Algenon5 reviews "HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS"
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:08 am
TITLE: "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" a.k.a "Hollywood Hookers" (UK)
GENRE: Exploitation, schlock horror
RELEASE DATES: March 1988, reissued on DVD August 2008 (20th anniversary edition)
WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Fred Olen Ray
PRIMARY CAST: Jay Richardson, Linnea Quigley, Michelle Bauer (as Michelle McLellan)
RUNTIME: 75 minutes
PRINT QUALITY: Good (widescreen format)
DOWNLOAD SOURCE: http://cnbhorror.org/dark2/ (membership required)
VIDEO FILE: AVI, 600 MB
MPAA RATING: R (UK 18)
REVIEWER RATING: 4 stars out of 5
A less than brilliant private eye (Jay Richardson) while searching for a runaway girl (Linnea Quigley), comes across a fanatical cult of chainsaw wielding hookers bent on john destruction. You might think this unlikely, but after all, it is Hollywood. Gorgeous Michelle Bauer is one of the murderous ladies of the evening. The action climaxes with Richardson bound as a ritual sacrifice, while Quigley and Bauer engage in a chainsaw duel to the death. Definitely a realistic Hollywood situation.
If hot babes, naked bods and chainsaws weren't enough, there are some funny lines and equally funny sight gags. If you haven't already guessed, this gore fest is played for laughs, and it usually delivers them. Although this is a tongue-in-cheek romp, it does have a serious message: If your date drapes her bedroom with clear plastic and puts on a shower cap - get the hell out of there!
Linnea and Michelle look fantastic with and without clothes. Linnea is particularly cute as a topless dancer in her opening scene. The other female cast members are far from being rejects, which gives this little flick an A-Plus for eye candy. Did I mention there's a topless fire-eater? (What will they think of next?)
"Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" was produced on a shoestring. (see bonus post) As for the acting… er, well, there is some. As for production values, there are a few (the chainsaws work). But what more do you expect? After all this is schlock exploitation. Although it has its shortcomings, many including me love this tasty little slice of '80s Hollywood sleaze. Prior to the 2008 DVD reissue, a used "H C H" DVD sold on Amazon for $40.
The price of the 20th anniversary DVD is $14.95 USD, which is five dollars less than a one-month membership in Dark Videos 2, which as far as I know is the only download source. A membership provides access to twenty-four more downloadable, full-length extreme and exploitation flicks. I smell a bargain.
Dissenting opinions are always welcome.
Al
65 screen caps follow, after which there is a bonus post with additional film and cast info, plus a free video link for Linnea Quigley's most graphic death scene, courtesy of Big O. Keep scrolling down.
GENRE: Exploitation, schlock horror
RELEASE DATES: March 1988, reissued on DVD August 2008 (20th anniversary edition)
WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Fred Olen Ray
PRIMARY CAST: Jay Richardson, Linnea Quigley, Michelle Bauer (as Michelle McLellan)
RUNTIME: 75 minutes
PRINT QUALITY: Good (widescreen format)
DOWNLOAD SOURCE: http://cnbhorror.org/dark2/ (membership required)
VIDEO FILE: AVI, 600 MB
MPAA RATING: R (UK 18)
REVIEWER RATING: 4 stars out of 5
A less than brilliant private eye (Jay Richardson) while searching for a runaway girl (Linnea Quigley), comes across a fanatical cult of chainsaw wielding hookers bent on john destruction. You might think this unlikely, but after all, it is Hollywood. Gorgeous Michelle Bauer is one of the murderous ladies of the evening. The action climaxes with Richardson bound as a ritual sacrifice, while Quigley and Bauer engage in a chainsaw duel to the death. Definitely a realistic Hollywood situation.
If hot babes, naked bods and chainsaws weren't enough, there are some funny lines and equally funny sight gags. If you haven't already guessed, this gore fest is played for laughs, and it usually delivers them. Although this is a tongue-in-cheek romp, it does have a serious message: If your date drapes her bedroom with clear plastic and puts on a shower cap - get the hell out of there!
Linnea and Michelle look fantastic with and without clothes. Linnea is particularly cute as a topless dancer in her opening scene. The other female cast members are far from being rejects, which gives this little flick an A-Plus for eye candy. Did I mention there's a topless fire-eater? (What will they think of next?)
"Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" was produced on a shoestring. (see bonus post) As for the acting… er, well, there is some. As for production values, there are a few (the chainsaws work). But what more do you expect? After all this is schlock exploitation. Although it has its shortcomings, many including me love this tasty little slice of '80s Hollywood sleaze. Prior to the 2008 DVD reissue, a used "H C H" DVD sold on Amazon for $40.
The price of the 20th anniversary DVD is $14.95 USD, which is five dollars less than a one-month membership in Dark Videos 2, which as far as I know is the only download source. A membership provides access to twenty-four more downloadable, full-length extreme and exploitation flicks. I smell a bargain.
Dissenting opinions are always welcome.
Al
65 screen caps follow, after which there is a bonus post with additional film and cast info, plus a free video link for Linnea Quigley's most graphic death scene, courtesy of Big O. Keep scrolling down.