Plot: What’s it about?
When you’re at a certain age in high school, it seems like your hormones take over, and your body exists only for sexual gratification. At least…for some of us. That’s exactly the situation that Bobby Chrystal (Matt Lattanzi) and his friends Jack (Crispin Glover) and Billy (Clark Brandon), who can’t seem to find the goods they need with high school girls. On a never ending quest for sexual satisfaction, these guys will stop at nothing to have their desires appeased, including visiting a whorehouse, where Jack has a near fatal experience with a dominating prostitute who loves her whips and leather. You name it, these guys would try mount it, female mud wrestlers, girls that are already taken, if it has a pair of tits, these guys are all over it. While Bobby’s out with his buddies hunting for trim, his studies have been lacking, so his grades in French class, despite his tongue’s activities, are failing. Just when his hope of making the cut at Yale are almost dashed, he meets his tutor, a curvy blond number with a hod bod and a killer rack. Suffice it to say Bobby learns a lot from his new tutor, but will it help him ace the class and make it into Yale?
This has to be one of the most overall presentations yet to reach this format. Rhino has created some unique things for this release, including animated bios and direct access to the naughty bits. That’s right, if you’re looking for a quick fix of nudity, there’s a special menu just for you, which plugs you right into one of the film’s more risque scenes. Is this awesome or what? Nothing says fun like a menu to nudity, at least that’s what I think. As for the movie itself, this is pure guilty pleasure material, with the emphasis on humor and flesh, which adds up to a fun movie, that admits it’s a T&A fueled flick. The acting is below par, the storyline is substandard, but the movie is hilarious and a must see for fans of 80s flesh driven comedies. If you’re a cynical movie person, who needs deep reaching messages in your films, look elsewhere, because this one is just for kicks. There are some scenes that will leave you howling, especially the scene with Crispin Glover spinning on an S&M wheel, which is classic. If you like teen flesh flicks, like Porky’s and the like, this is a must see, and Rhino has taken the right attitude with its DVD release, so don’t hesitate to pick this one up.
The director of this mad romp through flesh and humor is George Bowers, who is better known for his skills as an editor. Bowers worked as the editor for films such as The Pom Pom Girls, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigelo, and the cult classic The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension. But here as a director, he makes sure the movie rolls along at a nice pace, and keeps plenty of nude scenes in between the dialogue, which is the way it should be for a film like this. The lead is played with little charisma by Matt Lattanzi (Roxanne, Xanadu), but thankfully his hands move more than his mouth. This film marks the motion picture debut of actor Crispin Glover, who went to play many unusual roles, but he was best known for being Mr. McFly in the Back To The Future series. Other films that contain unique performances by Glover include The People Vs. Larry Flynt, The Doors, Chasers. The supporting cast in this film includes Clark Brandon (Serial, Fast Food), Kevin McCarthy (Piranha, UHF), Bruce Bauer (Clowning Around), Caren Kaye (Satan’s Princess, Teen Witch), and Arlene Golonka (Hang ‘Em High).
Video: How does it look?
My Tutor is presented in a full frame transfer. While I was unable to locate the original aspect ratio of the film, I didn’t notice any visible pan and scan or image loss, so I am assuming this is an open matte of a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The image is good, but the contrast is a little on the dark side. This darker appearance doesn’t obscure any detail, but in darker oriented scenes, it can muddy the image a little. The colors look bright, and the flesh tones, oh yes the flesh tones, look natural and alluring. I didn’t see any compression errors, given the material, this is quite a good transfer.
Audio: How does it sound?
Since the focus here is more of a visual thing, the included stereo track is more than adequate in the audio department. The audio is usually just dialogue, but some music pops in to liven things up. You’ll hear every word with this track, although the dialogue isn’t really what you’re after here, is it?
Supplements: What are the extras?
The disc contains direct access to the naughty bits, a slide show, and unique animated bios for a few cast members.
