Chatterbox (1977 film)
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Norman Yonemoto
| Chatterbox (Virginia the Talking Vagina) | |
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| Directed by | Tom DeSimone |
| Screenplay by | Mark Rosin Norman Yonemoto |
| Story by | Tom DeSimone |
| Produced by | Bruce Cohn Curtis |
| Starring | Candice Rialson Larry Gelman Jane Kean Arlene Martel Irwin Corey Rip Taylor Sandra Gould |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | William Marlin |
| Music by | Fred Karger |
Production company | Lips Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Chatterbox (addressed in the opening credits as Chatterbox!; also known as Virginia the Talking Vagina) is a 1977 American comedy film[1] about a woman with a talking vagina. The film stars Candice Rialson as a hairdresser who discovers her vagina has the power of speech after it derisively comments on a lover's performance. Her talking vagina has a mind of its own, which includes a desire to sing; they wind up exploited by her psychiatrist, who launches her on a career in show business.
According to Michael Medved in The Golden Turkey Awards, the talking vagina precipitates many developments in her life:
Escapades include a sojourn in jail with a basketball team and sessions with a psychiatrist to help Virginia overcome her (its?) emotional problems. With her self-confidence restored, she makes several hit appearances on TV talkshows; the theory, apparently, is that Virginia makes an even more interesting late-night guest than Truman Capote.[2]
Penelope, a young hairdresser, discovers her vagina can talk when it criticizes a lover's performance, who leaves in a huff. At the salon where she works, her talking vagina insults a lesbian client, who mistakes it for Penelope flirting with her, which leads to her being fired. Penelope goes to a psychiatrist, Dr. Pearl, where she reveals her "problem". In the psychiatrist's office, her vagina reveals a new talent, singing. It has a propensity for singing show tunes. Dr. Pearl reveals her secret to friends of his in show business. At a meeting of the American Medical Association, Penelope and her talking vagina, now called "Virginia", are revealed to the public for the first time. Virginia regales the assembled physician with show tunes. Dr. Pearl becomes her agent, and over Penelope's objections, launches Penelope and Virginia on an entertainment career. At a show hosted by Professor Irwin Corey, Virginia sings in public for the first time, becoming a star after crooning a disco tune. Virginia increasingly becomes the tail that wags the dog, with Penelope becoming increasingly unhappy as "they" become a successful act on a cross-country tour.[3] Despite her new success, Penelope decides to kill herself until she sees the lover from the start of the movie and discovers that he has a talking penis.
Cast
- Candice Rialson as Penelope Pittman
- Larry Gelman as Dr. Werner Pearl
- Jane Kean as Eleanor Pittman
- Arlene Martel as Marlene
- Rip Taylor as Mr. Jo
- Professor Irwin Corey as himself
- Sandra Gould as Mrs. Bugatowski