DreamGirls

This was esteemed adult filmmaker Edwin Brown/Durell's first foray into shot on video territory and he brought a comparable level of professionalism regarding such matters as lighting and editing that had distinguished earlier 35mm classics like IRRESISTIBLE and EVERY WOMAN HAS A FANTASY. It looks slightly dated now (not to mention, at times, oh so eighties) but was light years ahead of the competition circa 1987.

The setup is simple and a perfect lead-in to the five very well done erotic vignettes. Porn veteran Jamie Gillis muses on the virtues of fantasy girls as an escape from reality or as companions for the lonely guy sitting at home. Sultry teacher Melissa Melendez (Barbara the Lobster Woman from Alex De Renzy's sidesplitting DR. PENETRATION) gives high school kid Tony (later Chuck) Martino exactly what he's been craving during detention. A magical magnifying glass brings a foursome of sexy centerfolds (bouncy Taija Rae, Oriental beauty Kristara Barrington, uncredited Paula Harlow and the spectacularly underrated Alex Greco) to life for horny teen Tom Byron. A gym fantasy has muscular Belgian export (no, not Jean-Claude Van Damme) François Papillon groping busty hard body Candie Evans. Club singer Amber Lynn is the object of audience member Tim Fairbanks' heated imaginings. Finally, Gillis gets to strut his stuff when a meter maid (black beauty Sahara who should have been a much bigger star) drags him off to court where stern judge Nina Hartley condemns him for "carrying a concealed erection" !

High voltage humping with a then major league cast fills the bill rather well. Every scene's a keeper, the first two being my personal favorites of the lot. Add to that an original, song-filled soundtrack that's not half bad and you have got a surefire winner on your hands. This flick deserves to become a permanent fixture in the private stash of the most discerning video voyeur.

For an adult film it is shot very well and stuff, but with the exception of the magazine scene the movie's sex scenes left a bit to be desired. The first scene involving a teacher is rather good in its set up, but it leaves you wanting more as the actual sex lasts maybe a minute with to much lead up to it. A scene at a gym just does not really get going good at all as once again the actual sex is not really all that great same with a car scene. The two scenes that actually have rather good sex are the end scene involving two gals and a guy and the highlight of the movie, the second scene involving all the magazine girls in a rather nice lesbian scene. By far the best scene to me as you had lots of girls the only thing I did not care about that scene is the occasional shots of the guy rubbing himself. However, even in the scenes that do not hit a bullseye the women are really cute and have that 80's flair to them as I always think girls of the 80's are still some of the hottest there was as they had really pretty hair and wore lots of eye shadow. Granted the 70's girls were rather pretty too as they had a more natural look. All in all if they would have just had a bit more actual sex and less foreplay in the other scenes it would have been a much better adult film.

Still solid after 34 years. I fell in love with Taija Rae after seeing this.