Corruption (1983 film)

Corruption is a 1983 American pornographic film written and directed by Roger Watkins under the pseudonym of Richard Mahler. The film, a loose adaptation of Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold,^[1] is about a group of shady businessmen seeking a mysterious briefcase which offers its owner untold power, on the condition that the owner renounce love.

Corruption
Directed by	Roger Watkins (as Richard Mahler)
Written by	Roger Watkins (as Richard Mahler)
Produced by	Roger Watkins (as Richard Mahler)
Starring	Jamie Gillis Kelly Nichols Tiffany Clark Tanya Lawson Tish Ambrose Alexis X
Cinematography	Larry Revene
Edited by	Roger Watkins (as Richard Mahler)
Music by	James Flamberg (as Andrew James)
Release date	1983 (1983)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Jamie Gillis as Williams
• Michael Gaunt as Franklin
• Tiffany Clark as Doreen
• Milton Ingley as Frederick (as Michael Morrison)
• George Payne as Alan
• Samantha Fox as Woman at Desk
• Tanya Lawson as Girl in Blue
• Marilyn Gee as Girl in Red (as Mary Constantine)
• Tish Ambrose as Girl in Black
• Kelly Nichols as Felicia
• Nicole Bernard as Dancer
• Bobby Astyr as Larry
• Alexis X as Lesbian #1
• Sabrina Vale as Lesbian #2
• Melissa Strong as S&M Girl
• Vanessa del Rio as Erda

Release

The film was released in a Blu-ray + DVD combo pack by Vinegar Syndrome in 2016,^[2] along with the inclusion of Last House on Dead End Street, Watkins' non-pornographic debut feature, as a hidden feature.^[3]

Reception

The reception to the film has been mostly positive. Cinema Blue called the film a "thinking man's porn", stating that "This is something different: this may challenge and provoke you, but it won't bore you, that's for sure".^[4] Writing for Blu-ray.com, Brian Orndorf called the film "artfully made and slightly unnerving", and compared the film positively to the works of David Lynch.^[2]