The 80s called. It wants its trench coat, saxophone, and questionable decisions back.
Magazine mogul, Hugh Heffer, sends private eye Ginger Trueheart on a sex-sizzling search through San Francisco's infamous "Tenderloin" district. It seems that Mr. Heffer is looking for a missing enchantress who is "the best in the world".
Production
Actual Tenderloin locations, unglamorous authenticity
Costume
Ginger's detective aesthetic: trench coat, little else
Direction
Damiano's mainstream pivot from Deep Throat
Director
Gerard Damiano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gerard Damiano directed Deep Throat (1972); this was his attempt at legitimate crime-comedy crossover during the early 80s adult film boom.
Shot on location in San Francisco's actual Tenderloin district, making it accidental documentary of pre-gentrification 1981 SF.
US
