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Cousteau Steals the Show
Michael_Elliott3 June 2017
Hot Lunch (1978)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Andrew (Jon Martin) is a dimwitted country boy who moves to the city with the love of his. He gets a job at a restaurant but if fired day one and gets even worse news when he catches his love banging two men. He then begins his new career of selling encyclopedias but he's no good at this either. Except, the ladies love him and use him for other things.

John Hayes' HOT LUNCH certainly isn't a classic or even a flat-out good movie but at the same time if you're a fan of this era of porn then there's enough here to keep you entertained throughout the short running time. If you're familiar with the work of Hayes then you know he made some pretty strange films including the ultra bizarre porno BABY ROSEMARY. That film there was about as dark and twisted as you could get within the genre but HOT LUNCH is more laid back and fun.

Basically we see Andrew go around from one scenario to another and of course the ladies all want to have sex with him. The sex scenes are actually well-filmed and the majority of them are fun. This includes a sequence where PRETTY PEACHES star Desiree Cousteau shows up with her sassy attitude and killer body. This sequence was certainly the highlight of the picture but it should come to no shock that the actress would steal the picture.
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8/10
Funny and enjoyable 70's hardcore romp
Woodyanders30 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Naïve country bumpkin Andrew (likable Jon Martin) gets fired from his job working at a diner. Worse yet, his unfaithful wife Lisa (luscious Dorothy Smight) wants a divorce, so his lawyer Luana (an appealing portrayal by the buxom and fetching Christine De Shaffer) gets Andrew a new job as an encyclopedia salesman so he can pay the legal fees for said divorce. Moreover, Andrew's sincere and clumsy manner makes him a surprise hit with the ladies. Director John Hayes, working from a blithely lowbrow script by George Price, relates the entertaining story at a zippy pace, maintains an amiable lighthearted tone throughout, and milks a sizable amount of laughs from the amusing sense of cheerfully dippy humor. In addition, it's acted with considerable zeal by an enthusiastic cast, with especially lively contributions from Brigit Olsen as aggressive sales manager Gloria, Desiree Cousteau as the sassy Salome, Mandy Ashley as the repressed Hathaway, Bonnie Holiday as the lusty Rita, Sharon Kane as shameless hooker Unis, and Juliet Anderson as foulmouthed lesbian Toni. The sex scenes are quite sizzling, with a set piece between Andrew and Gloria doing just what you think in front of a fireplace standing out as a true erotic highlight. Elton Fuller's sparkling cinematography makes effective use of sensuous soft focus. The frothy score by Paul Vargas keeps things bubbling along. Worth a watch for fans of 70's Golden Age adult fare.
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Just like any other...
Madison-821 May 1999
This is basically just like any other porn movie from the 70's. Not a lot of plot (but more than today's sex flicks), and little in the way of acting. This one stands out for the sex scenes, which are more erotic and arousing than many from the time period (Taboo, for example). Soft focus cameras actually enhance the fuzzy, dream-like feeling to this one, rather than hinder it.
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