You are here:

Up the Chastity Belt

Name: Up the Chastity Belt
Director: Bob Kellett
Released: 1972
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1972

Director

Bob Kellett

Runtime

94 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Up the Chastity Belt is a period comedy that adheres closely to established 1970s genre conventions. The narrative structure relies on medieval clichés, such as knights, castles, and feudal hierarchies, which offer limited space for complex diversity. The film emphasizes traditional romantic conflicts and social structures. By focusing on a female character being pursued by men, it reinforces historical gender dynamics without challenging them. Overall, the film lacks representation across modern diversity metrics. It presents a homogeneous view of the medieval era that prioritizes traditionalism over social critique.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Up the Chastity Belt have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film centers on traditional romantic relationships using love potions and does not include non-cisgender identities or critiques of traditional romance.

How does Up the Chastity Belt portray gender?

Limited

Lobelia Custard serves as a prize for competing male knights, and the plot relies on stereotypical depictions of desire rather than challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Up the Chastity Belt?

Minimal

The setting portrays a typical medieval European environment without diverse casting or representation of different races.

How does Up the Chastity Belt represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story operates within a traditional feudal framework, reinforcing established social hierarchies rather than deconstructing Western institutions.

Does Up the Chastity Belt include disability representation?

Minimal

No characters are shown with neurodivergence or physical impairments, and there is no mention of disabilities influencing the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film offers a clear, traditional comedic framework centered on medieval archetypes.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks non-cisgender identities and diverse racial representation.
Female characters primarily serve as prizes for male protagonists rather than driving their own stories.
The setting reinforces rigid feudal hierarchies instead of providing social critique.

Official Synopsis

A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...

How are these scores produced? →