''Blaze Starr Goes Nudist'' is a 1962
nudist film
In film, nudity may be either graphic or suggestive, such as when a person appears to be naked but is covered by a sheet. Since the birth of film, depictions of any form of sexuality have been controversial, and in the case of most nude scen ...
, produced and directed by
Doris Wishman. The film stars legendary
burlesque queen
Blaze Starr
Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She ...
and
crooner
Crooner is a term used to describe primarily male singers who performed using a smooth style made possible by better microphones which picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a more dynamic range ...
Ralph Young (as "Russ Martine").
The film was also released under the
bowdlerized
Expurgation, also known as bowdlerization, is a form of censorship that involves purging anything deemed noxious or offensive from an artistic work or other type of writing or media.
The term ''bowdlerization'' is a pejorative term for the practi ...
title ''Blaze Starr Goes Back to Nature''.
Plot
Screen siren Blaze Starr (Starr) is tired of the rigors of celebrity life. After wandering into a screening of a nudist
exploitation film
An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", though some set trends, attract critical attention, become hi ...
, she travels to Sunny Palms Lodge, a nearby
nudist camp, to apply for membership. Blaze enjoys the relaxed atmosphere the camp offers and becomes friends with the camp's director, Andy Simms (Young). Her lack of interest in her professional life quickly becomes apparent to her manager / boyfriend Tony (Berk), however, who worries that Blaze will lose her acting contract if the studio finds out she's a nudist. As fate would have it, it turns out the studio head endorses the nudist lifestyle, and Blaze and Andy start a new romance.
Cast
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Blaze Starr
Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She ...
as Blaze Starr
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Ralph Young (as "Russ Martine") as Andy Simms
* Gene Berk as Tony
* William Meyer
* Sandra Sinclair
* Stephen Bloom
* Bunny Downe
* James Antonio
Locations
The
nude scene
In film, nudity may be either graphic or suggestive, such as when a person appears to be naked but is covered by a sheet. Since the birth of film, depictions of any form of sexuality have been controversial, and in the case of most nude scen ...
s were filmed at Sunny Palms Lodge in
Homestead, Florida
Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. The population was 80,737 as of the 2020 census. Homestead is primarily a Miami s ...
.
See also
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List of American films of 1963
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List of American films of 1962
A list of American films released in 1962.
'' Lawrence of Arabia'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
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References
External links
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1963 films
1960s English-language films
American sexploitation films
Films directed by Doris Wishman
Homestead, Florida
Films about striptease
1960s American films
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