Why
does the moon in Nude on the Moon (a stiff of a film released in 1961)
look like the mysterious "outsider art" construction of the eccentric
Ed Leedskalnin known as Coral Castle? It was used as the set! Ed's odd
visionary pile of concrete and conch shells became the playground for
the nudie cutie filmed by Equally eccentric director Raymond Phelan and
the insane Doris Wishman.
Just
how Ed created his massive tonnage of odd is unknown, as there are
chunks too big for a mere mortal to move. Leedskalnin literally did
create a moonscape near Miami, but little did he know one day it would
be filled with nubile moon nudes emoting (well..really just bouncing)
for the big screen!
The official Coral Gables Environment website is HERE,
but unfortunately it appears they have missed the connection between
their mysterious tourist attraction and the producer of "Bad Girls Go To
Hell" and "Blaze Starr Goes Nudist."
Entire books have been
written which speculate how a small, old man could create such a
monstrosity down in Florida. Today, the whole thing would be digitally
created by Pixar, and the naked moon women would cavort against a green
screen backdrop like weathermen. But the set was there, it was
available (not yet having been appreciated by art aficionados) and
furthermore it was right down where the magnificent Bunny Yeager could
be the film's publicity photographer
(True)
See
that big goony crescent shaped thing? Take your pic of pictures…one
with tourists, or the other with extra-nude nudists paid for the day!
The female of the species wear "Deely Bobbers" on their heads like
antennae. They relax in the tropical Coral Gable sun while two astronaut
actors sweat out their performances in tights and helmets.
Here
is a picture of the creator Ed patiently waiting for the day the nudes
will arrive. Ed Leedskalnin has been the subject of books and
discussion on the junk science radio show Coast to Coast, but I do not
believe anyone has yet discussed the environment being used by a bunch
of volleyball playing fake nudists creating a film for 42nd Street in
the 1960s.
One
CAN rent the place for special events today, so I guess a sequel could
be made. I'm sure it could be done in one day, like the original.
