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A naive country girl is bartered into big-city sleaze in this Texas-shot sexploitation drama.

HIP HOT AND 21

1967 · 1h 30m · NR · Drama · IMDB TMDB

Innocent country girl Diane is flipped like a cheap commodity when her father sells her to the charming but irresponsible Rick. After a whirlwind night, she’s left alone in a seedy apartment, navigating a treacherous world of lowlifes and tough choices.

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Proof that in 1967, even turning 21 could be hazardous to your innocence.

Programmer's Pick

When your 21st birthday present is being sold into marriage by your degenerate stepdad, you know you’re in for a rough ride. Hip Hot and 21 delivers a Texas-sized serving of sexploitation, complete with small-town innocence chewed up by the city’s sleaziest denizens. Diane Darcel gives us an ingenue with grit—and bad luck—in spades.

— SassyFlix Programmer
Quick Answer
What is Hip Hot and 21 about?

Hip Hot and 21 is a 1967 American drama directed by Dale Berry about an innocent country girl who is sold into marriage and left to fend for herself amid the corrupt underbelly of city life.

Details & Specs
Director
Dale Berry
Writer
Big Daddy Epstein III
Release
1967
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama

Synopsis

An innocent country girl is introduced to several varieties of big-city corruption in this wild sexploitation feature shot in Texas. Diane (Diane Darcel) is an attractive young woman who has just turned 21, making her practically over-the-hill in the eyes of her degenerate stepfather. Stepdad arranges for Diane to marry Rick Edwards, a good-looking and well-to-do local boy, in exchange for "lending" him 50 dollars (he opts not to tell Rick when the bridegroom accidentally forks over an extra 20 bucks). While Diane isn't at all happy about the situation, she goes along with the bargain, but when the dawn breaks after her wedding night she discovers Rick has abandoned her at the sleazy motel where they were staying. Diane is "befriended" by Michelle, a drug-addicted lesbian who is running a prostitution ring out of the motel, and she attempts to turn Diane out until Michelle's luck takes a turn for the worst. Left to her own devices, Diane maps out a plan to rob 15,000 dollars from crime boss Al Hoffman, but her life of crime turns out to be a dead end. Hip, Hot and 21 also features a guest appearance from Lorna Maitland (star of Russ Meyer's Lorna) as a well-endowed exotic dancer. 

Naïve young country gal Diane gets sold by her abusive father to hunky stud Rick for only fifty bucks. Alas, Rick turns out to be a total no-count jerk who leaves Diane high and dry to fend for herself in a cheap apartment after spending a single night with her. Pretty soon Diane finds herself in all kinds of trouble with the various low-life characters who live in the apartment with her.

Why Cult

Texas Sexploitation

Shot deep in the Lone Star State, this film delivers regional sleaze with a Southern-fried twist.

Bartered Bride Premise

The plot kicks off with a stepfather pawning off his stepdaughter for cash, launching her into a web of vice.

Sleazy Character Gallery

From money-grubbing stepdads to absent bridegrooms and big-city lowlifes, expect a full roster of exploitation regulars.

Bold Content Warnings

With themes including prostitution, nudity, and lesbianism, the film pulls no punches in its depiction of urban vice.

Questions from the Vault

What is Hip Hot and 21 about? +

Hip Hot and 21 is about Diane, a naive country girl who is sold into marriage by her stepfather and must survive the city’s corrupt underworld after being abandoned by her husband.

When was Hip Hot and 21 released? +

Hip Hot and 21 was released in 1967.

Who directed Hip Hot and 21? +

Hip Hot and 21 was directed by Dale Berry.

How long is Hip Hot and 21? +

Hip Hot and 21 has a runtime of 90 minutes.

What genre is Hip Hot and 21? +

Hip Hot and 21 is a drama with sexploitation themes.

Where can I watch Hip Hot and 21? +

Hip Hot and 21 is available to stream on SassyFlix.