative cinema. Don't make any attempt to follow the plot, because you're just bound to get a headache. When watching this kind of flick, I wonder if the makers were attempting to create something so surreal or if the weirdness by purely accidental. I'm leaning somewhere in the middle. They were attempting to cash in on the hallucinogenic generation by including LSD as a plot device, but the horrible production values and complete lack of continuity add another degree of surrealism. Plus, there's some interesting instances of meta-fiction involved (the film constantly references its a film).

This is a strange flick, but don't mistake it to be anything of actual quality. Its horribly directed with lots of over-the-top acting. The director has no idea how to keep a pace going or include anything resembling continuity. Fortunately, I'd have it no other way when dealing with this psychedelic nudie cutie. There's several sex scenes that go on for a bit too long, but the absurdity and the hilarious dialog make it completely worth watching for fans of this kind of crap. Its one of the most entertaining products I've seen from Something Weird in a long while, and you know thats saying a lot. (7/10)