Acting
Buck Henry's deadpan narration is unhinged perfection.
Production
Incredible archival footage of Plato's actual debauchery.
Director
Mathew Kaufman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Plato's Retreat operated in the actual Biltmore Hotel basement—same building where the NYPD later held press conferences about shutting it down.
Director Jon Hart discovered most participants were eager to talk because swingers' culture had been so thoroughly erased from '70s nostalgia narratives.
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