Episode 16: Francis Ellie’s KISS TODAY GOODBYE (1976)

This week on the podcast — and just in time for Valentine’s Day — we’re taking a look at Francis Ellie’s 1976 “romantic triangle of triumph and tragedy,” Kiss Today Goodbye. George Payne stars as Charlie, a construction worker who finds himself having a torrid affair with Bill, an executive at his firm. Will Charlie and Bill find happiness together, or will outside forces tear them apart?

Over the course of the episode we’ll dive into the three (yes, three) people who were Francis Ellie, the film’s roots in 60s sexploitation, and the paradox of filming hardcore as softcore.