Dir: Mark Pirro
Cast: Bea Lindoren, Rachel Latt, Braddon Mendelson,
Forrest J. Ackerman
Not Rated, Approx: 90 Minutes
Pirromount DVD
bare...naked!"
that's more fun than a troupe
of naked zombies...
you're a fan of Pirro's work this is probably good news. Nudist Colony shows a heavy influence from Rocky Horror
and Michael Jackson's Thriller especially. Pirro never lets 2 consecutive minutes pass without a crude lowbrow
joke...and to tell you the truth I would have been disappointed if he did. Pirro is a filmmaker that I've come to have
certain expectations from, and so far I've never been disappointed [unlike...say, Wes Craven for example (I wonder if
that's the first time Craven and Pirro's work has been compared?)].
giving up the camp the nudists all take a pact to commit a group suicide...and before you can say cliché teenagers, a
group of them are sent to the camp on a religious retreat. The counselors don't tell them of the grizzly suicide that
took place five years ago, or that every year a group of people that have gone since are found massacred
(accidents, they say).
slaughtered in an over the top fashion (with some surprisingly good effects along the way). In the midst of it all are
some catchy songs. The songs run the gamut (much like the movie itself) from hilarious to just too stupid for their
own good...but what do you expect, Pirro himself wrote all the lyrics!
the beginning and slightly at the end. If you're anything like me (you find typical looking girls from the 80s, big hair
and all, extremely attractive) then you might be a little let down. This is a small gripe though in an otherwise
tremendously fun movie. Pirro knows how clichéd his characters are and plays that up for the full effect. The smiling
black man during the Inky Dinky Doo Da Morning song had me laughing until my eyes watered! The same can be
said for Juan Tu (he's half Mexican and half Japanese) and the rapping park ranger.
who enjoys this kind of moronic humor. In some ways this one even predates Matt Stone's brilliant (yes, brilliant!)
Cannibal! The Musical with some of the characters and some of the song stylings are similar. I would in no way call
Cannibal! a ripoff (in many ways it's stronger as a complete package) but the similarities are still worth making note
of. So if you can manage it, sit down, check any intellectual criticism (and possibly a few brain cells) at the door and
have a good time!
summer, I know I can't wait!
review by Dr. Spector 2.9.02
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