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Sex Maniac’s Guide to the U.S.A.

Sex Maniac’s Guide to the U.S.A.

1983
Documentary
55 min NR USA
1 / 10
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This a compilation of three mondo-style documentaries from the father of American mondo cinema, director Romano Vanderbes. He is credited with a 3-part documentary series called "This Is…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Vic Marchant
Starring
Norman Rose

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

provocative bizarre kinky shocking observational sensational raw curious dated unflinching niche compelling

Reviews

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Genevieve Dubois
May 22, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

This compilation, 'Sex Maniac's Guide to the U.S.A.', serves as a retrospective of Romano Vanderbes' penchant for exposing the more unusual facets of American sexual culture. The film’s structure is inherently episodic, drawing from disparate sources, which can…

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Caleb Thorne
May 22, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Romano Vanderbes, a pioneer of American mondo film, delivers a potent, if somewhat disjointed, compilation with 'Sex Maniac's Guide to the U.S.A.'. This film plunders his earlier 'This Is America' series and 'America Exposed' for its most salacious…

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Beatrice Sterling
May 22, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

'Sex Maniac's Guide to the U.S.A.' presents a collection of 'sex-related' curiosities from Romano Vanderbes' extensive documentary output. The film’s strength lies in its commitment to showcasing the truly bizarre, but its weakness is its lack of directorial…

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Arthur Finch
May 22, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

As a seminal figure in American mondo cinema, Romano Vanderbes offers a potent, albeit fragmented, look at the nation's sexual underbelly in 'Sex Maniac's Guide to the U.S.A.'. This compilation stitches together segments that are by turns shocking,…

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Eleanor Vance
May 22, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

Romano Vanderbes' 'Sex Maniac's Guide to the U.S.A.' is precisely what its title suggests: a curated dive into the more peculiar sexual corners of America, compiled from his earlier works. The compilation format means the pacing can be…

FAQs

The inclusion of 'America the Beautiful' by punk rock band The Dictators as the title song provides an interesting juxtaposition. It frames the film's exploration of American eccentricity and kink against a backdrop of patriotic iconography, creating an ironic or subversive effect. This choice likely reflects a deliberate artistic decision to challenge conventional perceptions of American identity and its hidden, often sexualised, undercurrents.