Beautiful People [The Catcher in the Raw]

Louis Garfinkle (director, screenwriter)
Sonja Dunson, Branch Halford, Leigh Heine, Charlotte Mathieu (starring)

Unknown: I.P.C. Pictures, 1969. Draft script for the 1971 film, here under the working title "The Catcher in the Raw."

At a California hot springs resort, a shady therapist helps eight carefully selected applicants find themselves and "experience their bodies," a process which mostly involves consuming large amounts of LSD, meditative screaming, and slow-motion basketball games. Louis Garfinkle's sole directorial credit, and an excellent example of the intersection of early 1970s wellness culture and sexploitation.

Set in California.

Brown titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1969, with credits for director Louis Garfinkle. 136 leaves, with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with three gold brads.


[Book #146891]