Tom DeSimone's "Chatterbox" is the sort of movie that you can only enjoy if you accept low, blatantly ridiculous humor. I do. They probably made it just because it was now acceptable to make a movie about a woman whose main sexual organ develops the ability to talk. They knew exactly what kind of movie they were making. Very likely aimed to appeal mainly to 14-year-old boys, although I get the feeling that the psychiatrist's inclination to use the woman's unusual ability to make money is a swipe at greed.And the cast is interesting. Candace Rialson starred mainly in these sorts of movies. Another cast member is Sandra Gould, best known as the second Gladys Kravitz on "Bewitched". And of course, there's the always flamboyant Rip Taylor.Good times.

As one critic pointed out, a movie like "Chatterbox" could have only come out of the 1970s. And after watching it, I sorely hope that the 1970s never again come into fashion. There are many things wrong with this movie, but I think the biggest problem is that the idea behind this movie - a woman with genitals that have the ability to talk - is really just a one joke premise. Indeed, the movie doesn't seem able to take this premise and go all out with it; not only is the running time short (73 minutes), but there are a number of scenes that simply don't go anywhere or contribute anything. Maybe that might not have mattered had the movie been funny, but it is desperately unfunny, with obnoxious and poorly developed characters (especially that of the talking sex organs). It doesn't help that the movie looks really cheap and tacky; American-International Pictures (which picked up this movie) really let its standards down during the latter part of the 1970s. The only really entertaining thing about the movie is that it lets you play throughout the game, "How many times can you spot the boom mike?"

Ever lovely Candice Rialson, one of the queens of drive-in movies in the 1970s, stars here as Penelope Pittman, a hairdresser in a beauty salon. Out of the blue one night, while she is with her boyfriend Ted (Perry Bullington), her vagina just starts talking up a storm. This vagina is a horny, saucy character who also has quite the singing voice. When Penelope goes to a psychiatrist, Dr. Pearl (Larry Gelman), and shows him flat out what her problem is, he realizes that he can make her/them a star and becomes an agent. Penelope & Virginia perform on several TV programs, but Penelope is suffering a great deal of embarrassment.Scripted by Mark Rosin & Norman Yonemoto, based on a story by director Tom DeSimone, "Chatterbox!" may be a pretty crude affair, but it's undeniably quite charming and funny. The truth of the matter is, it's really pretty harmless, and doesn't really qualify as adult fare. The songs, such as "Wang Dang Doodle", are insidiously upbeat and catchy. The performances are energetic and engaging. Gelman is fine as the shrink turned agent. Jane Kean plays the mother who changes her tune when she realizes the profit to be made from her daughters' "talent". Rip Taylor, Professor Irwin Corey, and Sandra Gould add to the fun with their guest star appearances. But the show really rests on the capable shoulders of Rialson, who's winning as the reluctant starlet. The laughs may not always be there, but they occur frequently enough.DeSimone does know how to send his viewers away with an amused smile, with a resolution that is perfectly fitting for the situation.Look for DeSimones' actor brother Bob as a cabbie.Eight out of 10.

Wow! What a horrible movie! It's so bad, it's funny. If you really want to see something that is -A) In poor tasteB) Contains REALLY bad actingC) Makes you want to scream ...then this is your movie! It's not a film you will forget any time soon.