Later that evening, at a local carnival, they spot a woman who appears to be one of the performers in the film, and decide to take her home with them.

Although a subsequent viewing of the film calls the woman's identity into question, their house guest quickly succeeds in seducing the various members of the family, resulting in the revelation of certain facts, fears and desires.

[citation needed] Vincent Canby of The New York Times noted: “I must say I find most of Mr. Metzger’s movies entertaining to watch.

They are so, well, ripe with incredible color and décor and movement.”[3] Andy Warhol, who helped begin the Golden Age of Porn with his 1969 film Blue Movie, was a fan of Metzger's film work[4] and commented that The Lickerish Quartet, was “an outrageously kinky masterpiece”.

[8] Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.