Showgirl Murders (1996)
When you're a natural born Aphrodite on the run from sadistic drug dealers, there's only one place to hid - the dingiest bar in town. That's just what luscious, leggy Tamra does, but she can't lay low for long: when the jukebox starts playing she's got to move to the beat. In the blink of an eye, Tamra seduces the bar owner and turns the joint into the most outrageous strip club this side of Vegas. When her violent past finally catches up with her, you can be sure this modern day Salome stays on top!
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Wow! Such a good movie.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Luscious and leggy, yet cunning and hence dangerous temptress Jessica Cross (the ever-foxy Maria Ford in peak deliciously devious and deceitful form) convinces struggling bar owner Mitch Goodman (a solid and likable performance by Matt Preston) to hire her. After saving Mitch's floundering business by coming up with a highly profitable strip act, Jessica seduces the poor sap and persuades Mitch to bump off his miserable alcoholic wife Carolyn (a perfectly bitchy portrayal by D.S. Case). Director Dave Payne, working from a dark and tawdry script by Christopher Wooden, relates the engrossingly seamy story at a snappy pace while also delivering oodles of tasty nudity and a few of steamy soft-core sex scenes. Naturally, Ford totally burns up the screen with several incredibly hot and creative striptease routines which she choreographed herself. Better still, both the gorgeously voluptuous Nikki Fritz and the delectably petite Jane Stowe strut their sizzling stuff on stage. The sound acting by the capable cast keeps this movie humming, with especially praiseworthy supporting contributions from Kevin Alber as no-count scuzzball Joey Watkins and Bob McFarland as pesky corrupt DEA agent Sam Ridley. Harry C. Box's sharp cinematography and the moody score by Eric & David Wurst are both up to speed. Recommended viewing for Maria Ford fans.
Yes this is another low budget New Horizons Home Video. However, this film does surpass Paul Vorhoeven's Showgirls on every level. Maria Ford's choreography puts Marguerite Derricks' choreography from Showgirls and even Striptease with Demi Moore to shame, and the film never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously. Some better sound quality would have been helpful, yet one shouldn't expect anything spectacular from a New Horizons release. Ms. Ford also proves she has made improvements as an actress. Far better than her other films in which she has played a character working at a strip club (ex. the forgettable Stripteaser).