This week we are taking you back to the year 1986. The decade of the 80’s was filled with ups and downs here and all around the world. There were things taking place, both good and bad, and it would shape our future into the coming new century. How much do you remember from just twenty nine years ago?
As we always do in this feature we begin by taking a look back at what the cost of living was in 1986. The average price for a new 3 bedroom home was just under $90,000, the average income was now at $23,000 and the average price for a new car was around $10,000. Gas per gallon kept inching toward the one dollar mark and in 1986 had climbed to a ridiculous 91 cents a gallon. You could by a Tandy 600 portable computer for $1600, but you could also buy 5 pounds of potatoes for $1. In some of the news headlines of the year, Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport by four armed men. A bomb explodes on a TWA jet over Greece blowing a hole in the aircraft sucking 4 passengers out. It was also the year, after so many successes with the space program, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after launch, killing all on board. It was the year the Iran-Contra Affair took place in Reagan’s administration that sold arms to Iran. On the bright side, Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight boxing champion. The Nintendo Entertainment system makes its debut as do transparent watches. Across the pond, England and France announce joint construction of the English Channel Tunnel, or “The Chunnel”. The Internet Mail Access Protocol is defined opening the way for E-Mail to begin.
In the world of entertainment the big movies from Hollywood included Top Gun, Platoon, Crocodile Dundee and Aliens. In the world of pop music among the big names in 1986 were Billy Joel, Lionel Ritchie, Madonna, Van Halen and Prince. For TV viewers, among the big favorites were Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Dynasty, Murder, She Wrote and The Cosby Show. In 1986 we lost some big name celebrities such as actor Cary Grant, I Love Lucy’s Desi Arnaz, musician Benny Goodman, baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg and actress Donna Reed.
In the porn world there were a number of changes. Most films were now being done on the west coast. The coming of porn on video rather than film changed the look as VHS tapes took over. Many female stars began getting breast enhancements and having clean shaven genitalia. 1986 also provided some excellent productions including the one we take a look back at today, “Blame It On Ginger”.
Blame It On Ginger – Vivid Films – Director – Henri Pachard – Cast – Ginger Lynn, Barbara Dare, Lois Ayres, Krista Lane, Tom Byron, Peter North, Jamie Gillis, Joey Silvera
If, for some reason, you have never seen a Ginger Lynn film, then this is the one to cut your teeth on. It’s a spoof of the Michael Caine,Valerie Harper, Demi Moore film “Blame It On Rio” that came out a couple of years earlier. The porn version is done semi documentary style as Ginger and her girlfriends relive some of their more fun sexual encounters. The friends find it hard to believe that Ginger’s boyfriend, Tom Byron, playing a nerdy guy to perfection, could be this hot lover she talks about. There is a lot more than goes on throughout as the stories are recounted and leads to some hot sex scenes. But it really heats up when the families go away for a beach weekend. Ginger and her best friend, Barbara Dare, find themselves attracted to each other’s dads, Ginger’s played by a very straight domesticated Joey Silvera and Barbara’s played by a sexually in touch Jamie Gillis. The fathers both have girlfriends (Krista Lane and Lois Ayres), but they are not part of this “family” beach weekend. By the way, there is a scene with Dare and Peter North you have to see, it is different.
As the weekend moves along both Ginger and Barbara are successful in seducing the fathers and have their sexual encounters with them. The scenes are very steamy, well filmed and show off some very good chemistry. Of course these hot encounters lead to some serious complications for all involved, especially Ginger and Barbara. But it all gets smoothed over through the tensions, the two girlfriends work everything out in a rather surprising way you will find quite stimulating. All’s well that ends well, especially with the final scene being a four way orgy that just smokes and puts a very hot and luscious ending to this fun film.
Ginger looks absolutely fantastic and beautiful throughout and her chemistry with Byron is very obvious in their scenes. Ginger’s sexual prowess is unmistakable, but what Barbara Dare, Krista and Lois add only make this film raunchier and hotter, including a very wild girl/girl that takes place at one point in the film. The cinematography by Pachard is exceptional with shots in the sex scenes that concentrate on the act, not the genital close ups. The acting is above average from the entire cast. It’s very clear they all had a great time doing this spoof and giving it the realism it has. The production values are all top notch and Pachard’s direction flows very easily and natural. Ginger Lynn has done some great films throughout her career, and this is one of the best.
It’s now available in DVD form and definitely one of the great classics to have and enjoy. If you want to get hold of a solid, fun, steamy and sexual porn classic, and see why Ginger Lynn became the Hall of Famer she is, then “Blame It On Ginger” is one to have.
Art Koch, National Features & DVD Editor, NightMoves Magazine and AAN
