Bikini Bloodbath
Directed By Jonathan Gorman and Thomas Edward Seymour
Released: 2007
Starring: Thomas Edward Seymour, Russ Russo, Leah Ford, Sheri Lynn, Anna-Karin Eskilsson, and Debbie Rochon
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Released By Brightly Entertainment

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A deranged chef (played by Robert Cosgrove Jr.) is on the loose and killing people. Meanwhile, two popular high-schoolers, Jenny (Leah Ford) and Sharon (Anna-Karin Eskilsson), are having a slumber party with all of their girlfriends. After taunting but not inviting local nerd Suzy (Sheri Lynn) at the local grocery store, their party begins. Also meanwhile, the football team is throwing its own party nearby. Jocks, Mike (Russ Russo) and Phil (Thomas Edward Seymour), leave to see what the girls are up to. They arrive just in time to find out that The Chef is chopping up the girls one by one. Meanwhile meanwhile meanwhile, ‘Nerdy’ Suzy discovers that her neighbor has been killed by The Chef, so she runs to the slumber party where she thinks she’ll be safe.

Break out the spiced rum and the streamers, we got ourselves a party! Some of the folks behind The Land Of College Prophets have switched gears to bring the world Bikini Bloodbath. As tired as I am of Slasher spoofs, this flick still managed to win me over. For an indie production, the camerawork is very good with some well-framed shots. Lighting is pretty standard but praise the gods, there are no under-lit scenes. The soundtrack is pumped up with an assortment of heavy metal and punk rock songs but the hilarious White Liger steals the show.

Queen of Indie Horror cameos, Debbie Rochon, turns in a memorable performance as the wildly inappropriate physical education coach, Miss Johnson. Russ Russo and Thomas Edward Seymour play their knucklehead roles with a ton of energy and I really liked Sheri Lynn as the nerdy (yet mysteriously hot) Suzy. Leah Ford and Anna-Karin Eskilsson are just grand and they both put a great deal of moxie into their ridiculously dumb characters.

I have to give a special shout out to the incredibly gay football team. Oh doctor, their party had me in stitches as the boys partied as hard as the girls, only gayer. Not surprising, it seems like the male actors had more fun acting like idiots than the ladies did. Perhaps the token “hot chicks” this movie is loaded with weren’t as down with looking like fools as the guys were.

Eh, that’s enough nitpicking. This comic Slasher made me burst out laughing more times that I can count. Even the stupidest jokes are delivered with great timing and completely straight faces. While fairly light on the gore, there’s still plenty of spilled blood and the occasional severed limb in Bikini Bloodbath to keep things wet. Speaking of wet, the ill-timed strawberry daiquiri montage was true cinematic gold. Oh yeah, there’s a lot of nudity.

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DVD Stuff

Bikini Bloodbath is presented here in non-anamorphic widescreen. Shot on digital video in 2006, it's no surprise that the film looks great and sounds pretty good. There’s some muffled dialogue but that’s probably due to the source material. Extras include a wacky music video for White Liger, a funny but all too short blooper reel, a trailer for Bikini Bloodbath, and a photo gallery with some production stills.

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Links

Check out Bloodbath Pictures for more info.

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Quotes

Miss Johnson: "That's one fucking sweet beaver, I tell you."