Young Lady Chatterley (1977)

Director:

Alan Roberts

Writers:

D.H. Lawrence (novel)
Steve Michaels (writer)
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Release Date:

May 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Cynthia inherits her aunt's large estate and moves in. She reads her aunt's diary and finds out (and...

Plot Keywords:

England | Female Frontal Nudity | Sex | Flashback Sequence | Erotica

Cast

Harlee McBride	...	Cynthia Chatterley
Peter Ratray	...	Paul (young gardener)
William Beckley	...	Philip (fiance)
Ann Michelle	...	Gwen (roommate)
Joi Staton	...	Mary (housekeeper)
Mary Forbes	...	Lady Frances Chatterley
Patrick M. Wright	...	Flash Back Gardener (as Patrick Wright)
Henry Charles	...	Sidney (butler)
Edgar Daniels	...	Hartford (solicitor)
Lawrence Montaigne	...	Carl (chauffeur)
Lindsay Freeman	...	Sybil (light-duty maid)
Kelly Ann Page	...	Janette (heavy-duty maid)
Ray Martin	...	Ronnie (stable boy)
Ray Myles	...	Barskin (land developer)
Michael Hearne	...	Hitch-Hiker
Raymond Johnston	...	Porter
Ryna Seidner	...	Bus Stop Lady
Marisa Helm	...	Blonde in Boutique

Directed by
Alan Roberts

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
D.H. Lawrence		novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover"
Steve Michaels		writer
Alan Roberts		writer

Produced by
Paul Brand	....	associate producer
Alan Roberts	....	producer
William B. Silberkleit	....	executive producer
David Winters	....	producer

Original Music by
Don Bagley

Cinematography by
Bob Brownell

Film Editing by
Soly Bina

Art Direction by
Gale Peterson

Costume Design by
Lennie Barin

Makeup Department
Bobby Flint	....	makeup artist
V. Neil	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Cary Glieberman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Biederman	....	assistant director

Art Department
Alan Mann	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Paul Moro	....	sound

Special Effects by
Harry Woolman	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Barger	....	assistant camera
Thomas F. Denove	....	lighting director
Frederick Elmes	....	cinematographer: second unit
Irv Goodnoff	....	cinematographer: second unit
John Monroe	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Anne-Marie Brownell	....	script supervisor
John Callas	....	dialogue director

Production Companies

• Young L. C.

Distributors

• Frontier Amusements (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
• PRO International Pictures
• Vestron Video International (1986) (Belgium) (video)

Also Known As:

Naked Young Lady (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

100 min | Belgium:88 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Belgium:16 (video rating) | USA:R | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | USA:X (self applied) (original rating)

Company:

Young L. C.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Howard Stern Show: (1990-07-14)" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Love Theme

Unapologetic soft-core fun.

Unlike Lady Chatterley's Lover, Young Lady Chatterley doesn't pretend to be a high-class literary adaptation. Barring the short scenes taken from the book (when Cynthia is reading the found diary of the original Lady) the whole film is just an excuse to show the tom-boyish but attractive Harlee McBride in various soft-core sex scenes.

The funny thing is, the movie is pretty good. Unlike most of the cliched junk churned out for the made-for-video market, YLC had to survive as a theatrical release (being the dawn of the VCR age, it wasn't a given that a movie would be released on home video, but a rarity.) So, YLC- like Emmanuelle before it- has a quality rarely seen in the late-nite cable soft-core porn market. The cinematography is good, if a bit aged, and the actors and actresses actually *act*; it may not be as good as a normal Hollywood production, but it's definitely better than most in the "erotica" genre.

An interesting thing about YLC is the fact that the scenes from Lady Chatterley's Lover are brand new; they aren't from the Sylvia Kristel movie, but were shot specifically for YLC, with a new actor and actress. (I honestly would have preferred to see a LCL with these people; I find Sylvia Kristel and Nicholas Clay to make one unappealing couple.)

Unfortunately, for today's market, I'm afraid that YLC is "too lame"- it's very tame by modern standards and could probably be released with an "R". A shame, because this movie has more class and a better cast than most anything now.