Night Magic (1984) User Reviews (2)

Could have been a stage play

[Wolfgang_Rodenbach · 7/10 · 12 December 2009]

In this surprisingly well written adult film we follow three couples in a Winnebago, off to spend the weekend in a cabin. Along the way they discus everything from psychology to Shakespeare, and each time somebody brings up a new topic, one of the others has a graphic fantasy about it. In fact, there isn't a single 'real time' sex scene in the whole picture: it's all in their minds. Some of the dialog is actually pretty good. The Shakespearian fantasy (brought on because one of the guys is reading The Taming of the Shrew) is especially impressive. Other subjects being discussed are: horse riding, playing hide and seek, men's insecurities and softball. A recurring joke involves everybody making fun of the size of Tom Byron's member.

Naturaly the married men fantasize about the single girl, and to a lesser extend each others wives. Meanwhile the wives dream about swapping husbands and the unavoidable lesbian fling, while the unmarried couple just want to do everybody in the Winnebago. Still, none of them will say any of this out load (except perhaps in jest). As soon as the sex scenes are over, the couples are throwing insults at each other and berating any indecent thoughts, especially when made by the opposite sex. This I found very refreshing in a movie of this kind and made me want to skip the sex scenes to see what they were going to talk about next. Finally the company arrives at their destination and play a game of Clue (and of course there's an orgy fantasy in which Laurie Smith plays a private Dick) but after that they all split up in pairs and wish each other goodnight in the style of the Waltons.

7 out of 10

Contrived but effective swapping movie

[lor_ · 12 April 2019]

Released late in the theatrical release era of Adult Cinema, this story of three couples interacting verbally and sexually seems quite dated because of its antiquated plot structure. Casting is everything, as all six players give solid acting (and sex worker) performances.

They are heading on a group vacation to a distant cabin, stuck in traffic on crowded roads, regaling each other with double entendres and dirty jokes centered on recalling (in flashbacks) earlier sexual encounters. Upon arrival the play a game of Clue (how quaint) and the title sex shenanigans ensue.

Laurie Smith's beauty radiates throughout, and this is early in her career, hiding behind a stage name of Stephanie Taylor. Her co-stars rise to the occasion, though Tom Byron doesn't really fit, much younger (and looking it) than his true veteran peers here: Paul Thomas and Eric Edwards. Certainly a Jerry Butler would have fit the role far better.