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Two pornography-peddling hippies (Richard and Ingrid) run out of material to sell, so they start taking "dirty pictures" of each other to add to their stock of smut. While on the run from the authorities in Sweden, the pair get invited to the home of a middle-aged woman named
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who Lenzi felt was not appropriate for the role. Lenzi said he had trouble getting actress Irene Papas to participate in the threesome scene that takes place in the film. Papas wouldn't do nude scenes for the film, leading to re-organize some scenes and use a body double for some scenes.
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