Essential Kay Parker
"It’s a classic for a reason! Essential Kay Parker to add to the collection."
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When Barbara Scott's (Kay Parker) husband leaves her, blaming her frigidity for destroying their marriage, she's left alone, without a source of income, and charged with taking care of their teenage son, Paul (Mike Ranger). Feeling vulnerable, she turns to her friend Gina (Juliet Anderson) who opens Barbara's eyes to the secret world of suburban swingers. But as erotic tension grows, Barbara begins to fantasize about her handsome son...
One of the most significant and controversial X rated films ever made, Kirdy Stevens' TABOO became one of the biggest hits of the 80s, catapulting its star, Kay Parker, to international fame. Newly restored from rare 35mm vault elements, Vinegar Syndrome presents this landmark piece of underground cinema on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world.
Directed by: Kirdy Stevens
Starring: Kay Parker, Mike Ranger, Juliet Anderson, Dorothy LeMay, Tawny Pearl, Turk Lyon
1980 / 86 minutes / Color / 1.85:1
- All extras on both formats
- Region free Blu-ray and DVD combo pack
- Scanned & restored in 2k from 35mm original vault elements.
- Brand new audio commentary with: Kay Parker (lead actress)
- Brand new audio commentary with: Helene Terrie (writer/producer)
- Archival audio commentary with: Kay Parker (lead actress)
- Archival audio commentary with: Kirdy Stevens (director), Helene Terrie (writer/producer)
- Archival video interview with: Kay Parker (lead actress)
- Promotional image gallery
- Reversible cover artwork
Overall rating: 4.2 / 5 from 25 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Taboo, a landmark piece of underground cinema, has been newly restored from rare 35mm vault elements and is now available on Blu-ray for the first time. Customers praised the outstanding transfer quality and appreciated the stellar performance by Kay Parker. The release of this important film has been highly appreciated by many.
Summary topics
- Video Quality: 29%
- Kay Parker's Performance: 20%
- Film Release: 16%
Review topics: ["transfer","kay parker","release","film","taboo","reason","movie","storyline","acting","story","friend"].
Review highlights
- "It looks fantastic- an outstanding transfer." —
- "A beautiful transfer, blowing away the vhs from years ago." —
- "Kay Parker is absolutely gorgeous in this one." —
Reviews
Relations: "Taboo"
"Polished production wasted on a film concerning a very troubling subject and jumping through hoops to not only justify its subject but legitimize it. Restoration is immaculate but it doesn't make the film less troubling."
Where it all started
"Surprisingly enjoyable; both story & sex scenes, the writing and performances are just tongue in cheek enough to be fun without being too icky. Kay Parker in particular strikes the right balance between sincerity and soapy."
What can be said that hasn't been said?
"Taboo is exactly what it says it's going to be. If the plot elements are gross to you, you will NOT like this film. If you can get into the other aspects of the film, you'll enjoy iy."
Quality sleaze, the way you like it..
"Still amazingly powerful after all these years, this movie made a star of Kay Parker (rightly so), and she gives one of her best performances. The sordid storyline is pretty unbelievable, but obviously pulled in the curious punters.. Although it spawned a series, it remains the best of the bunch. Great transfer too!"
Not much to say about
"Not much to say about this film that hasn't been said. An absolute classic. It looks fantastic- an outstanding transfer. And so many stars- including two of my favorites, Tawny Pearl and Dorothy Lemay. Oh yea, and Kay Parker. Simply, a classic."
Taboo
"Kay Parker adult classic. Great release- recommend."
Classic
"It's one of the most famous genre entries, so I had to see it. Kay Parker is actually pretty good, both as an actress and a... Performer."
The Ultimate Sin!
"A classic from the golden age of porn and definitely lives up to the title. A slightly uncomfortable premise leads way to genuinely good acting and an engaging story, not to mention the absolute beauty and charisma of Kay Parker. Also, definitely agreeing with Hustler’s blurb on the cover.. This is of the better erotic films ever made."
Treasure trove of audio commentaries
"A top notch transfer with two new audio commentaries (one with Kay Parker, the other with writer/producer Helen Terrie), as well as three archival commentaries (Parker, Stevens & Terrie) make this a cut above many VS X/Peekarama releases."