John Boorman's psychosexual vanity project Zardoz was a spectacular failure for the director, but — in spite of (and because of) its nonsensical plot — this 1974 film is nowadays lauded as a cult classic.

Boorman, who could do no wrong after directing Deliverance, spins a wacky yarn about Zed (Sean Connery), an "Exterminator" in the year 2293 AD who kills other human "Brutals" in the name of Zardoz, his flying stone godhead. One fateful day Zed sneaks aboard Zardoz's head only to discover that his deity is actually Arthur Frayn, a hyper-evolved "Eternal" who lives in a hidden community with other psychic immortals. There Zed gets into all sorts of shenanigans, like impressing the local women with his virility, chest hair, and sartorial prowess (suspenders and red banana hammock). Sultry!

We love Zardoz here at io9 (see: my avatar, Annalee's review of The Book of Eli which notes that that film is a stealth reboot of Zardoz), but we also understand that the film can be a chore to get through stone sober. Therefore, I've cherry-picked 10 of this coital epic's finest scenes for your viewing pleasure. Sure, these scenes may be confusing out of context, but trust that they didn't really make a ton of sense to begin with.