Stiff Competition 4K UHD (1985)

[brainofj72]

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...tion-peekarama

This special limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) is limited to 4,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com!

Athletes are gearing up for the annual "Suck Off" championship, a competition dedicated to crowning the woman with the best "oral technique." Top coach, Jeff, loses his star contender, The Mouth, after she quits mid-round during an exhibition match. Desperate for a new would-be star ‘athlete’ to compete for the world title, he finds the perfect candidate in the form of the shy and inexperienced Tammy. Realizing her tremendous potential, Jeff convinces her to begin a rigorous training process, but when reigning champion Cynthia Silkthroat, and her sleazy manager Jake the Snake, get wind of Tammy’s incredible abilities, they begin a sinister campaign to ensure she doesn’t win the coveted title…

One of the last hurrah’s from the hardcore theatrical era, Paul Vatelli’s STIFF COMPETITION is a snappily paced sex farce boasting an all-star cast, headlined by Gina Carrera (Suburbia), Cyndee Summers (Taboo IV), John Leslie (SexWorld), Herschel Savage (Trashy Lady), and Kitten Natividad (Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens). Peekarama proudly presents STIFF COMPETITION on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, newly restored from its 35mm original camera negative.

directed by: Paul Vatelli
starring: Gina Carrera, Cyndee Summers, Patty Plenty, Bridgette Monet, Kitten Natividad, John Leslie, Herschel Savage, Paul Thomas
1985 / 94 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono

Additional info:
• Region Free 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray Set
• 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Feature length audio interview with lead actress Gina Carrera by historian Casey Scott
• Brand new video interview with actress Kitten Natividad
• Alternate language options (Blu-ray only): French and German dub tracks
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles

[bigdaddyhorse]

This has to be April fools, right?
Are VS doing jokes on their site now? I mean, maybe this was one of the last shot of film pornos of the era, but I would've guessed VHS like most were. How is gonna be a 4K?

Now, if true... I kind of want it. I do remember this movie well and could replace my VHS rip. 4K porn, what a time to be alive!

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

This has to be April fools, right?
Are VS doing jokes on their site now? I mean, maybe this was one of the last shot of film pornos of the era, but I would've guessed VHS like most were. How is gonna be a 4K?

Now, if true... I kind of want it. I do remember this movie well and could replace my VHS rip. 4K porn, what a time to be alive!

It’s legit. Not a joke.

[okayflint]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

This has to be April fools, right?
Are VS doing jokes on their site now? I mean, maybe this was one of the last shot of film pornos of the era, but I would've guessed VHS like most were. How is gonna be a 4K?

Now, if true... I kind of want it. I do remember this movie well and could replace my VHS rip. 4K porn, what a time to be alive!

This is their third porn release in 4k

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

This has to be April fools, right?
Are VS doing jokes on their site now? I mean, maybe this was one of the last shot of film pornos of the era, but I would've guessed VHS like most were. How is gonna be a 4K?

Now, if true... I kind of want it. I do remember this movie well and could replace my VHS rip. 4K porn, what a time to be alive!

Ha, I just commented in the VS thread about how I saw this - at least a 4th or 5th generation VHS. But I remember it fondly. Way better than a lot of others like it that weren't even porn. It's too bad this never caught on as a sport like it does in the film.

[McCrutchy]

Was this expected to be 4K UHD? I can't remember, but wasn't this teased as a Blu-ray?

Either way, that this is on 4K UHD is awesome news and I have already secured my copy, which I am happy to pay extra for. $24.99 well spent (pun...intended?)!

[Dr. Seymour Love]

Gina Carrera is smokin' hot in this, can't wait for the UHD. Off to amazon to order some Jergens!

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by brainofj72

It’s legit. Not a joke.

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Ha, I just commented in the VS thread about how I saw this - at least a 4th or 5th generation VHS. But I remember it fondly. Way better than a lot of others like it that weren't even porn. It's too bad this never caught on as a sport like it does in the film.

What is really too bad is Little Oral Annie wasn't in it. None of the girls who were are near her "skill level" for what the plot entitles. Gina Carrera is certainly hotter than Annie though, just not a "gifted".

[8traxrule]

Was going to preorder this but their specs list this as being in mono. Hopefully that’s a misprint as this movie was released in stereo and the original VHS and Beta tapes were in stereo. The laserdisc was also but it was one title that fell victim to Image’s cutting for time to make one side CAV- the scene with Ron Jeremy is missing on that. There was a poor quality DVD that was in mono. I have emailed VS asking to verify whether or not they got the audio right, will be a shame if that got messed up.

[8traxrule]

longer Image Entertainment porn laserdisc intro - YouTube

Here is the opening of the movie from laserdisc, preceded by about 2 minutes of promo material which makes it even more baffling that they would have cut the movie for time. You can hear how great the music was in this though, it’ll be a real tragedy if the 4K ends up being in mono.

[McCrutchy]

Vinegar Syndrome implied that this was released theatrically. Could the original sound be mono and the stereo have been a home video remix?

[8traxrule]

Don't know why they would've bothered to do that. I used to get the "Heard any good movies lately?" listings from Dolby Labs which had a complete list of films released in Dolby Stereo (this was in the early 90s, before any of the digital formats had taken off), and Stiff Competition was on it. That was mainly what made me seek out the movie back then, besides also having seen the trailer on another movie tape I'd rented. I don't know how many porn theaters then were equipped for it, but there were a few other porn films in Dolby, If My Mother Only Knew is another great one from the same director which is available uncut on laserdisc. I Like to Watch is another, but seems that has only ever been available in mono from the original laserdisc to Vinegar Syndrome's recent Blu-Ray, the elements for that may have been lost. The dialogue in Stiff Competition rarely stays centered, but the music in it is great. In fact, a feature I would love to see on any vintage porn film disc is an isolated music track. Many of these movies used production library tracks, I've recognized some of the music in Stiff Competition used in other porn films and videos.

[phoenixandrew]

I’m getting “Stiff Competition” so I can cheer on Tammy the Tongue! LOL!

[8traxrule]

Just got email confirmation from VS that this will be in mono Hugely disappointed, guess I will stick with the VHS tape for a few more decades until someone can finally get it right.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by 8traxrule

Just got email confirmation from VS that this will be in mono Hugely disappointed, guess I will stick with the VHS tape for a few more decades until someone can finally get it right.

Mux your VHS with the 4K.
A part of me still feels like old porn should be watched on crappy old transfers. Worn out VHS or over-compressed MPEG or AVI files just feel more right somehow.

Forgot this one had a sequel, damn shame that isn't included cuz Julia Ann was smoking in it.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by 8traxrule

Just got email confirmation from VS that this will be in mono Hugely disappointed, guess I will stick with the VHS tape for a few more decades until someone can finally get it right.

Did you mention that the tape was stereo? I'm curious if they had any comment on that or not.

[8traxrule]

I did in my reply, also linked to my YouTube upload (done 12 years ago!) of the laserdisc opening. They did say they mastered the new disc from the original negative and the accompanying sound elements were mono. Not having experience with that I can't comment, but it's a shame in any case. Ironic that we get forced 5.1 or higher remixes of some movies originally released in mono with no option for the original mono tracks, but then in cases like this we get mono when it should be matrixed stereo.

I don't know how to "mux" anything, closest I could do would be run the audio from my VCR to the receiver and the Blu-Ray player video directly to the TV, and try to keep them in sync. The sound could have been mastered better on the tape anyways. (Maybe I should make a DVD from the LD and insert the missing scenes from the VHS or Beta?)

Haven't seen the sequel- does it address where the $50,000 prize money comes from?

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by 8traxrule

Haven't seen the sequel- does it address where the $50,000 prize money comes from?

I haven't seen it in years either, besides a couple sex scenes I have ripped on my comp. It's totally different though, it's not a suck off but a **** off. I can't recall any of the plot around it, but remember it not being near what the original was, which was fun and witty and original. So basically people ****ing in a boxing ring.

It's porn, no need top address where the money comes from. Hint: It's the mob.

[lobo81865]

Bridgette Monet. 'Nuff said.

[madfloyd]

Anyone know where you can purchase this? Site links to Amazon and eBay don't result in anything.