Memories Within Miss Aggie Explained

Memories Within Miss Aggie
Director:	Gerard Damiano
Cinematography:	João Fernandes
Music:	Rupert Holmes
Studio:	Inish Kae
Distributor:	Cinépix Film Properties Video Home Library Arrow Film & Video Appidan
Released:	(New York City) (USA)
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Memories Within Miss Aggie is a 1974 American pornographic film directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Deborah Ashira, Eric Edwards, Harry Reems and Darby Lloyd Rains. The film pays homage to both Damiano's previous skin flick The Devil in Miss Jones and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

Plot

The narrative structure of the film involves a woman, the eponymous Miss Aggie, recounting her previous sexual encounters to her lover. The younger incarnations of Miss Aggie are played by other actresses. The veracity of Miss Aggie's memory is in doubt.

Cast

Deborah Ashira as Aggie
Eric Edwards as Richard I
Harry Reems as Richard II
Kim Pope as Aggie I
Mary Stuart as Aggie II
Darby Lloyd Rains as Aggie III

Oscar campaign

In 1975, Inish Kae, the film's distributor, launched an ad campaign touting the movie for Academy Award nominations. The ads in the entertainment industry trade press touted Miss Aggie for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Damiano) and Best Actress (Deborah Ashira).^[1]

Home media

In September 2018, the film was restored in 2K and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome.^[2] ^[3]

Remakes | Homages

Rob Reiner's film has a similar plot, and includes many scenes co-opted from Memories Within Miss Aggie.

Notes and References

Book: Lewis, Jon. Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry. 2000. NYU Press. New York, New York. 978-0814751428. 260–67. registration.
Web site: Memories Within Miss Aggie – Vinegar Syndrome. Vinegar Syndrome. January 23, 2020.
Web site: Memories Within Miss Aggie Blu-ray Review. Orndorf. Brian. September 26, 2018. Blu-ray.com. January 23, 2020.