THE WILD AND THE NAKED

Q: What is The Wild And The Naked about?

The Wild And The Naked follows Paulette, a French nude model in America, whose day at work leads into a surreal dream filled with risqué escapades, woodland chases, and bizarre encounters.

A quiet day turned into nature's nightmare of terror!

1962 · 1h 8m · NR · Drama · IMDB TMDB

Paulette, a nude model from France, has recently settled in the United States with her husband, a photographer. After dropping her husband off at his studio, she goes to work posing for a nudie photographer. During a break from the photo session she falls asleep and dreams that she visits a night club, goes hitch-hiking, and is chased through the woods and along a riverbank by a crazed would-be rapist who ties her up. She is rescued by a handsome man and is later chased by an ape. The handsome man is temporarily abducted by four naked native women who drag him into the river and dance to rock 'n' roll music.

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Quick Answer

What is The Wild And The Naked about?

The Wild And The Naked is a 1962 American drama directed by Stan Roberts about Paulette, a French nude model whose dreamlike experiences blur the line between reality and fantasy after she moves to the United States.

Programmer's Pick

If you like your nudist camp flicks with a dash of surrealism and a parade of improbable dream sequences, Stan Roberts delivers. Where else can you watch a Parisian model chased through the woods by both a would-be attacker and a costumed ape, only to be upstaged by rock ‘n’ roll river dancers?

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Paulette, a French nude model newly arrived in America with her photographer husband, finds herself drifting into surreal territory after a routine day at work. While posing for a nudie photographer, she dozes off and slips into a vivid dream world. Her subconscious whirls through nightclubs, hitchhiking adventures, and woodland chases, including encounters both dangerous and absurd—a crazed pursuer, an unexpected rescue, and a troupe of naked native women who prefer their river dancing to a rock 'n' roll beat. This exploitation drama revels in its dream logic, blending eroticism and oddball fantasy as Paulette’s reality blurs with her wildest imaginings.