1972 movie: "The First Movie Rated "Z"!" "Big-budget sex comedy."

DVD Features: The DVD includes the movie, and Special Features. The special features include: 1) audio commentary by the producer, David F. Friedman ("mighty monarch of the exploitation film world . . . last big adult movie . . . cost $73,000" - note, can't listen to audio commentary and hear film audio at the same time); 2) trailers for this film and for "The Long, Swift Sword of Siegfried" (interesting looking film); 3) "1930's Archival Short Subject, Scarred Face" (scene from a market, and a man flirting with a woman wearing a wedding ring, an affair, a suspicious husband, revenge, a scarred face (they call this a short, but it seems endless)); and 4) "David F. Friedman Gallery of Exploitation Art" (large collection of movie posters, ad mats and the like).

Credits: Starring Douglas Frey (aka Fray) (as Don Diego de Vega/Zorro), Robyn Whitting (Maria Bonassario, niece), Penny Boran (Helena Bonassario), John Alderman (Estaben; "Pink Angels," "Malibu Express," "The Stunt Man"), and Jude Farese (Luis Bonassario, head corrupt official; "City Heat," "Manic Cop 2"); "Guest Star": Robert W. Cresse (Sgt. Felipio Latio; - from Friedman: he is his main competitor "absolutely insane"; Actor: "Love Camp 7," Director: "The Harem Bunch," Producer: "Hot Spur"), and with: Lynn Harris (Rosita), Michelle Simon (Margarita; 7 1990s Emmanuelle movies), Bruce Gibson (Alejandro), Sebastian Gregory (Frey Felipe), Mike Perratta (Don Manuel), Ernie Dominy (Rodriguez), Allen Bloomfield (Commander of the Academy; "Old School"). Directed by Col. Robert Freeman ("Alexandra").

Plot:
Los Angeles under Spanish control (the opening shows present day Los Angeles, narrator: "home of 7 million people, about half of them are women, the rest are men," then a shot of the first street in Los Angeles, then Los Angeles under Spanish control 150 years ago). The head of the local government, Luis Bonassario, is corrupt and abusive (when one of the "little people" protests, pulls a knife, and is killed, his daughters must pay the father's taxes by "working it off" by being raped, kept as slaves, forced to play with snakes, along with other things). Some of the aristocrats dislike this state of affairs and one of them send for their son, Don Diego de Vega. The son has been off at a military academy in Madrid, Spain. Some scenes in Madrid (bar, dancing flashing woman, upstairs benches for the guests to enjoy, duel). Then the son arrives home. He pays a visit on the local corrupt government officers and acts quite gay, and much more concerned about fashion than justice or women. Of course, he helps the poor unfortunates under the disguise of Zorro (and in the process meets up with the Luis' niece and wife, separately, though the two women have a nice scene together).

Review:
The movie is somewhat similar to the 1981 PG rated George Hamilton "Zorro, the Gay Blade." The movie has its funny moments (maybe more because I didn't expect those moments to occur), and it is a cut above the thin to no plot adult movies of today (of course, it's the mainstream film world that would make a film like this today see: "Boogie Nights," "Showgirls," etc.). Compared to adult movies of today, this is a great film. Compared to mainstream films, well, some of the acting isn't really that great (though some of the acting seems to be good enough), and there are several plot holes, but it still could probably compare well to movies of today. At least to movies like "Boogie Nights" and "Showgirls." The film has many scenes of action, nudity, and bits of comedy. ( )