Fly Me
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| Directed by | Cirio H. Santiago |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
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| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 72.25 minutes |
Fly Me is a 1973
Plot
Toby, Andrea, and Sherry are
Toby was surprised on the flight by her "typically overbearing Italian mother", and is trying to ditch her in Hong Kong to instead spend time with David (a young doctor). Unknown to Andrea, her lover—Donald—leads a
Andrea and a local narcotics agent (Len) confront Donald in his
Cast
Fly Me starred:
- Pat Anderson as Toby[2]
- Lenore Kasdorf as Andrea[2]
- Lyllah Torena as Sherry[2]
- Naomi Stevens as Toby's mother[3]
- Richard Young as David[3]
- Dick Miller as Los Angeles cab driver[4]
- Vic Diaz as Enriquez[5][6]
- Ken Metcalfe as Donald[6]
Production
Fly Me was written by
Producer Roger Corman described the film as having "a somewhat pro-women's-lib viewpoint", something that was actually a bait-and-switch on the audience: while it was marketed on the merits of action, humor, and sexual content, Corman said that Fly Me instead promoted women and was "a better film" for it. He said that women's organizations and magazines were surprised at the film's quality and pro-women message.[2]
The film was shot in the Philippines. Corman wanted to credibly set the film in Los Angeles, so he hired Curtis Hanson to film the opening scene in that city, stipulating the inclusion of nudity. With only one day to shoot, Hanson staged a scene where Anderson's character is late leaving for Los Angeles International Airport: she runs from her apartment into a taxi (driven by Dick Miller) and changes into her uniform in the back seat of the car, almost causing the distracted driver to crash.[4]
Release
Fly Me was the first of four New World Pictures films released in summer 1973;[1] it runs 72.25 minutes long.[5] In the United Kingdom, Fly Me was released on December 22, 1985 by Media Perpetuity Investments; it ran 74 minutes long.[7]
Reception
Christopher Koetting wrote in 2009 that Santiago eschewed all of the thematic qualities that New World had previously put into their
In 2012, critic Rich Rosell wrote at DVD Talk that although the film "is fairly awful it is still fun in its own high camp kind of way," that it is "loaded with unintentionally funny chop-socky fight scenes balanced out by obligatory attractive female nekkidness," and that "it has a silly, low-rent charm despite the abundant imperfections."[5]
Writing for
References
- ^ LCCN 2013953651.
- ^ ISBN 0-87754-050-0.
- ^ a b c Wilkins, Budd (February 12, 2012). "Review: Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Lethal Ladies Volume 2 on Shout! DVD". Slant. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
Those with an eye for exploitation will want to take a closer look at the second Lethal Ladies Collection.
- ^ LCCN 2013935759.
- ^ a b c Rosell, Rich (January 21, 2012). "Roger Corman's Cult Classic's Lethal Ladies Collection, Vol. 2". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Fly Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Fly Me". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
Further reading
- Murray, Noel (January 16, 2012). "Fly Me (1973)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
External links
- Fly Me at AllMovie
- Fly Me at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Fly Me at the British Board of Film Classification
- Fly Me at IMDb
- Fly Me at the TCM Movie Database
