PodBill Just what I expected

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Woodyanders A hilariously wild'n'raunchy handy dandy combo of both "let's put on a show" 30's vaudeville musical comedy revues and then fashionable cheesy, one note, tongue-in-cheek silly gimmick porno movies (anyone else remember the porno musical version of "Alice in Wonderland"?). Barely released in theaters by Paramount, this delightfully lowbrow low-budget howler has deservedly acquired a sizable cult following.Struggling studio head Stephen Nathan needs a new hook to snag audiences for the asinine porno flicks he makes his fortune off of. So he comes up with the bright idea to do the first hardcore feature with singing and dancing. Of course, there are several glitches: the cheapskate financiers want the entire picture shoot in a mere two weeks or they will take the studio away from Nathan, director John Smithee (an obvious pun on legendary pseudonymous director Allen Smithee) turns out to be a childish, immature, totally wet-behind-the-ears nitwit, and catty, venomous, egocentric prima donna porn star Mary La Rue keeps trying to seduce Nathan and makes life a living hell for everyone else on the set.Gleefully dirty-minded without ever becoming too sordid, "The First Nudie Musical" manages to be quite likable, expectedly uproarious, and strangely endearing despite the nonstop onslaught of often profane dialogue, simulated sex and full-frontal nudity. The direction by Mark Haggard and Bruce Kimmel nicely maintains a light, airy and playfully good-natured tone throughout. The performances hit just the right note of cutesy burlesque hamminess, with especially winning turns from Nathan, Cindy Williams (a short step away from hitting the big time on the popular long-running sitcom "Laverne and Shirley") as Nathan's loyal, but sarcastic secretary, an almost unbearably funny Kimmel (who not only co-directed and co-wrote the witty script, but also penned all the songs and lyrics) as the feckless Smithee, the adorable Leslie Ackerman as a naive, virginal ingénue, the beauteous Alexandra Morgan as La Rue, "Soap' 's Diana Canova as a lusty, vavavoomish Latin singer, Frank Doubleday (the scary dude who shoots the little girl in "Assault on Precinct 13") as Canova's insecure, switchblade-wielding leather-clad punk biker boyfriend, "Mantis in Lace" 's Susan Stewart as no-talent bleach blonde starlet Joy Ful, Alan Abelew as a stuck-up would-be lady's man, and Hy Pyke (the unforgettably creepy bus driver in "Lemora - A Child's Tale of the Supernatural") as a greedy, cigar-puffing sleazebag producer. The wonderfully ribald'n'ridiculous songs smoke in no uncertain terms (the incredible "Dancing Dildos" number in particular is absolutely sidesplitting). Ron Howard makes a quick cameo during the audition sequence and Annette O'Toole supplied Ackerman's singing voice. A tremendously amusing and totally off-the-wall wacky hoot that's not to be missed.

Euphorbia *** Possible spoiler ***The narrative parts of this movie are squirmingly bad, no doubt intentionally so, but their absurdities are more than made up for by the clever and cheerful nude production numbers. The climax of the musical is an elegantly staged Broadway style tap-dance celebrating... well, its refrain goes "Let 'em eat cake, but let me eat you," and it features five young women dancing bottomless to illustrate the subject matter. Cindy Williams's flawless romantic comedy turn (fully clothed, alas) shows why she became a star. Plus, the retrospective documentary included on the DVD is a hoot. 6/10.

RHPSvegas I found a copy of this film used for only $6, and since I'm into weird crap, I figured this should be good for a few laughs - and it was!!! The idea of a producer making a porno musical to save his studio is funny enough, but the songs are what make this film worth watching. "Dancing Dildos" "Orgasm" "Lesbian Butch Dyke" "Perversion" "Let Me Eat You" - you'll laugh your ass off! And sing a 'scale' or two also

colcam This was a refreshingly bad movie about an industry that was simply bad without the refreshing part added. Like "Flesh Gordon" it tried to tackle several genres (business, porn, and low budget motion picture, in this case) and managed to skewer them all at once.Okay, sometimes a movie is just for fun. Naughty fun, maybe, but fun. No deep meanings, no discussions in the lobby about how "the leafless black tree in the snow was symbolic of the director's inner child seeking the approval of" type of BS, just entertainment-- a chance to make us look at ourselves and laugh.Now if we could do it without the porn. . . .