We had four partners that comprised our company we called ourselves The Stranger Group Limited. Who was the production team that made the film? A porno shoot may need less time, but one thing is certain: no one can yet comment sensibly on what happened to the Stranger Group. Historians tell us that a war cannot be properly analyzed until almost a century after its passing. All these elements that traditionally contribute to the effectiveness of film-making are superbly employed to twist the screws of tension to the brink of tolerability.įrom ‘Obsessed By A Liquid Stranger’ (1978), an unpublished article by Piastro Cruiso: Plot and production are way too well-wrought – with special kudos for photography and editing, along with a subtle, disquieting score by ‘The Avengers’ – to be the work of inexperienced first-timers. No one associated with this film, apart from the small but uniformly excellent star cast, appears to have any additional credits to his name, re-enforcing the credence that it was concocted by mainstream Hollywood talent “slumming it” in the adult industry. This is without doubt the scariest porn thriller ever made, even more so because of its moral and psychological implications which only rise to the surface upon successive viewings. It is just one more element that separates this strange, shocking yet undeniably erotic film from most of the porn produced at the time, or indeed since. How this unsavory narrative device ties in with the plot I will leave up to potential audiences to learn for themselves. Meanwhile, there is a murderous rapist piling on the victims in the proximity, as frequently ignored radio bulletins keep informing us. Following a number of not so coincidental encounters, the women become lovers with Anna pleading for Maggie’s assistance in wooing back her husband. Waiting for the train ride home, Anna meets and befriends photographer Maggie Ronson (the spellbinding Annette Haven) who gives her the attention she craves. He claims it’s not his fault and his performance with secretary Susan McBain seems to support this assertion. ‘ Anna Obsessed’ kicks off innocuously enough with the troubled marriage of housewife Anna Carson (cult goddess Constance Money) who no longer receives satisfaction from the lovemaking supplied by hard-working husband David, sympathetically portrayed by a startlingly handsome John Leslie. (Not often you hear that in relation to a porn film, hey?)
Please note: the following article contains spoilers relating to the plot of ‘Anna Obsessed’. The truth behind ‘ Anna Obsessed’ can finally be told, and the result provides a fascinating view of how one of the most mysterious adult films of the 1970s was made.Īll interview answers are from Piastro Cruiso, except where noted.
He not only consented to a lengthy interview (featured below), but also approached his former partners in the production, provided access to a remarkable selection of production materials, and allowed us to excerpt his own written account of how the film was made. The Rialto Report has spoken to actors Jamie Gillis, John Leslie, Sue McBain, and production manager Lawrence Delfiore to uncover the story behind the film.īut most of all we’re indebted to the film’s remarkable writer, known only by his shadowy nom de porn, ‘ Piastro Cruiso’. Reviewers and fans were immediately impressed with its story and technical skill, and have long speculated about the identity of the person(s) behind it.Ĭould the film’s director – ‘Martin & Martin’ – be an established, well-known filmmaker hiding behind a pseudonym? Why did they never seemingly make another film? And how has their identity stayed a secret ever since?
‘ Anna Obsessed’ has been shrouded in mystery since its release in 1978.