Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
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Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes is a compilation film of bloopers, alternate takes, behind-the-scenes footage, and deleted scenes from the 1970 soft-core pornographic film, Take It Out in Trade
, directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The footage is completely silent with an instrumental musical score.
, apparently copies do exist. Rudolph Grey
, the author of Wood biography Nightmare of Ecstasy (1992), claims he located a print during research for his book. However, it has never been made commercially available on home video.
Three cans of outtake footage of Take It Out in Trade were found in the projection booth of a Santa Monica
movie theatre and released on video by Something Weird Video
in 1995. To date, this remains the only commercial release of any footage of Take It Out in Trade.
Take it Out in Trade
Take it Out in Trade is a 1970 softcore pornographic comedy, written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The plot centers on a couple who hire a private investigator to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute," full of various soft-core couplings...
, directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The footage is completely silent with an instrumental musical score.
History
Take It Out in Trade was written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. during his long downward spiral into alcoholism and pornography. Although the film is sometimes incorrectly described as a lost filmLost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
, apparently copies do exist. Rudolph Grey
Rudolph Grey
Rudolph Grey is a musician and writer.As an electric guitarist, Grey has recorded and performed under his own name, as well as leading various ad hoc ensembles called The Blue Humans. His music draws on no wave and free jazz....
, the author of Wood biography Nightmare of Ecstasy (1992), claims he located a print during research for his book. However, it has never been made commercially available on home video.
Three cans of outtake footage of Take It Out in Trade were found in the projection booth of a Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
movie theatre and released on video by Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video is an American publisher of video tapes and DVDs, based in Seattle, Washington. They specialize in exploitation film, particularly the works of Harry Novak, Doris Wishman, David F. Friedman, and Herschell Gordon Lewis. SWV videos are available on demand to Comcast subscribers...
in 1995. To date, this remains the only commercial release of any footage of Take It Out in Trade.