The Ribald Tales Of Canterbury -1985- -classic- (POPULAR 2027)

In recent years, the film has been given a new lease on life thanks to a stunning 2K restoration from the original 35mm negative by the boutique Blu-ray label Vinegar Syndrome. This release, which pairs the film with another Hyapatia Lee classic, "Tasty" (also directed by Bud Lee), has introduced the film to a new generation of cult film enthusiasts and exploitation fans. The package includes an audio commentary and a video interview with director Bud Lee, providing invaluable context for this unique piece of cinematic history.

. Far from a dry literary adaptation, this film—directed by and written by its luminous star Hyapatia Lee —takes Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century framework and douses it in synth-pop, big hair, and unabashedly bawdy humor. A Naughty Pilgrimage The Ribald Tales Of Canterbury -1985- -Classic-

: Unlike many adult films of its time, this production featured elaborate period costumes, detailed sets, and actual outdoor photography using horses. In recent years, the film has been given

What follows is not a series of poetic stories but a disjointed, vaudevillian parade of sexual gags, slapstick, and surreal encounters. One tale involves a magical “horn of plenty,” another a friar with a literal flying penis, and a third where the entire court of King Arthur descends into a pie-fighting orgy. The animation is crude, the voice acting is campy (often performed by the same three over-caffeinated actors), and the logic frequently dissolves into fourth-wall-breaking chaos. What follows is not a series of poetic

Set in medieval England, the film follows a group of noblemen and women journeying to Canterbury. To pass the time, the travelers engage in a wager: each participant puts 20 pence into a pouch, and the person who can tell the most entertaining erotic story wins the collective prize.

For decades, the film was out of print due to music rights (they used a unauthorized synth track mimicking Carl Stalling and Frank Zappa). In 2018, the boutique label released a 2K restoration from the only surviving 35mm print. The Blu-ray (unrated) includes:

The Ribald Tales of Canterbury is NSFW in every conceivable way. It contains graphic cartoon nudity, surreal sexual situations, and language that would make a sailor’s parrot blush. Do not watch with family. Do not watch expecting literature. Do watch with cheap beer and an open mind.