Iris Brooks
Iris Brooks emerged in the early 1970s as a notable presence in the realm of exploitation cinema, appearing in I Drink Your Blood (1970) as a key player in its notorious narrative. Her roles in Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1971) and Is There Sex After Death? (1971) further cement her connection to the provocative themes of the era. With a focus on taboo subjects and bold storytelling, Brooks contributes to the conversation surrounding cult cinema, showcasing the raw edge and audacity that defined this unique period in film history.
Is There Sex After Death?
This film is a crazy quilt of tongue in cheek vignettes, all spoofing the sexual revolution of the 70’s. It is great dirty satire featuring some of the best improvisational comedians of the era, including Buck Henry and the hilarious Marshall Efron. Many of the movie’s funniest sequences take place at the Bureau of Sexological Investigation where the head doctor, Alan Abel, instructs his patients on solving a variety of weirdly humorous maladies. There are also real on the street interviews with Abel and an inspired group of people. Throw in a topless string quartet, a pornographic opera, life inside a nudist camp, and a marvelous bit with an X-rated filmmaker, and you have a constant barrage of laughs. The most comical scene is The International Sex Bowl sequence at the end, which remains a classic piece of comedy. Highly recommended.
