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Review: Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio (1977)




Tags: Werner Hedmanvintage porngolden ageAnna BergmanJudy GringerElse PetersenGina JanssenOle Søltoft


A secret spy agency run by a guy named "Scorpio," operating out of a health food store, receives an order from the CIA to arrange the delivery of plans containing the formula for replacing solid fuels. The beautiful spy Mata Hari (Gina Janssen) sends her incredibly dim-witted son to intercept the delivery to get revenge on him for killing the father of her child years earlier. Really, the only interesting thing about this (besides being the hardcore debut of Anna Bergman, Ingmar's daughter) is that the opening sex scene between Mata Hari and her lover might be the only hardcore porn sequence in history that leads to an actual conception (within the plot, of course).
This is probably the best of the mid-70s Danish porn comedies, combining genuine attempts at slapstick comedy with equally original hardcore porn. It's a film of enormous value for its extravagance, enthusiasm, and energy, and Anna Bergman seems to have had a body double for the more explicit scenes, while the gorgeous Gina Jansen simply does it herself. European spy parodies were very popular in the 1960s, but by the late 1970s they seemed quite outmoded, not to say unnecessary, as the "serious" 007-style versions had practically descended into self-parody. In the six-part zodiac series starring the clown Ole Søltoft, this is the one dedicated to the sign of Scorpio, and it's the fifth and penultimate installment.