{"id":51438,"date":"2007-07-12T12:55:01","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51438"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:51:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T03:51:14","slug":"opening-of-misty-beethoven-the-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51438","title":{"rendered":"Opening of Misty Beethoven, The (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Golden Rod Girl is chosen informally and spontaneously.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Opening-of-Misty-Beethoven-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Opening-of-Misty-Beethoven-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Opening-of-Misty-Beethoven-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Opening-of-Misty-Beethoven-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Opening-of-Misty-Beethoven-Poster-179x270.jpg 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Opening-of-Misty-Beethoven-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSexologist Seymour Love (Jamie Gillis) takes on a bet to turn street hooker Misty Beethoven (Constance Money) into a renowned Golden Rod Girl.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adult Films<\/li>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Mentors<\/li>\n<li>Radley Metzger Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, this &#8220;p****graphic <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48515\"><em>Pygmalian<\/em><\/a>&#8221; is a rare adult flick which &#8220;has decent photography; a consistently light, comical touch; [and] a clever script&#8221;, in addition to likable characters, interesting set designs, and decent performances. Indeed, because the acting in adult films is (as a rule) uniformly awful, Jamie Gillis&#8217;s humorous performance here &#8212; as Misty&#8217;s &#8220;mentor&#8221; &#8212; is especially welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jamie Gillis as Seymour Love<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Gillis2.png 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stylized sets and glamorous, international locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Opening-Misty-Beethoven-Sets.png 1903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This is one of a handful of adult flicks which should be seen by all (age-appropriate) film fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0075018\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mondo-digital.com\/henryparis.html\">Mondo Digital Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Golden Rod Girl is chosen informally and spontaneously.&#8221; Synopsis: Sexologist Seymour Love (Jamie Gillis) takes on a bet to turn street hooker Misty Beethoven (Constance Money) into a renowned Golden Rod Girl. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Adult Films Character Arc Mentors Radley Metzger Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary writes, this &#8220;p****graphic Pygmalian&#8221; is a rare adult flick which &#8220;has decent photography; a consistently light, comical touch; [and] a clever script&#8221;, in addition to likable characters, interesting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51438\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51438"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97426,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51438\/revisions\/97426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}