Blue Money (1972)

Not worth the paper it's printed on.

I bought this clunker in a set with 11 other movies at Kmart for $5.00. My expectations were low and in no way did this exceed them. This movie sucks. 

The year is 1972 and Jim directs pornographic films. The government is cracking down on the industry and busts are happening all around him. His wife wants him to get out before it's his turn, but he's 2/3 into building his fucking boat and needs to work until it's finished so they can retire and spend their days island hopping. Basically, its the same story line as "Superfly",except with porn. One last big score, then get out before it's too late. Unlike "Superfly", the acting sucks and there's no action to speak of.

Alain Patrick (who also wrote and directed this piece of shit) gives an absolutely wooden performance in the lead role and his French Canadian accent is excruciating to listen to throughout. He sounds like a smug version of Fabio. This could have been an interesting look behind the scenes of the adult film industry, but it's not. No grit, nothing of interest, just Jim and his producer being fucked over by the distributors. There's a moderate amount of nudity, but unless you find a topless woman holding her baby or paid actresses in simulated sex scenes going through the motions exciting, there's nothing erotic going on here. It's the perfect set up for sleaze, but ends up another failed opportunity. The film seems okay on a technical level and the soundtrack is varied and decent, I guess, but that's really not enough to recommend this to someone else. If you have the chance to see this for free, don't. 

1.5/5