Taboo 17

"Misty's coming... She's after your Jewels!"

1998 1h 20m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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A cat burglar delights in tormenting her victims with plastic wrap, blindfolds, ropes, rubber, cuffs, and ponytails.

“Misty's coming... She's after your Jewels!”

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Cast

Misty Rain
Cat Burglar (Jenny)
Tony Tedeschi
Mickey
Mark Davis
The Master
Roxanne Hall
The Maid
Sydnee Steele
Julie
Inari Vachs
Hedy
Julian
Ozzie
Caressa Savage
Pony Girl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Zen
Writers: Raven Touchstone, Michael Zen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Taboo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Zen, shot by Frank Marino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Zen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Misty Rain and Tony Tedeschi and Mark Davis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Misty's coming... She's after your Jewels!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Zen directs. Frank Marino behind the camera. Michael Zen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Taboo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Michael Zen, shot by Frank Marino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Michael Zen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Misty Rain and Tony Tedeschi and Mark Davis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Misty's coming... She's after your Jewels!".
9IMDB entry: tt0207139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Frank Marino
Editing: Michael Zen
Makeup / hair: Dan Frey
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NC-17
IMDB: Taboo 17 (1998)

Part of

Taboo Collection

Classic series of best-selling adult films that paved the way for an entire genre, taking viewers into a world of mothers seducing their sons, siblings sneaking around together, and endless lust that is both thematic and erotic.