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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 11/07/2000 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Rhino Home Video Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Comedy, Farce, Comedy of Errors

Mae West (1892-1980) was perhaps the original comic sex goddess of American cinema. Originally a vaudeville performer, she became a national sensation following her 1926 Broadway show Sex, which she wrote, produced, directed and starred in. She continued to outrage the sensibilities of her time on Broadway before coming to Hollywood and doing the same there throughout the 1930s. She perfected her double entendre humor onscreen and gradually fell out of favor with an increasingly prudish film-going public, though her career underwent several brief revivals. Even as an extremely old woman, she affected the manners and dress of a reigning sex queen. The 1978 release of Sextette, based on her own original scenario, marked her final screen appearance. It was not well received by critics nor the public, and was an undignified note on which to end her sensational career. In this farcical and star-studded film, West plays the fading movie star Marlo Manners, whose attempts to consummate her marriage to Sir Michael Barrington (Timothy Dalton), her sixth husband, are humorously interrupted by the preceding five. Marlo is also dictating the unexpurgated story of her life, and when one of the tapes goes missing, it threatens to cause an international incident, as well as ruining a number of reputations (including her own). ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Mae West - Marlo Manners
Timothy Dalton - Sir Michael Barrington
Dom DeLuise - Dan Turner
Tony Curtis - Alexei Karansky
Ringo Starr - Laslo Karolny

Mae West's final film, The Sextette, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this inexpensive release from Rhino should be worthwhile for any cult film fan.Featuring an all star cast propelled by the sex appeal of screen legend Mae West, Ken Hughes's Sextette comes to DVD from Rhino Home Video. Presented in 1.33:1 full frame and featuring an English Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack, this disc may be slim on extra features though West fans are sure to be satisfied. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide