The Fruit Is Ripe isn't a bad quality film, about a sexy and bold student, who isn't afraid to be naked around rich Daddy's friends or flash her breasts at passers by, or anyone for that matter. Instead of going back to college in Munich, our little beauty, Patricia, trades her airline tickets to a more needy couple at the airport and it's off to Greece with rich Daddy and Mummy's spondouli. There's a really great use of locations in this film, particularly the Greek Isles where most of the story is set. Some shots are ultimately breathtaking, you almost feel you are there or wish you were there. This is worth the watch alone. But back to our story: Our naughty and cute Patricia steals a middle aged playboy from the airport with her wife, running after him in tow. Back at his lavish home, basking in the sun, naked on a lazyboy, she makes out with the guy. A cute moment is when she disrupts a pre kiss by asking him "Are you married". Of course he's gonna say "No". Anyone would. Now, half naked, from the waist up, she hails a taxi, causing a collision. She steals a car from two sex hungry studs, then parks it illegally, causing them some pretty hefty fines. She helps herself to a couple's food while watching them make love in the dark. Ultimately our brazen little tease falls in love with a handsome sailor and from there the story kicks in. I'm not gonna disclose anymore, but this is one of Roadshow Vibrant Video's better titles. Verges is such a tease, though I did find her annoying at times. May'be it was her flamboyance, or she was just too much, I'm not sure, but you can't help liking her character. It's her independence, that most viewers would envy. The sex in this is restrained. It's more nudity, and what a beautiful site Betty Verges is from the moment she slips out the pool, at the film's start. I think the underlying message in The Fruit Is Ripe is 'Be who you are, go for it, and don't let anyone hold you back'. Deep down, we all wanna be like Patricia, but the majority of us just haven't got the guts to admit it, and sadly never will. A high point that stays with me in this film is the male of that couple Patricia befriends, as he sings, "Leaving Traces in the Sand", while they sit around the campfire.
