''Memories Within Miss Aggie'' is a 1974 American

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directed by

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and starring Deborah Ashira, Eric Edwards,

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and Darby Lloyd Rains. The film pays homage to both Damiano's previous skin flick ''

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'' and

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'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 *

as Richard II * Kim Pope as Aggie I * Mary Stuart as Aggie II * Darby Lloyd Rains as Aggie III

Release

The film premiered at the World Theatre in New York City and grossed $55,485 in its opening week, the highest gross for a theatre in New York that week other than

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and more than the opening grosses of '' Deep Throat'' ''The Devil in Miss Jones''.

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).

Home media

In September 2018, the film was restored in 2K and released on

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and

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Remakes , Homages

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Memories Within Miss Aggie (Film) 1974 films 1970s pornographic films American pornographic films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Gerard Damiano 1970s American films Films shot in Pennsylvania