Little Orphan Dusty

The innocent teenage country girl learning about life and love the hard way in the big bad city must surely rank as one of the most overworked stock characters in all types of pornographic expression, finding her roots in the Marquis De Sade's unfortunate Justine of literary (and subsequent cinematic) fame some two centuries ago. Ever since, the education or corruption (depending on one's personal view) of a virgin has remained a popular theme in erotica. Fitting this particular format right down to the ground, DUSTY (the less than accurate "Little Orphan" business was dropped for theatrical distribution in several of the more conservative states) tries to rise above the expected clichés by adding generous doses of rape and fist insertion, though both occur only once in the same scene.

The film's two directors, Hispanic Jaacov Jaacovi and Asian American Bob Chinn (making this make the flick a truly international affair), were no strangers to some of the more exotic sexual variations even at this stage in their respective careers. Both had cut their teeth on some of the sicker soft X (or hard R) adult films of the early '70s before graduating to full color penetration. Chinn will always be best known for the popular JOHNNY WADD series running from 1973 to 1979 (BLONDE FIRE being the last official entry, with a few one-offs in the '80s) starring the legendary John C. Holmes as a very private detective. The admittedly rather less talented Jaacovi (who had something of a career renaissance when he resurfaced in the early '90s, shooting videos under the moniker "Jourdan Alexander") would very briefly hit his stride in 1979 as he delivered a two punch knockout consisting of his wildly popular TAXI GIRLS and HEAVENLY DESIRE, the latter "introducing" Seka, even though she had co-starred in Phil Marshak's LUST AT FIRST BITE aka Dracula SUCKS the year before.

Syrupy theme song out of the way, viewers are introduced to the titular waif (Rhonda Jo Petty) who is submitte...