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Sexploitation is a term that was first used in the 1940s which describes media that is merely an excuse to purvey sex. The term indicates a subgenre of exploitation films. Some consider it to be a genre in itself, as it can be the general theme behind productions such as films, magazines or music videos or sporting promotions, which largely serve as a vehicle for showing scenes involving nude or semi-nude women. During the 1960s, these type of films could be seen in drive-in theaters and grindhouse theatres. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Drive-ins are an important pop culture memory for many. ... A grindhouse is a theater that shows exploitation films; it is also used as an adjective to describe the genre of films that would play in such a theatre. ...

Notable sexploitation directors

• Russ Meyer
• Andy Sidaris
• Herschell Gordon Lewis
• Doris Wishman
• Radley Metzger
• Joseph W. Sarno
• Jesus Franco
• Jean Rollin
• A. C. Stephen (a.k.a Stephen Apostolof)
• Larry Clark

Russ Meyer Russ Meyer (left) and Roger Ebert, (1970) Russell Albion Russ Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director and photographer. ... Andy & Arlene Sidaris Andy Sidaris (born February 20, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. ... Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 15 June 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is a film-maker best known for creating the splatter film subgenre of horror. ... Doris Wishman (July 23, 1912 - August 10, 2002) was an American screenwriter. ... Radley Metzger (born 21 January 1929) is a American independent filmmaker of mainly erotic movies. ... Joseph W. Sarno (15 March 1921) is an American film director and screen writer who has more than 40 feature films in the sexploitation subgenre to his name. ... Jesus (or Jess) Franco (born May 12, 1930 as Jesús Franco Manera) is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. ... Jean Rollin (born 1938) is a French director of fantastic cinema. ... Edward D. Wood, Jr. ... Larry Clark (born 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and producer who is most well known for the movie Kids. ...

Sexploitation in sport

Sexploitation in sport is used to describe forms of promotion, marketing or attempts to gain media coverage that focuses attention on sexual attributes of athletes, especially the visibility of their bodies. Sexploitation values the athlete primarily in terms of her body type and attractiveness, sexualising the male or female athlete and detracting from her athletic abilities and sporting achievements. A typical example is athlete's calendars.

Another example for sexploitation in sports could include the series of commercials over the years for products such as Gatorade and Under-armor. Gatorade Xtra Gatorade is a non-carbonated sports drink marketed by Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo. ...

Film Examples

• A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine

A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine was a classic sexploitation movie released in 1966. ...

See also

• women in prison film
• exploitation film
• pulp magazines
• nudist films
• pinku eiga
• Bavarian porn
• Black Emanuelle
• Pornochanchada

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References

• RE/Search No. 10: Incredibly Strange Films RE/Search Publications, 1986 by V. Vale, Andrea Juno, ISBN 0-940642-09-3
• Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984 (1994) by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs, ISBN 0-312-13519-X

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External links

• Razor Reel: Sexploitation: Art of perversion
• Atomic Cinema: [1]
• Razor Reel: Sexploitation: The European Story
• Something Weird: Popular online resource for Sexploitation movies