Naked Over the Fenceis a consistently enjoyable and engaging film that is having quite a good time basking in its own unpredictability.A grown-up crowd-pleaser from an interesting country at a very particular dingier age, adventurous cinema fans should hop whatever fences necessary to snag Cult Epics’ fine release of Weisz’s well-directed thriller. Behind-The-Scenes of Naked Over The Fence is a fifteen minute selection of footage taken from two hours of 16mm footage that producer Rob de Mee had shot during the making of the movie. This clip features Sylvia Kristel rehearsing for her musical number in the film and other members of the cast and crew prepping for the scene in question. A 2014 Radio Interview With Frans Weisz has the director speaking for eight minutes about the producers and cast members that he worked with on the movie, the premise of the film, how he feels about the movie, his initial thoughts on the screenplay and thoughts on some of the other films that he's made over the course of his career.

Except it isn’t. Penny befriends a sexy chanteuse named Lilly Marischka (a pre-Emmanuelle Sylvia Kristel, looking weirdly cute with her short, dyed blonde hair), who winds up getting involved with a mutual friend named Ed Swaan (Jon Bluming), a karate teacher. Ed gets hired to act in an ‘art film’ and brings Lilly, who he is involved with, along for the ride. Of course, neither one of them really realizes what sort of ‘art film’ they’re to be performing in and they soon find themselves tangled up in the Dutch porno movie scene. Naakt Over De Schutting (Naked Over The Fence), the 1973 movie featuring Dutch actors Rijk de Gooyer, Jon Bluming, Sylvia Kristel and Ko van Dijk, was loosely based on a book written by Rinus Ferdinandusse. Described as a “sriller” (sarcastic thriller) this obscure B-movie was directed by Frans Weisz. It features a silly plot, a comic karate fight and a not-so spectacular tram chase all the way to Artis Zoo, Amsterdam. Frans Weisz's "Naked Over the Fence" (1973) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Cult Epics. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by biographer Harry Hosman; archival interview with Frans Weisz; documentary footage; and more. In Dutch, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free. Radio Interview with Frans Weisz - in this archival audio interview, director Frans Weisz recalls the production of Naked Over the Fence and some of the disagreements he had with one of its screenwriters, the unusual casting of Sylvia Kristel, and the massive success of its previous film The Burglar. In Dutch, with optional English subtitles (8 min).This is a great film to watch on a Friday Night.” CONTENT . EXTRAS . REPLAY 4 OUT OF 5. – Insidepulse Like Le Pont du Nord and L'amour Braque, Naked Over the Fence seems focused on a series of chaotic events, but it is another very effective time capsule. It is also set in a major European city, Amsterdam, whose appearance and unique charms become a lot more important than its story. Keep this in mind when you sit down to view it and you will never experience the uncertainty that I did. Based on a comedic thriller by author Rinus Ferdinandusse (who co-wrote the screenplay wiht Rob du Mee and who has a small role in the film), Naked Over The Fence benefits from a really strong score from composer Ruud Bos. This adds quite a bit to the film's attempts at humor and suspense and brings the production values up a fair bit. The movie is also nicely shot, using the Amsterdam locations quite well, particularly in the finale when we're treated to an unexpected but fairly effective tram chase. I’ve been fortunate enough to review several films now starring sexploitation icon Sylvia Kristel who many may know from her iconic role as Emmanuelle and its sequels. Many of those films were released by Cult Epics on blu in a solid box set. The set was a lot of fun with most of them being damn good films that really surprised me.

Cult Epics has released Naked Over the Fence on Blu-ray continuing its line of Sylvia Kristel films in HD; here the film gets a new 4K transfer and restoration from the original camera negative. Overall, the film appears crisp and clear with just a smattering of damage and burns here and there. In comparison to other Kristel films and Dutch classics Cult Epics has released, this looks quite similar; there’s a tendency for some blown-out highlights in the film itself, but it features relatively good detail and a minimal grain presence. Colors tend to hue yellow, and occasionally there is a noticeable alteration in the grading in a few particular shots; also of note is some poor delineation in some of the few darker scenes the film has. Other than that, video quality is strong and quite consistent with other releases of the same ilk. B-Movie Orchestra + Interview with Ruud Bos - in this program, composer Ruud Bos, who scored Naked Over the Fence and The Burglar, performs original film music with B-Movie Orchestra and discusses his career. In Dutch, with optional English subtitles (12 min). Featuring “Get It Now”, “Model Session”, “Naked Plus”, the single “Hey A Letter Came Today” by Dutch model and actress Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle) a.o.The B-Movie Orchestra + Interview With Composer Ruud Bos featurette, from 2015, runs for twelve minutes and sees Bos talking about his composing tactics and techniques, his working process, working with different directors and what else he's done outside of working on film music. From there we get a live performance with a full band. Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.37:1 encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Naked Over the Fence arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Cult Epics. Commentary - this exclusive new audio commentary was recorded by Frans Weisz biographer Harry Hosman. I listened to the commentary in its entirety and after I viewed Naked Over the Fence and found myself agreeing with virtually all of the comments Mr. Hosman made about the atmosphere and vitality of Amsterdam from the 1970s that are preserved in the film. Predictably, there are plenty of comments about the dilemmas each character faces throughout the film and Sylvia Kristel's performance in particular. Behind the Scenes with Sylvia Kristel - during the shooting of Naked Over the Fence, producer Rob de Mee hired a crew to document the process on 16mm film, resulting in two hours of raw footage, never edited, including these fifteen minutes of content with Sylvia Kristel rehearsing her music scene. (15 min).

If you haven’t ever experienced the whiplash insanity of ‘70s Dutch cinema, a pretty good place to start would be 1973’s Naked over the Fence.” – Mondo Digital Promotional Gallery - a collection of promotional materials for Naked Over the Fence. Presented with music (2 min).

Coming just before Kristel would achieve worldwide fame as Emmanuelle – and subsequently retitled in some territories to cash in on that recognition, with one such title translating as “Emmanuelle Jumped Over the Fence.” – DVDcompare It took me nearly thirty minutes to realize what Frans Weisz was trying to accomplish with his film Naked Over the Fence. Its idiosyncratic sense of humor confused me a bit because it made certain developments, which I will mention below, difficult to immediately place in a proper context. It was clear to me that Weisz had not conceived Naked Over the Fence to function as a straightforward comedy, but I was unsure what the purpose of the colorful mayhem at the center of it was. Then suddenly everything made perfect sense to me.