The Ribald Tales of Canterbury (1985) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
In the vast shadow of Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales , lies a peculiar, forgotten stepchild of the home video era: . For decades, this title has languished in the dusty bins of “adult content” and cult obscurity. Yet, to dismiss it as mere pornography is to miss the point entirely. This film is a time capsule—a loving, hilarious, and surprisingly literary attempt to translate Chaucer’s bawdiest stories into a distinctly 1980s visual language. The Ribald Tales Of Canterbury -1985- -Classic-
The Ribald Tales of Canterbury (1985) stands as a notable example of the high-budget "Golden Age" of adult cinema, blending a loose adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic literature with the explicit demands of the 1980s X-rated industry. Directed by in his directorial debut and written by star Hyapatia Lee The Ribald Tales of Canterbury (1985) - Full
The film mirrors the structure of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales . A group of noblemen and women, portrayed by a who's who of 80s adult stars like Mike Horner, Peter North, and Colleen Brennan (aka Sharon Kelly), are on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. To pass the time, the Hostess (Hyapatia Lee) proposes a contest: each traveler must tell the most erotic story, with the winner taking all the prize money. This premise serves as a framing device for a series of vignettes, "exploit[ing] all the standard scenarios (threesomes, lesbianism, etc.) but with a comic overtone". This film is a time capsule—a loving, hilarious,