A motley bunch of folks suffering from various hang-ups gather together
on a lush Caribbean island to let it all hang out and make out with
each other. Unfortunately, there's a vicious psycho wacko on the loose
who puts the kibosh on everyone's fun.
Directors Ferd and Beverly
Sebastian, working from a blithely silly script by Ann Cawthorne and
William Kervin, relate the engrossing story at a steady pace, milk the
premise for a fair amount of tension, and stage the murder set pieces
with a reasonable amount of brio (the killing in a greenhouse is
especially memorable). This film further benefits from solid acting by
an attractive and appealing cast: the ever-radiant Claudia Jennings as
sweet nurse Allison, Cheri Howell as saucy and enticing vamp Shannon,
Greg Mullavey as stuttering bespectacled nerd George, Joan Prather as
demure, yet kinky and eager virgin Lola, Jason Ledger as studly country
boy Blue, Wayne Dvorek as charming self-help guru Dr. Stevens, Jean
Marie Ingels as the snippy Phyllis, Victor Izay as lonely middle-aged
dweeb Andrew, and Robyn Hilton as ditsy airhead Denise. The incredibly
groovy theme "Ms. America" hits the smooth-rockin' spot. Ferd
Sebastian's pretty cinematography makes the tropical scenery look
almost as beautiful as the ladies. With a moderate smattering of bare
distaff skin, strictly mild violence, and a handy helping of
endearingly dippy Me Decade philosophical New Age hogwash (you just
gotta dig the special touching in the dark encounter session!), this
movie proves to be a surprisingly good-natured and even quite innocuous
romp. Enjoyable grindhouse fare.
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