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Grindhouse exploitation so sleazy it makes you shower twice afterward.
TMDB
90
IMDb
41

This Sporting House (1969)

sleazy grindhousetrashy '60s pulplow-budget grime

Overview

DramaCrime

Three lovely girls are abducted and forced to work in a Manhattan brothel.

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manhattan, new york cityescapelesbiangrindhouseabductionbondagebrothelbordellotied to chairrolls royce+2 more

Standout Aspects

Score

Incongruous surf music over sleaze creates genuine surreal dissonance.

Practical Effects

Low-budget Manhattan locations capture authentic 1969 grime.

Best for:Solo: When you're alone and questioning your life choices.·Rewatch: Film historians only. Everyone else, once is plenty.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Non-consensual abduction and forced prostitution depicted throughout.·Violence: Roughie genre physical abuse against women.
Henri Pachard

Director

Henri Pachard

ReleasedSep 24, 1969
Runtime1h 13m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Jennifer Welles

Jennifer Welles

Ezmerelda

Larry Hunter

Larry Hunter

Violent Customer

Alex Mann

Alex Mann

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Cultural

Part of the 'roughie' subgenre—1960s exploitation films that added violence to softcore, bridging nudie-cuties and hardcore porn.

Trivia

Director Henri Pachard would become a prolific adult filmmaker in the 1970s-80s; this was his grimy stepping stone.

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