The film was screened without credits due to legal concerns. It is regarded as the second sexually explicit film to receive a general theatrical release in the United States, after Andy Warhol's Blue Movie (1969). However, unlike Blue Movie (which was shot without a script), Mona had a plot, though there was more emphasis on the action.
Mona helped pave the way for other films containing unsimulated sex scenes (both penetrative and non-penetrative) that subsequently appeared in theaters, during the Golden Age of Porn; and was a big influence on later films of the genre. Deep Throat (1972), for example, borrowed elements of Mona's plot.
Earnings, believed to be $2 million, helped finance the directors' 1974 film Flesh Gordon. The team also produced Harlot (1971), and Osco later backed the similarly explicit Alice in Wonderland (1976).
I actually have a complete copy of this film. I had it on 16 mm film and transferred it to vhs in 1984. I recently viewed it and its quality is very good. Much better than this copy. My copy has full color.
You've heard about adult movies having wide theatrical release in the 1970s? This was the first movie with an actual plot that did so (the first movie without a plot was Blue Movie). Imagine taking a first date to this movie.
Mona helped pave the way for other films containing unsimulated sex scenes (both penetrative and non-penetrative) that subsequently appeared in theaters, during the Golden Age of Porn; and was a big influence on later films of the genre. Deep Throat (1972), for example, borrowed elements of Mona's plot.
Earnings, believed to be $2 million, helped finance the directors' 1974 film Flesh Gordon. The team also produced Harlot (1971), and Osco later backed the similarly explicit Alice in Wonderland (1976).
I would take the mother.