Fleshpot on 42nd Street Bluray Vinegar Syndrome w/Slipcover
“Wilder than you can imagine!” “Explicit beyond belief!” Taglines for the 1973 grindhouse quickieFleshpot on 42nd Streetpromise, like its title, a lurid hardcore porno. But actor Fred Lincoln, who had a minor role as a poker player waiting to take his turn with a prostitute,remembersit in a very different way: “It’s more like a Cassavettes film. I went to see it when it came out, and I thought it was art.” That disconnect between marketing and merchandise was thanks to tortured no-budget auteur Andy Milligan, who was once regularly named among the worst film directors to even wield a camera. But the rehabilitation of this truly fringe artist continues with Vinegar Syndrome’s restoration of this salacious title. The new version restores the film to an eX-rated explicitness; at the same time, it cements Milligan’s growing reputation for coaxing rich, emotional performances out of actors trapped in exploitation films. And that goes for the movie’s bona fide porn stars too.