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Diary of a Nudist

  • 1961
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
619
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Diary of a Nudist (1961)
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Editor sends reporter to expose a nudist camp, but she loves the lifestyle and writes positive articles. Frustrated by her response, he visits the camp himself to write his own story.Editor sends reporter to expose a nudist camp, but she loves the lifestyle and writes positive articles. Frustrated by her response, he visits the camp himself to write his own story.Editor sends reporter to expose a nudist camp, but she loves the lifestyle and writes positive articles. Frustrated by her response, he visits the camp himself to write his own story.

  • Director
    • Doris Wishman
  • Writer
    • Doris Wishman
  • Stars
    • Davee Decker
    • Norman Casserly
    • Dolores Carlos
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    619
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Doris Wishman
    • Writer
      • Doris Wishman
    • Stars
      • Davee Decker
      • Norman Casserly
      • Dolores Carlos
    • 16User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Davee Decker
    • Stacy Taylor - Reporter
    Norman Casserly
    • Arthur Sherwood - Editor
    Dolores Carlos
    • Marie - Nudist
    Allan Blacker
    Joan Bamford
    • Helen - Nudist
    Maria Stinger
    • Eleanor - John's Wife
    Harry W. Stinger
    • John - Eleanor's Husband
    Brigitte Bernard
      Louise Downe
      • Redhead Nudist Watching Volleyball Game
      • (as Bunny Downe)
      Ronald M. Ziegler
      June Marko
      • Annette - Nudist
      Gustave A. Hoek
      Nellie Hoek
      Phyliss Hoek
      • Phyllis - Little Girl
      Sandra Hoek
      Charles Allen
      • Tom - Nudist
      Warrene Gray
      • Fran - Nudist
      Una Diehl
      • Susan - Nudist
      • Director
        • Doris Wishman
      • Writer
        • Doris Wishman
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      User reviews16

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      7artpf

      Great Period Piece

      Is this a great movie? No. There is no real plot and no acting to speak of. But it's a great reminder of how movies were pre-Deep Throat.

      Obscenity laws forced nudie filmmakers to make it appear that these movies promoted public awareness.

      Hence, this is done as a pseudo documentary. Not unlike some of Russ Meyer's very early flicks. (Mondo Topless, etc.)

      There's plenty of T&A. Full frontal female nudes abound.

      The guy's are naked too, only you don't see anything.

      What is striking about this movie is how hot the girls are. It's a fun movie to watch, but don't expect anything close to porn. It's really just hot girls lounging around in different places at the nudist colony.

      It's so innocent it's great!
      3planktonrules

      Mostly an excuse to look at beautiful naked bodies.

      "Diary of a Nudist" is an exploitation film that was made at a nudist colony. Several similar movies were made and proclaimed that they were educational in nature, but they really were just excuses to show some lovely naked bodies to audiences. And, it's pretty hot stuff for 1961, though like other nudie films of the era there are no crotch shots.

      Arthur assigns one of his reporters, Stacy, to go to a local nudist colony and write a spicy exposee in order to drum up readership and get the place closed. But, unexpectedly, Stacy finds she likes the folks there and the nudist lifestyle and joins the place. So, Arthur arrives in order to write his hit piece himself. Will he, too, succumb to the naturalist lifestyle?

      There really is little in the way of plot....just lots of naked folks. But compared to many other nudie flicks of the era, this one has a bit better production values and lovely bodies (many were, conversely, not so lovely in other films). A strange but watchable curio.
      Michael_Elliott

      Not Bad For This Type of Film

      Diary of a Nudist (1961)

      ** (out of 4)

      Doris Wishman directed this story of a newspaper editor who gets lost in the woods and stumbles onto a nudist camp. Back at his office he talks a female reporter into going to the camp and getting a day-by-day account of the activities. DIARY OF A NUDIST is yet another boring film from the director but I'm actually going to give her more credit than normal because she actually makes this film look like a professional one, which if you've ventured into this genre much you'll know that this isn't often the case with this type of movie. I'll also give Wishman credit for having a good eye for "talent" as the majority of the nudist range from extremely hot to incredibly cute looking. This here is always a major plus but sometimes these films don't deliver that. Obviously the main goal of this film was to show off as much nudity as possible so fans just wanting to see that are going to be in for a real treat. While this here might have been shocking or interesting in 1961, when viewed today you can't help but look at it as being tame. You also can't help but feel incredibly bored because even naked cute girls get boring after a while. There's really no story to speak of and the entire expose of the colony was just used by the producer to make you feel as if you were seeing more than just the nudity. Fans of the genre will probably want to check this out but I'd say most people are going to have a hard time making through the entire thing.
      Sargebri

      More Exploitation

      This is one of those films that falls into the category of so bad its funny. The film has very little plot and most of the scenes in the film are taken up by showing the various female cast members showing off their best "assets". Also, if you look very closely, almost the entire dialog in the film is dubbed and very badly too. In fact, the same company that did much of the dubbing for films in the Godzilla series, Titra Sound, did the dubbing for this film (and this film was produced in the United States). Also, the ending of this film was one of the sappiest ever. If you want to have a good laugh, you should definitely watch this film, only don't expect lewd, expect nude.
      8peterwhittle14

      Good vibes of colour & jazz epitomising Kennedy's opulent 'camelot'.

      I think that the comments from other reviewers about this nudie-cutie are a little too harsh.This Film is fluffy & contrite yes;but exudes an American ideal of paradise at the time of the Kennedy pseudo-crusade of 'Camelot'.Meaning that America was then riding the crest of a wave of optimism.This Film seems to capture some strange,incongruous 'feel-good' factor that epitomises this.It has the Pine Trees of Florida,the blue of the everglades & the flesh tones of the Sunny Palms Lodge.The music soundtrack is atmospheric mood-jazz & 12-bar blues.Tiki-stone gods & white Chevrolets all add to the genre. We had a similar Film in Britain at the same time: 1961 called 'Naked As Nature Intended' but Cornwall isn't as HOT as Florida (in both senses of the word). I would recommend people not be put off seeing this Doris Wishman gem.It is well worth the current price of a DVD. Having watched this film recently;it has lost none of it's 'feel-good' impression on me.The 'dubbed' dialogue:- I assume is still the original actors?.This gives the film extra charm because the background noises i.e. birdsong,typing clatter are all on the same track.

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      • Trivia
        One of the camp visitors arrives in a red '61 Chevy Impala convertible. This same car appeared in several of these nudie films.
      • Goofs
        The second carload of visitors to the camp is seen entering through the gate twice.
      • Quotes

        Marie - Nudist: This is Annette.

        Stacy - Reporter: We've already met.

        Annette - Nudist: Yes, I know.

      • Connections
        Edited into Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls (1963)
      • Soundtracks
        Sun Lovers Blues
        Words and Music by Judy J. Kushner (as Judith J. Kushner)

        Sung by Rose Marie Jun (as Rosemary June)

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      • Release date
        • October 14, 1966 (West Germany)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Diary of a Girl Reporter
      • Filming locations
        • Sunny Palms Lodge, Homestead, Florida, USA(Nudist camp)
      • Production company
        • Dawn Productions
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 12m(72 min)
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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