''Candy Stripers'' is a 1978
pornographic film
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by director
Bob Chinn and starring Nancy Hoffman and Sharon Thorpe. The film is a comedy about the sexual encounters
hospital volunteers have with hospital patients and staff. The title comes from the term ''candy striper'', which is an American term for hospital volunteers, who traditionally wore a red-and-white striped uniform which resembled
stick candy.
Plot
It is the last day on the job for hospital volunteer Sharon (Nancy Hoffman). When the volunteers assemble at the start of the day, head volunteer Sarge (Sharon Thorpe) notices that Sharon is absent. Sarge finds Sharon performing
oral sex
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with a doctor and takes her back to work.
As the volunteers go about their duties, they have various sexual encounters with the patients and staff. At the end of the day, staff and patients hold a party for the departing Sharon. Sarge walks in. When Sharon confronts Sarge and calls her a "
prude," Sarge reacts by pulling up her dress and forcing Sharon to pleasure her. The party promptly becomes a
sex orgy.
Production
Richard Pacheco made his debut in the film. Anxiety over acting in his first film had caused him to break out in
hives
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. During his scene with Nancy Hoffman he had great difficulty maintaining his
erection
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.
Reception
''Candy Stripers'' has been inducted into the
X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame
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.
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Screw
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'' magazine called it "the best sex film of 1978". In July 2008,
Terminal Press released a limited-edition
comic book
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version of the film, written by
Brian Ferrara.
Deleted scenes
''Candy Stripers'' features two
fisting scenes, which are edited from some versions of the film. According to reviewers, the scenes are edited from the main movie in the DVD release, but are included as
hidden features to be found separately.
Sequels
*''Candy Stripers 2'' (1985)
*''Candy Stripers 3'' (1986)
*''Candy Stripers 4'' (1990)
*''Candy Stripers 5: The New Generation'' (1999)
References
External links
*
*
Candy Stripers' at the
Internet Adult Film Database
* {{AFDB movie, 8885, Candy Stripers 1
1970s pornographic films
1978 films
American pornographic films
1970s English-language films
Films directed by Bob Chinn
Films set in hospitals
1970s American films
Fisting subculture