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ITALIAN STALLION, the video title, is one of the strangest adult films I've ever seen. I don't know if the version I saw was cut (the box said "Hard R Cable Version"), but overall, pretty unerotic.

Sylvester Stallone (the only real reason why anyone would watch this) turns in a pre-fame role as Stud, an Italian muscleman who has sex with his girlfriend Kitty and has a party at his house where lesbianism, anal sex, and orgies abound. Sly is looking pretty good here, better than he would in later years, and anyone looking for him in full nudity should be pleased here. Otherwise, there isn't much else to recommend. The only other male cast member is an unattractive no-name and none of the women are particularly memorable. There's a black stripper, a lesbian scene (overlong and boring), the 2nd man and his girlfriend have anal sex, and finally, the orgy that lasts FOREVER! This orgy scene only picks up when the camera is on Sly; otherwise, is not very erotic. Other unbelievable scenes: Sly flexes his muscles in a mirror while watching a lesbian scene, a woman flashes Sly in the park, Sly rapes Kitty after she slaps him, and the film ends with Sly slapping Kitty.

Under 60 minutes long, very cheaply done, and not very stimulating outside of Sly's scenes, ITALIAN STALLION is only recommended for those seeking out celebrity porn and no one else.

All right, this is an historical curiosity because it's Sylvester Stallone's first film. Aside from that, it's a Z-grade porn film celebrating misogyny, drug abuse and, of course, promiscuity. If one had to categorize the "plot", it's a character study of Kitty and Stud's relationship to each other. The director tries to elevate the film to art-house level by inserting overlong montages of Stallone's treks through Manhattan and flashes of a very warm-blooded woman wearing boots, a fur coat and a smile in a snow-covered city park. We watched most of the film on scan...and yes, there are multiple shots of Stallone's genitalia, which have proven to be the only lasting allure this film can boast.

I heard this was a 'porn' starring Sly Stallone. This stuff is certainly not X-rated, it could probably pass with an R today. No real plot, lots of nudity, but this definitely isn't porn. It's just a bunch of naked bodies rolling around in bed, on the floor, getting high, some spanking, some dancing, all set to a very cheezy disco soundtrack. I cannot even believe how awfully terrible, ridiculous and cheap this movie is. No reason to watch it, unless you just want to see Sly nude and limp. Reportedly, the director tried to blackmail Stallone with this movie for $100,000, and Sly said he wouldn't give them $2. He was right, because it would have been so not worth it, as this film is one of the most uninteresting films ever made.

Kitty and Stud's would be at least bearable if it was not so sloppily produced. You can pinpoint the exact moment where it all starts to crumble (when KItty seductively licks the blood of from Stud's hand)...The choppy, dubbed dialogue, and it's lack of solid plot (even for a porno!) kind of ruin it..The soundtrack is stellar though! The fact that Sylvester Stallone stars is literally the only reason this movie would even touch eyes beyond the editing room.

Definition of a Z-grade porno in America; if Porno Holocaust didn't do it for you, then neither will this. Yes, Sylvester Stallone is in it, that's really the only reason any of us have seen it save for the few true-blue perverts who just snuck in the theater in the raincoats and fake glasses and noses. It even got retitled to capitalize on Stallone's fame in the late 70s, ironic since they had to cut out a lot of the "graphic sex". Even more pointless when seeing the film unedited - there is a lot of nudity and "fake" sex. And it is so fake, good un-Godly almighty, that it makes late night Cinemax like Hotel Erotica look like the damn Bard! Wow is this some bad sex on film - one can tell the director just said "alright then, just uh, roll around, smoke some weed, camera will roll, I got to go do number two in the bathroom, it'll be a while."

And, sure, there are some moments of hilarity, and not always just because of Stallone's non-half-assed acting... such as at different times his "method" includes a training montage at the kid's playground, getting into a sexual frenzy after his girlfriend Kitty bites his you-know-what and, yes, she gets aroused by him *whipping her with a belt, or Stud's random moments of pre-Rambo "AAH!" anger that at one point gives him a bloody hand which Kitty licks of greedily like a vampire with down syndrome (note, this is not offense to down syndrome sufferers, only vampires). No, what makes Italian Stallion such an ultimate waste of time is that for all of its glorious pockets of celluloid that provide for the right and drunken viewer-ship some of the most potent MST3K possibilities around, there's so much tedium of relentless writhing around naked and dancing for FIVE MINUTES STRAIGHT to super-bad 70s music.

It gets by as a horrendous guilty pleasure for about 60% of the time. The rest of it is so bad a porno that it may be justified that it's been off the market until recently. No matter what the temptation out of curiosity, or the minuscule rewards, some shards from the time capsule of a career like Stallone's should stay put in its (however shallow) grave; in extremely small doses its some fun, and all at one it's like getting the brown acid at Woodstock.

Ok. Curiosity prevailed and I rented this "X" rated movie (which would probably get an NC-17 in this day and age) and couldn't believe how bad it was. Ok, we all have to start somewhere, but Stallone come on. The makers of this movie should have waited for 'Deep Throat' to see how a real adult film is made.

There's nothing really to say about this film except for what the makers did to it after Stallone became big with Rocky. Just doing a review on the movie itself, there's nothing. It's a cliché under budget early '70s porn flick that does nothing. However, when this movie was re-released after the premiere of Rocky it was altered to somewhat piggyback off of Rocky. They changed the title to "Italian Stallion" to reference Stallone's nickname in Rocky. They dubbed a line in the movie to make the main girl say "Someday they'll call you the Italion Stallion". Lastly, and note that I don't know if it's true so please don't quote me on this but, the song in the beginning when we first see Stallone sounds like a rip-off of "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky. I mean seriously!? The makers were so desperate to make a profit off of Stallone's fame years after making this movie that they'll do anything to reference Rocky. I can understand re-releasing it 6 years later because they would've never known Stallone would get a big break. But all they could've done was have a few ads promoting the re-release and have a poster with Stallone's face on it and have it say "Starring Sylvester Stallone" or "Stallone's debut" or something along those lines. But by altering it even slightly to somewhat piggyback is just embarrassing. The only thing to gain from this movie is bragging rights to say to your friends "I saw Sylvester Stallone's dick." or "I saw the "legendary" Stallone porn movie." They even try to justify the changes to say it's a "milder" version. If's there's anything below mild, this movie is way down there. For it being just over an hour long, it really drags on and feels like eternity. If you decide to see it, good luck. Now to use my bragging right in saying "I saw Stallone genitals!" and "I saw Stallone's porn movie!"

SPOILERS... A very young Sylvester Stallone is looking really fantastic here. You can really see his charm coming out during this film. His body is in very good shape,not at all "over done" like in his later years. He and the female lead in this film "Kitty" seem to really like each other.I noticed in some of the scenes, you see her catching glimpses of him when she does not think the camera is on her. You will notice they "crack up" by mistake during some of the ridiculous phrases.They seem to have a natural "chemistry".Perhaps they were a real couple at the time? This movie was filmed in the winter with Stallone running & tripping in the snow during the opening scenes, he also does some pre "Rocky" moves on a jungle gym. Some of the dialogue is either cut out or dubbed with other words added. Kitty "thinks out loud" and says some really bad quotes. Most of the scenes are pretty ridiculous: Stallone punches his hand through a window and Kitty licks off the "blood", he beats her with a belt while she moans, all the characters talking in a tiny bathroom,(what is the purpose?),Stallone flexing his muscles in a mirror while the "Rocky Theme" plays in the background,at the end is a hippie orgy party. Dancing around naked to late sixties music is big in this film, along with smoking & getting high. You can tell a lot of the scenes were just cut off. A lot of unnecessary, naked, dancing of the women is thrown in, perhaps to replace all the deleted scenes. There are no real graphic sex scenes, just a whole lot of rolling around, which at times is hard to follow. The editing is horrible in this movie. I would say this film is interesting & entertaining if you like Stallone, and if you want to peak your curiosity.

I think this is a very good movie, but the second DVD in the package did not work which was sort of annoying. It is interesting to see this early Sylvester movie. He is only 23 years at the time. It is interesting to see how people behaved around 1970. I wonder if all parties were like that at the time? Anyway, one of the most funny parts of this movie is that Sylvester does not seemed turned on by the action. There are three naked women in front of him having lesbian sex and he seems bored out of his mind. Moreover, it is interesting that this movie was changed after Rocky, so that it refers to Sylvester's "destiny". This reminds me of the way Bruce Lee movies were altered without Bruce's permission.

The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970)

* (out of 4)

Kitty (Henrietta Holm) and her lover Stud (Sylvester Stallone) have the greatest sex imaginable even though Stud has a bit of a temper at times. The two of them decide to have some of their friends over for a sex party.

This film would have long been forgotten had it not been for the fact that the producers got lucky and hired someone who six years later would write and star in ROCKY. That's right, this here is the notorious picture that Stallone made for $200 when he was desperate for work, living in the streets and basically just took whatever he could. Over the years the myth surrounding this film has gotten out of control with there being talk of it being a hardcore porn film. Well, that's certainly not the case but you have to give Stallone credit for at least talking about the film since so many actors try and hide things from their past.

This film is out there in a couple different versions including an "alternate" version under the title of Italian STALLION, which was obviously an attempt to cash in on the success of ROCKY and there's even music from that film that has been ripped off and placed here. It's funny to note that there's even a scene early on where Stallone is just running around a park, which, of course, would become a major piece to ROCKY when his character was running around the streets.

So, how is the actual movie? It's quite awful as it appears the director just grabbed a camera and was filming anything they could so that they could get the camera back to the rental place on time. The sex scenes are certainly never erotic and at times you're wondering to yourself what type of dope was being smoked especially during some of the bizarre and hilarious dance sequences. Just check out the circle dance towards the end and you'll see what I mean. The dialogue itself is so incredibly bad that I couldn't help but laugh incredibly hard at times. The awful dialogue pretty much makes the film worth watching.

As far as Stallone goes, well, his performance certainly isn't good but then again it's doubtful he was hired for acting. He basically just rolls around in bed with a few women, dances around naked and flexes in the mirror. Yes, he's got several full frontal nude shots here so I'm sure fans of his will want to see that. What's actually sad is that none of the sex scenes here are as laughable as the one in THE SPECIALIST so perhaps that's why Stallone is willing to freely talk about this thing. Either way, at best, this is just a curio for Stallone fans.

As a big Stallone fan, I recently bought this movie on video to add to my collection of his movies, and also of course to see what the movie was like - and Sly in the nude. :o) I certainly enjoyed watching Sly get it on, but that is of course because I fancy him. For anybody else or for somebody who doesn't fancy Sly, this movie isn't exactly great. I doubt very much that Sly would star in a porn movie ever again, which is a big shame! :o( If he starred in one nowadays I'm sure it would be 10 times better. If you're new to Stallone and his acting, I recommend Rocky as THE Sly film to watch. If you're just wanting to watch plenty of "decent porn" (as someone who doesn't fancy Sly as I've already mentioned) then do not rent out or buy this! I'm no porn movie expert, I only bought this for reasons explained above, but I'm sure there are plenty of saucier "blueys" out there for you.. Yes, you do get to see ALL of Sly. I just thought I'd mention that. :o) Also, fast forward the annoying girl at the beginning of the movie who rambles on about how this is Sly's first movie and how it may contain explicit scenes bla..bla..bla.. ENJOY! X X X

This film was a riot drawing unintended laughs and smiles right from the start, for a while. The scenes of obvious simulated sex, naked rolling bodies, ridiculous moaning, etc. Then there were the boring parts. Many poorly done scenes could have been overlooked if they were short but when they were extended to four or five minutes, it becomes monotonous. The five minutes to rinse and dry the bloodied hand would be a case in point. Stallone's extended muscle posing, the rolling around naked, the fun house mirror, the phony, fierce beating, the orgy (so erotic that the men never had an erection,) all quickly became boring. Of course, if they had been cut, the film would be less than an hour. Everything from story to photography was subpar or ridiculous. And the pubic hair! Natural is nice but three of the women could have won a prize for the darkest, fullest, most extensive pubic hair. If they shaved, they could sell it as a complete merkin (pubic wig.) The film rates about a 2 but the humor and Sly's presence raise it to a 4.

I know people might try to debate that the first "Rocky" or perhaps even the first "Rambo/First Blood" film shows off Stallone's acting talents much better then this small independent film made at the start of his career. But for me, this shows off Stallone's true acting talent, true skills. The subtle nuances he gives the character of "Stud" truly make the film come alive. The fact that his first film was a romantic comedy with some slight erotic undertones (although perhaps not as erotic as let's say "Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot") shows what might have been if Stallone hadn't picked a direction like drama with Rocky, and action films with the Rambo films. Believe me, although I suppose both make good "popcorn" movies, his acting pales in comparison to the work in this film. Rent this, buy this, borrow this, or do whatever else you must do to see this. You'll regret not seeing this film on your deathbed if you don't, it is that good. The only minus? There's some odd sex scenes that seem to have very little to do with the plot or character development, but this was the freewheeling 70's too, and I'm sure they were put in to heighten the erotic aspects of this film. (Again, I find "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot" a bit more erotic, though).

This film became a part of his legend once "Rocky" made Stallone famous. It was talked about and became mythical in proportion. It may be low-grade filmmaking, but who cares? The point is that most don't bother to see it, they don't have to. Just knowing it exists gives fans something to chew that fat about and makes him all the more of a classic folklore figure of Americana.

The 10 star rating is because of the music, not the film (the music is the star of the film if you ask me, like a feature length R rated music video). But just wanted to make a statement here that many people have been confused about over the years. "The Party At Kitty And Stud's" never actually saw an official release in 1970 outside of an independent showing in NYC. The version that everyone knows and what's always been commercially available is "The Italian Stallion" from 1978. The really great Disco and Jazzy music score by Kay Leodel that's the real star of this film (credited as Leo Del on the film's poster - which was a name variation the composer used on another film) had nothing to do with "The Party At Kitty And Stud's" original 1970 cut from 8 years earlier.

This film was featured in the midnight program of German cable many years ago and all I can remember that every soap advertising is more stimulating than this poor porn flick. "The Party at Kitty and Stud´s" was shot in the 70s and the whole cast looks like a total hippie-crowd! You should only watch this movie if you want to know how long Sly´s dick is or to see him having sex with unattractive women. Otherwise this film is a real rarity today, one of the sins of one´s youth the celebrities are ashamed of today. Really seldom to see, so it´s worth ONE look because of its unconscious humor and the most untypical role Stallone has ever played!!!

Looking at this film today, it's got lot less stuff in it, compare to any late night cable film. The film (ITALIAN STALLION) version seems to be cut (Playboy channel print ran 3 minutes short also, compare to the video print), as the filmmaker tacks in a ROCKY-like theme throught the film. Stallone plays stud, a guy Kitty loves as they throw a party with a bunch of drugged out losers. One guy (who resembles New York character actor Anthony Holland, could it be him?) gets stoned a says a joke about a horse, but the punchline was cut out for some reason. Stallone keep seeing this chick naked out in the New York park, also doesn't make sense. The ending is confusing as they all dance in circles. Stallone should've paid the producers of this film off to get this terrible film removed. I would like to see the original version of this film, for it would've been more interesting to see what they cut out. Not recommended.