Ginger (1971)

A High Society girl goes deep cover for the authorities to help them nail a group of snobby rich kids running a drugs and forced prostitution racket. The only way out is nabbing the crooks....or death.

The first in a trilogy, Ginger is some what a landmark series to the "42nd St." set. Unfortunately, it's the worst out of the three. This was Cheri Caffaro's first film and it shows. Caffaro was selected for her more...physical attributes. Playing the lead was a really tall order for her. It seems other acting parts were also tall orders for other actors as well. I'm not saying their acting is bad per say, but a lot of the performances were of the high school and/or the college variety. The only one who actually has acting chops, dies near the end of the first reel. That's how sad the acting is. Whoever was on casting needed to be shot. Whether or not they were shooting on the fly or not has yet to be determined.

The production is a piece of crap as well. The biggest thing was lighting which was totally bogus. the person in charge of lighting needed to be shot. The locations looked like they were shot at friends and families homes. The story...the story sucks. Sure, a spoiled rich kid mafia with a token angry black man is a nice idea, but nothing was actually executed. Just acting angry....or snobby.....or cruel. Nothing that has them standing out. Scenes go on too long with a naked body or two tossed in to keep things interesting as well as to keep people awake with the boobies. in fact, that's the only thing that was great about the film. Titties. All over the place. With just a hint of bondage.

The DVD is ok. The visuals was ripped off a VHS. Not that it's wrong or anything. I like a somewhat "natural" feel to the films I see. Others... not so much. The audio is pretty much alright. The extras aren't anything to write about. Just Ms. Caffaro's filmography. Very meager offering.

One and a half stars.