ORGASM INC.: THE STRANGE SCIENCE OF FEMALE PLEASURE

ORGASM INC.: THE STRANGE SCIENCE OF FEMALE PLEASURE (Liz Canner, 2010)
Quad Cinema
34 West 13th St.
February 11-17, 12:55, 2:40, 4:20, 6:15, 8:10, 10:05
212-255-2243
www.orgasminc.org
www.quadcinema.com

Orgasms are supposed to be a lot of fun, and that’s precisely what Liz Canner’s documentary, ORGASM INC., is. But it also shows how serious the business of sexual pleasure can be. Hired by a drug company to edit a video about Female Sexual Dysfunction, Canner discovered just how ridiculous the race to come up with “Viagra for women” is. Canner speaks with a wide range of people, from scientists and psychiatrists to activists and PR flunkies, who all have different angles on the success or failure of the female orgasm. She follows the exploits of Dr. Stuart Meloy and his Orgasmatron surgery in Winston-Salem (take that, Woody Allen!), Dr. Carol Queen showing off objects in San Francisco’s Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum, Suzanne Roth operating the Genito-sensory Analyzer in Chicago, Lisa at a convention questioning the procedure she is hyping, Designer Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation, and sexologist Leonore Tiefer, PhD, going in front of FDA committees leading the fight against approval of Big Pharma’s latest suuposed female orgasm miracle drug, which has included the topical cream Alista and the testosterone patch Intrinsa. Jay Beaudoin and Nicholas Fischer add goofy animation throughout the film, depicting a cartoon race across a bed to be the first one to come up with the magic bullet. Canner infuses the hot-button topic with charm and humor, letting the absurdity of it all play out in all its glory. Titillating and shocking, infuriating and revealing, ORGASM INC. is a surprising and satisfying foray into the billion-dollar world of female sexual pleasure. Canner will be at the Quad for the 4:20, 6:15, and 8:10 shows Friday through Sunday, then at the 6:15 shows Monday through Thursday.