Phil's B-Movie Madness: Phil watches ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS (1988)-December 7, 2011

As you all may have noticed, whenever I get in a particular mood for a specific genre of film, I go all out! Since my review of CHILLERAMA, I've been watching some of my all-time favorite B-movies that I enjoyed watching many years ago. A lot of these films you may have never heard of, and that's OK. This is where I come in, to help you get acquainted with these unknown classics. So tonight I revisited one of my favorites, which has the best title in cinematic history. Tonight's viewing pleasure is the cult classic ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS!

Theatrical Movie Poster (1988)

The film follows two go-go dancers, Lulu (Elizabeth Kaitan) and Peaches (Christina Whitaker). The girls are framed for the murder of their boss Wayne-O (Nick Cassavettes) by a sleazy gangster named Vinnie (Mike Muscat) who is the real killer. On the run from the law, they stop at a diner, where they're spotted. There they pick up waitress Darlene (Tammara Souza) who inadvertently joins the group. The three girls are involved in a crazy wild car chase with cops (one of the cops is played by GREASE nerd Eddie Deezen) as they head for Mexico, where they unexpectedly find Vinnie staying at a Mexican motel with his crazed, jealous girlfriend Poodles (Patti Astor). Soon the girls hatch out a clever plot to capture Vinnie so they can clear their names.

Now it was with this film that I fell in love with Elizabeth Kaitan. She was actually born in Hungary on July 19, 1960 and was brought to New York by her mother when she was 8 years old. She moved to Manhattan at age 18 and studied acting at the New York Academy of Theatrical Arts and was a member of the repertory company the American Theatre of Arts. She made her film debut in Troma's 1981 raunchy comedy WAITRESS and her acting career began. All together Kaitan appeared in 39 films before retiring in 1999 after making her last film VERONICA 2030 by Surrender Cinema, the erotica film label created by Charles Band.

This film doesn't take itself too seriously, and that what makes it fun to watch. Sometimes it's nice to just be entertained by a great B-movie. The screenplay was written by Ted Nicolaou, who would later direct THE SUBSPECIES series for Band's Full Moon Entertainment. Believe it or not, this was only one of two films that director Anita Rosenberg made (the first was MODERN GIRL). After this she just disappeared. I tried doing some research on whatever became of her, but I couldn't find anything. A real shame though, for Rosenberg has left us a great cult classic for us to enjoy forever. The film was released by Band's old film company Empire Pictures to theaters on May 6, 1988.

ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS is a happy, go-lucky, feel good B-movie that will keep you entertained for 90 minutes. There aren't many films out there that can make you feel this way. A great film with a great title and great acting makes this B-movie a true cult classic!

ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS is currently available on DVD. You can purchase your copy at your local retailer or going to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com

Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show!