The Opening Of Misty Beethoven - Classic Porn Movie
The Opening of Misty Beethoven is a hardcore pornography film released in 1975, and widely considered one of the best pornographic films ever made. Produced with a relatively high budget and filmed on elaborate locations in Italy and New York City, it owes much to its fastidious director Radley Metzger (directing this film as Henry Paris). In an era when porn movies were just beginning to be widely released, The Opening of Misty Beethoven's plot was more elaborate than most; it was based on the Pygmalion legend and George Bernard Shaw's play of the same name, as well as the Broadway and Hollywood success My Fair Lady. The Opening of Misty Beethoven also has the distinction of being the first widely-released porn movie to feature pegging -female on male anal sex via a strap-on dildo.
The Opening of Misty Beethoven received the first annual Erotic Film Festival Award for Best Movie.
The Opening of Misty Beethoven Plot Synopsis: Misty Beethoven (Constance Money) is an American girl who's working as a prostitute in Paris. She's discovered in a porn theater by Dr. Seymour Love (Jamie Gillis), an author, who's looking for an unknown girl to become the next Goldenrod Girl. Along with his publisher, Geraldine Rich (one hit wonder Jacqueline Beudant), he sets out to transform this awkward girl into the next international sex sensation. In order to become the Goldenrod Girl, Misty Beethoven would have to make an impression on Goldenrod Magazine's playboy publisher, Lawrence Lehman (Ras Kean). Sexually uneducated, Seymour begins Misty's education at his penthouse apartment in New York, using all means at his disposal, including films, demonstrations, and sexual interaction with his servants. They then travel to Rome, where Seymour decides that Misty needs some real-world sex practice under her belt. So he sends her to the opera, where she pleasures a high-society gentleman in the bathroom. After this incident, her fame among the gossip circles increases. But Seymore eyes a bigger challenge for Misty: seducing an "impotent man." He enlists an actress friend, Tanya (Terri Hall) to set the scenario up. Tanya records an audio tape of instructions for Misty to use while she makes her move on the man, who's obviously not straight, demonstrating the techniques on Geraldine and under the direction of Seymour. Later, following the audio instructions, Misty is able to seduce her target and make him cum. However, there is one more milestone that Misty needs to complete before she is ready to face Lawrence Lehman: make three men cum simultaneously. Even though she's discouraged and fails often, she's finally able to make three of Seymore's servants climax at the same time. With that, her training is complete, and she attends one of Lawrence Lehman's lavish parties. There, she secures her place as the next Goldenrod Girl by screwing Lehman (literally) and his companion (Gloria Leonard). But rather than tasting victory, Seymore ends up losing Misty when he gloats how he single handedly turned her from a nobody into a star. When Misty disappears, Seymore realizes how much he misses her, and unsuccessfully tries to find her. But when he's just about given up hope of seeing her again, she returns to be with him on her own terms.
Erotic sex in The Opening of Misty Beethoven: Director Henry Paris was masterful at choreographing hot sex scenes. Whether it was the liberal use of extras engaged in sex in the background, casual sex during dialogue (such as maids constantly giving Jamie Gillis blowjobs while he was delivering serious dialogue), or only partially undressing the women during the sex scenes, he managed to craft a film that has stood the test of time in terms of its erotic appeal. Compared to today's videos, The Opening of Misty Beethoven isn't all that explicit, but is definitely erotic.
Realistic sex in The Opening of Misty Beethoven: Not only do the women in this film appear to be enjoying themselves, they often are the ones who are taking charge of the sex in scenes. In that way, it's a really liberating for being a porno. Also, rather than the traditional ending to scenes today, where the guy pulls out and then jerks off on the girl's face, three of the scenes end with the guy pulling out as he's climaxing, shooting a few spurts, and then re-inserting into the girl. In the case of the blistering finale between Constance Money and Jamie Gillis, Jamie lies with his cock inside her pussy until it softens and falls out - amazing! It's incredibly hot and realistic, and something you see very rarely today.
Daring scenes in The Opening of Misty Beethoven: Although porn wasn't nearly as categorized in 1975 as it is today, The Opening of Misty Beethoven turned a few heads with a few of the scenes. In the opening scene, Constance Money gives a handjob to a senior citizen in a Napoleon uniform. In one of the hottest scenes in the movie, Constance fucks a popular gay adult film star of the time, something unheard of then. Finally, in a scene that was cut from some VHS versions, Constance uses a strap-on to butt-fuck a guy. Even if it's not your kink, you have to admit that it's different!
“The Opening of Misty Beethoven was a great flik. It's got stuff in it that one just doesn't see any more in modern day porn. Like dicks cumming and being put back into the vagina. I don't recall any condoms either. The first scene had a lady sitting over a guy's lap and rubbing her labia over an erect penis before inserting it inside her. The way it was done/ it was something I hadn't seen before. It was a real turn on.”
“On a humorous level, The Opening of Misty Beethoven is quite good. It's set in an odd world where sex is everywhere. Planes have sex and non-sex sections, and oral sex is as common and often as drinking water, in fact, more so. There are people standing around with their pants down always ready to receive head, and sex-maids walking around for the soul purpose of giving head. As the story goes, Misty Beethoven, a prostitute, has been chosen by a writer to become the next "goldenrod girl". He trains her to have sex with people, and to not be too disgusted with certain sexual acts. And well, no need to say that the whole movie is about her having sex with different people in different ways. But don't be fooled, The Opening of Misty Beethoven is very far from being your regular garbage porno. It's an interesting idea, and it truly is a good movie. The cast is good, and the sex scenes aren't overly dramatic. The music is good as well. The film quality is not great, but after all it is from 1976 (and its a porn). If you are a fan of mainstream pornos, then The Opening of Misty Beethoven is definitely not for you, it might be a little too good for your low standards. And this is because it's not so much about the sexual stimulation as it is about the story.”