The Rialto Report returns today with a new season, and we kick off with a selection of previously unseen photographs from Armand Weston‘s Take Off (1978).
‘Take Off’ was one of the most successful adult films of the 1970s, winning AFAA Awards in 1979 for Best Director (Armand Weston), Best Supporting Actress (Georgina Spelvin), Best Song (Elephant’s Memory), Best Cinematography (João Fernandes), and Best Costumes (Alexis Del Lago).
We were privileged recently to be given access to the Distribpix archives, and came across files of unpublished photos and documentary materials from the landmark and award-winning Mature Pictures production, which starred Wade Nichols, Lesllie Bovee, Annette Haven, and Eric Edwards.
We are grateful to Distribpix and Steven Morowitz for allowing us to share a selection here.
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Lesllie Bovee and Wade Nichols
Georgina Spelvin
Georgina Spelvin and Wade Nichols
Rayman Sharque, Dick Carballo, and Wade Nichols
Original budget sheet for ‘Take Off’
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The best news of the vacation weekend – The Rialto Report starts a new season!!
Bring it on… I love this.
Simply amazing to see these pictures for the first time so many years later.
Georgina looks resplendent, and Wade as enigmatic as ever.
Thank you for this glimpse!
Love, love, love this.
The only aspect that saddens me is that there has been no fancy release for TAKE OFF – a film that truly deserves a remastered re-release, no?
Welcome back.
Take Off seriously needs the Melusine treatment. 4K if they can, hopefully some sort of commentary/interviews, even if archival, and, of course, Ashley West liner notes.
Welcome back! You’ve been missed!
This is absolutely amazing! TAKE OFF is one of those films from the Golden Age that doesn’t get enough attention. Thank you to both The Rialto Report & Steven Morowitz for bringing these beautiful pictures to light!
Great script, great acting, great costuming, great cinematography. Very funny, but with a poignant ending, too.
And that movie poster is iconic and quintessentially 1970s.
As an aside, I’ve seen conflicting reports that Lesllie Bovee recently passed away. Can anyone confirm?
Awesome Article Keep Up Good Work Happy Memorial Day