''Video Vixens'' (also known as ''Black Socks'') is a 1975

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film written by Joel Gross and directed by Ron Sullivan under the pseudonym

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. The crew features many of the cast from the 1972

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'' with

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and

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working as the

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and assistant editor for the film. It stars Keith Luckett, James Walters,

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, Con Covert, and

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. It was distributed by

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Premise

The plot follows the fictional television broadcast station WKLITT as they broadcast a

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award show. The film is made up of several vignettes regarding the preparation of the show, clips from fictional movies, and parodies of commercials.

Reception

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stated: "''Video Vixens'' is a great deal of fun. It recalls an era when any mention of gratuity was greeted with simultaneous calls of censure and/or celebration. Nudity was just leaving the exploitation arena and taking up shop in the movie mainstream. Thanks to the efforts of Gross and Pachard, this skin flick ends up being a smart, sunny spoof of the growing morass between the different medias. It's not perfect, but it sure beats the pants off similar adult-oriented offerings".

Reflist

External links

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