Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days

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Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days is a 1975 pornographic film directed and produced by the Mitchell brothers, [1] [2] set in biblical times. [3] It is loosely based on the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah, with a subplot where extraterrestrial aliens observe Earth. [3] The space captain of their ship has the physical appearance of a chimpanzee and speaks with a voice which imitates John Wayne. [4] [5] The picture had a budget of one million dollars, [6] and the soundtrack was created by Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg. [4] Nevertheless, it was a huge flop at the box office. [6]

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Plot

Lot and his family move to Sodom, where king Bera rules. He hopes to start a life as a merchant, but is instead confronted with the strange laws of the city, which forbid vaginal intercourse. Meanwhile, the events are witnessed by an extraterrestrial spaceship which has a monkey for a captain.

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  1. "SODOM AND GOMORRAH". Turner Classic Movies . Warner Bros. Discovery . Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. Craig, Rob (December 1, 2012). Gutter Auteur: The Films of Andy Milligan. McFarland. p. 64. ISBN   9780786493180 via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Lane, Chris (August 5, 2014). "5 Surreal Moments in Pornographic Film History". Houston Press . Voice Media Group . Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Gutierrez, Dan (July 5, 2015). "Retro Porn Review – Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days". Sextech. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. Sachs, Ben (December 21, 2011). "Testament Week: the Book of Jim & Artie". Chicago Reader . Reader Institute for Community Journalism. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Geltzer, Jeremy (January 4, 2016). Dirty Words and Filthy Pictures: Film and the First Amendment (Illustrated ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 270. ISBN   9781477307434 via Google Books.


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