Takin' It All Off

My review was written in April 1988 after watching the movie on Vestron video cassette.

This sequel to the 1984 pic "Takin' It Off' is a softcore strip show, nothing more and nothing less. Its main draw is the starring role accorded Candie Evans (credited under the moniker Jean Poremba), erstwhile hardcore porn actress making the transition to mainstream fare.

Excuse fo a plot has Sharona Bonne's erotic exposure dance class strapped for funds (landlord John Alderman is threatening to boot them out) so they decide to put on a striptease show. Auditions are for real-life club owner Bob Corley and plot device stresses a newcomer (Evans) who is reluctant to strip.

Hypnotism is used to get her going, but a post-hypnotic suggestion results in Evans stripping whenever the theme song from the original "Takin' It Off" pic is played (she strips eight times to pad out the running time here). Star of that pic, Kitten Natividad, shows up to help out the show and silly footage from the first film is reprised as flashbacks.

It's all harmless nonsense, with lots of fullnudity and cornpone jokes. Evans proves she can carry a picture without relying on explicit sex and costar Sarona Bonner is a real beauty. Pic is dedicated to John Alderman, who died last year after two decades of softcore adult film roles.