Scream of the Bikini

This film essentially begins with two agents for Interpol named "Bridget" (Kelsey Weedon) and "Sophia" (Rebecca Larsen) killing a man who had intended to blow up an airplane in flight. Minutes later, while examining the body, the two women find a cigarette case, but other than that, nothing of any real value. Not long after that, they return to their ordinary jobs as supermodels, where they are given necklaces to complement their attire during their wardrobe performance. Later that evening, upon attending a pool party, Sophia's necklace is suddenly activated, which renders her completely under the control of another person, and against her will, she tries to strangle Bridget. Fortunately, a secret agent named "Humbert" (Darrett Sanders) is nearby and removes the necklace, which subsequently breaks the transmission signals. From that point on, however, the two women become prime targets of an evil underworld organization determined to sow chaos and destruction worldwide. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this rather unusual comedy started well, mainly because of its imaginative plot and hilarious dialogue between the two lead actresses. I especially enjoyed the scene where the two young women infiltrated a death cult to gather information needed to complete their mission. Conversely, I think the film faltered right after that, when the witty dialogue gave way to an awkward fight scene that felt ordinary and boring. But that's just my opinion. In any case, although I don't consider this a great comedy by any means, I found it to be adequate for the time spent, and I have rated it accordingly.

In the tradition of Monty Python and the Christopher Guest's Mockumentaries, Scream of the Bikini takes the traditional spy movie of the 60's and 70's and turns it on its funny bone. Allowing a company of actors to mine every last drop of comedy out of the genre. It's is hard to watch a minute of Scream of the Bikini without laughing out loud. Only goes to show that the quality of the comedy is not dependent on the size of a film's budget. While you can tell the film was made on a shoe string budget, this is never a deficit to the quality of the film, but used to evoke the creativity of the film makers. Still the point of the film is to provide a reason to laugh and at that it succeeds.

Scream of the Bikini, which looks like it was made on a limited budget, is a very funny spoof of those international caper movies of the 1960s. Specifically, the conceit of this film is that it was made in a foreign country in the 1960s and then re-dubbed in English by different (?) actors. Two lovely actresses, Rebecca Larsen and Kelsey Wedeen are the two leads, beautiful supermodels involved in international intrigue. Both actresses are very funny and look gorgeous throughout. Equally beautiful in Kimberly Atkinson as their nemesis. Also contributing very funny performances are Darrett Sanders, Bryan Krasner and Brad Light. There are also cameos by some familiar faces: Taylor Negron, Randolph Mantooth, Walter Koenig and Kirsten Vangsness, among many others; the film is filled with a lot of LA theater vets. I give it a 9/10 - I really enjoyed it but it went on a little too long.

For someone who is not a L.O.L.er, I found myself guffawing from beginning to end! What's not to love about Scream of the Bikini? The premise is wickedly clever, the writing is spot on. The director OBVIOUSLY knows what he's doing. Shot so well, so enjoyable to look at and you truly do believe this is footage from the 60's. Well acted with the two lead actresses taking the cake with their pitch perfect performances. Both drop dead gorgeous AND hilarious? When do you ever witness that combo?! They hold you in the palm of their tiny super model hands and you are theirs until the lights come up. And believe me when the lights come up, you let out a sigh of disappointment that it's over. Yeah, it's that good. The only negative was when I discovered it was just a special screening and that Scream of the Bikini isn't in the theaters! Considering it's better than 90% of the big budget movies out there, I know it won't be long before it hits the big time and when it does I'll be there to watch it again!

In SCREAM OF THE BIKINI, supermodels / international secret agents Sophia and Bridget (Rebecca Larsen and Kelsey Wedeen) must combat eeevil while sporting the latest fashions. The plot has something to do with a mysterious microchip known as "The Helsinki Device".

It's immediately apparent that the story is secondary. Packed to overflowing with brainless characters, idiot dialogue, and absurd situations, BIKINI is -obviously- not meant to be taken seriously. At all. Helped immensely by its miniscule budget, this movie is pretty damned funny!

BEST BITS: #1- The dead guy at the pool party! #2- The nefarious death cult!

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