Motel Confidential

Motel Confidential (1967)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

Another film in the "confidential" series, which Stephens had his name on throughout the 1960s. This time out we see various people walk into a rundown motel just to have sex. We get a newlywed couple, a boss and his secreter, a couple falling apart, a Romeo who accidentally picks up a man in drag and various others. This film here runs 84-minutes, which is way too long for what the film is going for. There are many stories being told here but in the end the only thing they're trying to do is show nudity but after a while this gets very slow and boring. The screenplay tries to have fun with the stories but very few of them turn out very well. The comedy behind the newlywed couple works to a certain point as the husband must go out to buy condoms but soon forgets where his motel is. The man in drag sequence is pretty poor as there are countless spaces where the comedy should have been a homerun but it never works. Those sensitive to how homosexuals are talked about will also find this sequence pretty offensive. If it's nudity you're after then you'll find a lot here but there are much better sexploitation films to see.

Part of the Sleazemania series, Motel Confidential offers a peek at the events that transpire in a slummy city motel run by a comedy Italian and his son. If you've ever seen Surburban Confidential, then you'll know what to expect... same old black-and-white soft-core antics but with worse double-entendres. I suggest this only to those interested in ancient sleaze... if you like such programmes as Exploitica, then this is a film that you will enjoy...