Auto-Stoppeuses En Chaleur  (1978)
Dir:  Claude Bernard-Aubert
Cast:  Liliane Lemieuvre, Lucie Doll, Brigitte
Verbecq, Karine Gambier, Brigitte Lahaie
XXX, Approx:  80 Minutes
Alpha France DVD
aka Auto-stopistes calientes
Hitchhikers in Heat
Two at Once
Vacances sexuelles
Above average entry into
the XXX French erotica
cannon...
The folks over at Alpha France are certainly doing their best to make the world a better place.  Of course we all
know that they are behind a slew of euro-erotica releases that have kept my bank account low but my spirits high.  
It should also be noted that they are doing their best to lift the worlds’ morale in these trying times by painting a
vivid picture of a near utopian society.  Of course, most of the credit should be given to the cast and creators in
question.  This time around we must all give thanks to the ubiquitous Burd Tranbaree (nee Claude Bernard-
Aubert to those of pure mind and body, or fans of
Checkerboard!).
Tranbaree worked under his real name when making legit cinema, and only unleashed Burd for our sexually
explicit viewing pleasure.  Well, that and probably to make a few bucks too.  Regardless of his reasons, he made
some pretty memorable movies under his smutty pseudonym, including prime Brigitte Lahaie fare such as
Perversion d'une jeune mariée, La Maison des phantasms, and La Rabatteuse (which I highly recommend
in spite of the fact that I have no idea what anyone is saying).  So, what made Tranbaree’s work so special?  Was
it just that fact that he made a sexy porno film?  That couldn’t be, the entire Alpha France catalogue is a
testament to the fact that there are many of them out there.  Tranbaree figured out something that almost 30
years later the rest of the world has yet to catch up on.  I’m speaking about his views on monogamy, which take
center stage here and in another fine film,
Fièvres nocturnes.  If only all the women of the world could join
together and collectively listen to what Tranbaree has to say here we just might live in a better place.
A short description of the film should she some light on this mystery.  We open with a guy named Francois driving
home to his wife as he picks up two young hitchhikers.  He begins to muse about how wonderful it would be to ball
a lovely young stranger that he picks up on the road, and wonders if he has a chance with these two.  Luckily for
Francois the girls are forward enough to make the first move on him.  He stutters a bit as he tells them that he’s
committed to his wife.  The girls explain to him that they understand, but rationalize fornication by telling him that
any wife would be angry if their husband fooled around with another woman, but with
two women the wife would be
proud of him!
I’ll take a minute here to digest that one.  I would have thought that Francois was just a horny pig, but it took the
freethinking logic of our two young heroines to enlighten Francois and the rest of us males to the reality of the
situation.  Hallelujah!  All this time we’ve taken the wrong perspective when chasing tail.  We’ve actually been
more selfish than I had initially thought.  I shouldn’t be concerned about my own carnal desires, I should set out to
make my wife proud of me!  Starting tomorrow I’m a new man.
Moving on, Francois continues on down the road until he happens upon Brigitte Lahaie in great distress, it seems
an abusive spouse is hot on her tail.  Francois comes to the rescue and decides to make his wife proud again.  It
seems though, that the wool has in fact been pulled over his eyes as after he’s done the deed he notices that
Lahaie’s spouse is watching them.  Apparently this is all a game to them, and after disrespectfully shoving
Francois aside they celebrate with and RV rattling romp that is sure to please Lahaie fans.
This scene left me contemplating the very foundations of my newfound philosophy.  I thought Francois learned
that you would only impress your wife by scoring with two women at the same time.  Of course, this is Brigitte
Lahaie we’re talking about so maybe she is impressive enough to do the job by herself.  It could also be that he
was simply being a Good Samaritan when Brigitte’s powers of seduction rendered him powerless.  God knows he
should be excused for that.  Following this through to the end though, we see Francois did indeed pay for his lack
of character with the equivalent of getting sand kicked in his face.  I guess that’s what makes Francois so real; he’
s flawed like the rest of us.  He occasionally falters from his righteous path but he atones for these transgressions
and continues on down the road.  My faith is once again re affirmed and I continue down the road of life with
Francois.
Next up, he runs into Karine Gambier having car troubles on the side of the road.  Fortunately he hasn’t become
jaded towards humanity as a result of the nasty Lahaie incident.  After taking a look at her vehicle he gives her a
lift to a hotel and calls a garage to take a look at her car.  Having learned his lesson from before he resists any
carnal urges until Gambier can organize a threesome with the maid.  Having satisfied the requirements of making
his wife proud, Francois indulges.

Here I realized that Francois has faced his personal demons and conquered them.  I consider this scene to be a
victory orgy; I am proud of him!
Moving on, Francois continues down the road to his wife, no doubt to tell her the fantastic news.  By a stroke of
fate his journey now comes full circle as he picks up the two hitchhikers from the beginning of the film.  He’s a new
man now has he tells them that as wonderful as they are, it took two of them to do what his wife does alone.  He
then does the only logical thing, takes them home to meet his wife!  Tension arises when the wife explicitly asks if
he fucked the two of them well.  Francois holds strong to his faith though, and it turns out that his wife is
impressed!  She might not say it in so many words, but before you know it we are assaulted with waive after waive
of four-way sex!  I must stress that this isn’t one scene, this is several separated by short interludes the cast
running naked along the beach.  Things wrap up with the crowd pleasing scenario that has Francois mounting his
wife missionary style while a prosthetic wang is strapped onto his backside so he can take turns pleasing the
other two with every thrust backwards.  This set up is always a winner and can be scene in other Tranbaree films
too.  As near as I can tell everyone lives happily ever after!
This is an epic scene to end the film to be sure.  It seems as though Francois has persevered through all
adversity and reached the Promised Land!  It has certainly been an emotional journey, and I feel better for having
accompanied him through it.

In all honesty,
Auto-stoppeuses en chaleur is another good French film from the prolific late 1970s XXX era.  
The skin on parade is top notch and on par with other such releases.  As a movie though, it doesn’t gel as well as
some of the better features.  It has a little of that “random sex scenes thrown together” feel to it.  This is still a
strong movie and well worth a look, even if it isn’t the best place to start on a quest to discover the best in
European erotic cinema.
I give this one 3.5 epiphanies out of 5

Review by Dr. Spector