“Here I’m going to take the brain of a lesbian and put it into the body of a man who works for the telephone company.”
synopsis
Structured as a series of loosely connected comedic sketches, the film tackles sexual anxieties, taboos, fantasies, and neuroses inspired by the popular advice book of the same name. Each segment explores a different question — from aphrodisiacs and cross-dressing to fetishism and sexual dysfunction — escalating from social satire into full surreal absurdity. The film culminates in wildly imaginative sequences, including a literal control room inside the human body and a monster-movie parody featuring a rampaging giant breast.
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mini-review
This isn’t a cohesive narrative; it’s a carnival of neurotic punchlines. Some sketches feel dated, particularly in their cultural assumptions, but the film’s willingness to push absurdity into outright fantasy gives it an anarchic charm. When it works, it works because it commits fully — treating sexual insecurity like a horror film, a courtroom drama, or a medical documentary gone mad. It’s uneven, but the peaks are memorably bizarre, and its influence on later sketch-style gross-out comedies is undeniable.
Watching when you want your 1970s neuroses served with absurd garnish.
Absurdist's Corner
A control-room parody inside the human body where nervous technicians panic over arousal.
fun facts
The infamous giant-breast sequence was staged like a 1950s creature feature, complete with dramatic lighting and suspense scoring.
The film was only loosely connected to the actual advice book; the sketches were largely original inventions. It became one of the most commercially successful independent comedies of its time.