A trashy but classic sex fantasy about a creature from another galaxy that transforms itself into a voluptuous woman in order fully to understand human ways and emotions. The film is essential a softcore porno foreshadowing the popular 90s film Species.
It seems that the only thing that these aliesn know of Earth is a pretty good grasp of the English language, but nothing of the basic rules of society. The comedy comes from the rather oblivious, but good natured, observations of Earth society by The Surveyor. She knows nothing of the concepts of clothing, food, time, or sex. She has no emotions and has no physical senses to speak of, besides her sense of sight. The Soho district in London at this time was like Times Square in New York, an area heavily populated with porn theaters and adult book stores, so The Surveyor, and her robotic demeanor, falls headlong into an atmosphere of sexploration. But her adventures are not completely sexual in nature. The destinations of The Surveyor include, along with a visit to both a porn movie theater and an adult bookshop, a visit to a laundromat where she meets an old lady and learns of the inevitability of aging in the Doms. While there, she meets up with a nice man, a Good Samaritan of sorts, who offers her a place to sleep for the night. The Surveyor also ends up at a wedding and hooks up with a guy there, with less than erotic results.
The Girl From Starship Venus is one of those classic films with a unique visual style that is reminiscent of the era. You know you're in for a good fun time when the films tag line makes use of the childish humor of the number 69.
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