The Hookers and P.P.S.

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The world's oldest profession goes under the microscope in two vintage sexploitation films brought to DVD in this double-bill release from Something Weird Video. The Hookers and P.P.S. -- Prostitutes Protective Society have both been transferred to disc in their original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1; both pictures look reasonably good and the transfers seem quite accurate, though the original photography wasn't exactly stellar for either movie, and the print for P.P.S. shows a bit of wear. Both features are in English, with no multiple language options or subtitles included. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono, and the quality is as good as can be expected from the source materials. As is their custom, Something Weird have loaded up this disc with bonus material, starting with a third feature film, Meeting on 69th Street, a rough but entertaining movie that runs a shade under 60 minutes (and, like the other features, is in black-and-white and transferred in full-screen). Trailers for the two main features are also included, as well as previews of seven other exploitation items dealing with prostitution. A gallery of cover art from men's magazines devoted to sex films rounds out the package. Simply put, no other video company has devoted more time and energy to preserving the grimy legacy of American exploitation films than Something Weird, and this disc is just the kind of thing they do well and few other companies would even attempt; sleaze cinema fans will love it. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Black and White
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Features:
  • Digitally remasterd
  • Original theatrical trailers
  • Bonus hooker-happy trailers for: All My Men, Hot Skin and Cold Cash. The House of Cats, Meeting on 69th Street, Obscene House, The Wild and the Wicked, and Women of Desire
  • Fresh from getting arrested in Florida, Sylvia, Dawn, and Lana end up on Staten Island, where they turn a dilapidated two-story flat into a brand-new whorehouse just in time to celebrate opening night with three sailors in the 1969 mini-feature: Meeting on 69th Street
  • Gallery of sexploitation ad art with exploitation audio

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Barbara Wood - Julie
       Monica Davis - Barbara
       Fleurette Carter - Callie Sue

• Director:

  Jalo Miklos Horthy, Barry Mahon, Kemper Peacock