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Bad Girls Dormitory - Code Red |
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Written by Jake Wells
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Friday, 18 June 2010 |
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Directed by: Tim Kincaid
Written by: Tim Kincaid
Special Effects: Matt Vobel
Music by: Man Parrish
Cast: Carey Zuris, Teresa Farley, Natalie O'Connell,
Rick Gianasi, Jennifer Delora, Donna Eskra, Frances
Raines
Year: 1986
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributer:
Code Red DVD |
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What do you do with girls THIS bad? Well, lock them up in a
large, minimum security dormitory, together, with a small staff
of horn-dog guards and plenty of hot, soapy showers, of course!
It's the only accommodation suitable for these BAD girls! Such
other palpable qualities that make for some agreeable 'women in
prison' entertainment surely include copious amounts of snarling
cat-fights and forced bits of verbal confrontation, sex being
thrown around like hot cakes, and of course a little body count
to even it all out. Bad Girls Dormitory may have
contained all of these things, but it's done on a much smaller
scale in terms of 'sleaze'.
Pretty standard set-up here -- apart from the opener, which
first shows a frenzied young girl jumping out of a window with
bed sheets tied to her ankles, pulverizing her face against the
brick exterior of the building (explanation, anyone?). It then
shifts to several different teenage girls being busted out on
the mean streets of New York City. The first one is looking for
work in the adult film business. Turns out the
mustachioed,
rough looking employer with ill-fitting cowboy threads and
naturally aggressive
demeanor
was running a bit of an illegal operation. One down! The next
two 'bad girls' are caught up in a drug sting with one fleeing
Greaser, containing some of the worst 80s fire
escape-chase-music I have ever heard. Now that we have our
6-minute build-up, finally, we arrive at the prison for
delinquent girls who are considered too young for prison, but
too dangerous for juvenile hall (as the DVD tag-line pretty
accurately indicates).
From there on out, just take Bad Girls Dormitory at face
value, as hilariously sub-par 'women in prison'
exploit-trash-o-crap! It's not very exciting and drags like a
bitch for its majority, but there are some moments that come
along to rouse gaiety since the film didn't seem intent on
supplying excessive amounts of satisfying sleaze, which may come
as either a blessing or a curse, depending on how horny you are
when you watch it. Unfortunately, most of the chicks in this
film are quite unattractive. As a result, their snide character
persona's become increasingly irritating to sit through.
Regardless, there is a good amount of T&A, but just not enough
to divert one's attention from the ongoing character debacles
and off-screen sex. The strong points (if you want to call them
that) would definitely be the numerous fight sequences that
occur during the film's "climax" -- or the inevitable riot. I'd
imagine pro-wrestling Polio victims would've done a better job
at conveying a semi-realistic 'air-punch'. At a certain point
in one fight scene, I actually thought the DVD was stuck on a
loop as the actors repeated a horribly choreographed series of
TWO moves! Stupid as this was, it kept me amused.
So overall, you can't compare this film to other 'women in
prison' flicks like Amazon Jail and Women Behind Bars,
but it's worth a look for admirers of the genre. For anyone
else, it may be a bit of a struggle to get through.
Bad Girls Dormitory
is available on DVD from Code Red and Exploitation Digital. As
far as the video goes, it's a decent 1.85:1 anamorphic
presentation. The English Mono audio sounds a bit rough, but it
hardly affects the exploitation vibe of the film. There are not
a whole lot of extras on tap here, but Code Red and Shriek Show
did a typically excellent job of compiling more than you would
ever expect for an obscure title like Bad Girls Dormitory.
Jennifer Delora's interview lends some interesting
background into her involvement in the film and how she
formulated her acting ability to suit the "bad girl" role. Some
good vintage trailers and a few newer SOV ones are also featured
on the disc, which is a nice bonus treat. |
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DVD SPECS:
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
16.9 Anamorphic
Region: NTSC 1
Audio:
English Mono
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:
- Interview with Jennifer Delora
- Trailers
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 June 2010 )
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