Nude On The Moon (4 Stars)

In 1961 the space race was hotting up. Russia had been the first country to put a man into space, but America wanted the prestige of being the first country to land on the moon. Despite telescope pictures of a barren surface, people were worried what they might find. Would there be terrifying monsters lurking in caves below the surface, waiting to attack American astronauts? Would there be mud pits that would swallow up the landing party? Were the dangers so great that it would be better to abandon the attempts to travel to the moon altogether?

Doris Wishman answers our questions in this film that she wrote and directed. The first astronauts land on the moon and find it inhabited by naked women who spend the day swimming and throwing beach balls to one another. There are men as well, but they are servants. The portrayal of this idyllic society encouraged the Americans to continue with the space race, and on July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong finally made the one small step for a man that was a giant leap for mankind. Unfortunately, after six journeys to the moon we still haven't discovered the nudist colony shown in the film. That's a reason to keep on travelling into space, to the moon and beyond.