"As the author of the novel I wasn't consulted when I finally saw the film. Alas, it leaves off on the story about half way through--with lots of scenes and dialogue I never wrote--and the film never explores the group marriage of Insix--too hot a subject for the1970's when it was made--AND NOW!There is no Harrad yet--and the Harrad Idea is not outdated. But the movie is fun to watch--and the swimming pool scene a delight with Don Johnson and Laurie Walters--young, and prettily naked. When the movie is run on network tv--the frontal nudity of both Laurie and Don is eliminated- proving that even in the 1990's the continuing sex revolution is not over. If the current owner of the video rights would contact me, I'd be happy to put a few pool scenes on my website Anyway--if you are a film maker the time has come for a sequel. Bob Rimmer"
Former interesting film BUTCHERED for DVD release
Robert H. Rimmer | 08/05/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I remember this film as being a visual treat and especially sensual. I also remember a lot of FULL nudity...NONE of which survived the transfer to DVD. It is significantly shorter than the original release. Don't waste your time or money on this 'butcher" job."
Well..i guess..it wasnt the real one!
billbushbush | Arlington, tx United States | 09/10/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I was looking for the real R rated version ..but the one i've got was the PG13 Version..that made me mad..cause all those R rated scenes were not in that movie and they have also cut it into a 50 minutes version or something..that was too bad..."
Classic(?) 70's Moives---Buy At Your Own Risk
The Pinto Kid | New York | 04/25/2005
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this a few years ago because I wanted to see two of the three movies(Born to Lose, and The Harrad Experiment)and I though that with Sissy Spacek, how bad of a movie could Katherine be ?
Well, Robert Deniro stars in Born To Lose(for about five minutes playing cop number two).
If you like George Seagal, then this is a decent movie-Segal give a good performance as a down on his luck drug addict who's caught betweeen the cops and the dealer that he ripped off.
Katherine seems to be a kind of retelling of the Patty Hearst kidnapping saga(sort of).(Henry Winkler(in a really early roll) and Art Carney(I guess the rent was due)also star-To be honest I was bored after 10 minutes and went ahead to --
The Harrad Experiment--Don Johnson stars as a student in the first Co-ed dorm at Harrad College-again to be honest although I like this movie,the print was so bad(jumps,fading colors) that I couldn't really enjoy the movie.(Tippi Hedren and James Whitmore also star).
So there you have it ,three movies with one decent print(Born to Lose).Buy at your own risk."
Edited for TV (G-rated)
John R. Coffman | San Diego, CA USA | 09/05/2002
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The Platinum disc corporation release of The Harrad Experiment is a heavily edited version for TV. Naughty words are bleeped out, and all scenes involving nudity have been deleted. The catalog listing for this DVD should reflect that this is NOT the R-rated theatrical release of 1973."