The Opening of Misty Beethoven
- Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026, 7:30pm
Screening location: Northwest Film Forum – 1515 12th Ave, Seattle
50th anniversary! An erotic retelling of George Bernard Shaw’s classic play Pygmalion, acclaimed filmmaker Radley Metzger’s THE OPENING OF MISTY BEETHOVEN is widely considered to be among the greatest adult films ever made.
After a chance meeting at a Parisian adult cinema, the noted sexologist Dr. Seymour Love (Jamie Gillis) sets himself the challenge of transforming trampy streetwalker Misty Beethoven (Constance Money) into the world’s greatest lover. With the help of his friend Geraldine (Jacqueline Beudant), Love devises an erotic training program with the goal of seeing Misty crowned a “Goldenrod Girl” at publisher Lawrence Layman’s next wild party.
Shot in New York, Paris, and Rome and with an all-star cast that also includes Gloria Leonard, Terri Hall, and gay superstar Casey Donovan, THE OPENING OF MISTY BEETHOVEN is a timeless, hilarious sex comedy from one of the true masters of erotic cinema.
Courtesy of Distribpix, the Rialto Report, and Muscle Distribution. Co-presented by SECS Fest!
*No one under 18 admitted*