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Memorable, crazy movie

Highly Overrated But Still Good

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Cindy and Donna are half-sisters. Cindy, the younger, is sexually curious but hesitant. Donna, however, has some miles on the clock and is happy to "experiment" and more, as is friend Karen. Mom drinks. Dad has a fling with a nubile 17-year old stripper, not to mention Donna. Etc.This 1970 movie stars unknowns and, I suspect, amateurs. The four main young women are all attractive, take their clothes off for extended periods, and writhe around a lot in preparation for simulated sex. And that's about it, really. There's no plot discernible, and no significant character development (Cindy goes from "I don't think I want to" to "Oh, alright then.") Production values are low. Acting is poor. It seems to be no more than a vehicle for showing breasts, and an occasional flash of pubic hair and, for the most part, it does so with a singular lack of eroticism.Alicia Friedland, as under-age stripper Alice, has a spectacular bosom but, sweet merciful heavens, her go-go dancing does go on and on. As a result of which, this film is not on my "Recommended" list.

The Crown-International sexploitation movie "Cindy and Donna" seems to have drifted into obscurity immediately after its theatrical release, not getting a release on VHS and only receiving a quiet DVD release a few years ago (as one movie in a pack of several.) This may have been because there are no famous stars in the cast, or it may have been because the movie was rated "X" - though it's a soft core "X" and not a hard core "X", "X" rated movies have had a hard time being released in the home video market. But there's a real obvious reason why the movie has remained obscure, and that's because it's an incredibly awful movie. There is no real plot on display here - it's just one soft core sex sequence after another with just flimsy connections with each other. While I know this may sound appealing to some horny viewers, I think even they will be quickly bored, because these sequences are not erotic and are instead incredibly boring. The only interesting thing about the sex scenes is that they carefully avoid showing lower frontal nudity - if the filmmakers wanted an "X" rating, why not show everything? Anyway, this is one obscurity that deserves its status.

This was a great period movie. My mom and dad took me to the drive inn movies at Paintsville KY in 1971 and this was playing. They had no idea it was an adult film. When the first nude scene played we left and they were red faced. When I turned 18 the movie was playing at the Trail Drive Inn in Flatwoods KY and I went to see it. I really liked it. I wish they made more movies like this today. The acting was very good and I often wonder what happened to the stars of the film and if I can buy it on DVD. If anyone out there knows of where to buy this film on DVD please put up a post as I would really like to have this film in my collection.

For the information of your readers - I am the person who played the mother in Cindy and Donna. My stage name was: Suzy Allen. I never used the name Susy Allen and any information shown for Susy Allen does not apply to me. I don't know why I was not credited properly. I agree that Cindy and Donna was a terrible movie, but the stagehands and crew said I was the best actor in the movie! We spent an entire day filming one scene, with me and my "husband" driving on a freeway, with me nagging him about not taking me out often enough !! I had a lot of fun trying to be the whining, miserable wife for the movie, even though in real life I am nothing like that character. It was also very interesting for me to have to dub in some of my lines after the movie was finished. Quite a challenge to get everything right on cue.