The Pick-Up (1968) I'm beginning to see a pattern, formulating a supposition, especially after viewing this film and recently 1967's Aroused. It's almost as if during Classic Film Noir's original run the darker subject matter of the films, even though hampered by the Hayes Code would reflect the realities of society albeit in a coded way, but with a sort of delayed time lag.
Dear Lee Frost, first off, what a great idea to make a noir soft porn film. There is a lot to appreciate in your low budget flick.
"The Pick-Up" (1968) is considered one of the last of the "roughies," a term for exploitation films that contained violence toward women. While there certainly is that in this picture, I think it plays more like a film noir from the underground.
"The Pick-Up" was something of a vanity project for sexploitation maven Friedman. In fact, he and many of his cronies (e.
The Pick-Up clearly takes influence in style from the classic film noirs, but it's a hell of a lot rougher than your average noir, and that gives the film a sense of originality - sort of like a classic where naked women get their nipples electrocuted! The plot is your classic crime thriller, and focuses on two men who are working as couriers to the mob, transporting a million dollars across Las Vegas.
