Zombie Strippers: A cult classic??

You guys might remember a while back I wrote a post about Jenna Jamison and her big screen debut (well, the one that did not involve porn anyway.) I was on the fence as to whether or not I intended to watch the movie.....

......well, I watched it; and I gotta confess, I kinda liked it.

Cause & Effect

In an attempt to increase our dwindling troops in the Middle East, the government decides to "re-animate" corpses to aid the fight against our evil foes. Like all good intentions however, things go horribly wrong at the testing compound and an infected soldier manages to escape unnoticed.

He shows up at a nearby underground strip club with an impressive lineup of hot strippers headed up by none other than porn star Jenna Jamison (what a perfect place for a soon to be zombie to end up in!)

About the time Jenna is about to perform her second dance (yes, you get to see the first one) the soldier guy decides to go full blown zombie and decides that Jenna is his menu's main course.

Result

Jenna is now a zombie, and apparently it agrees with her. The crowd of sweaty, excited males goes batty for her revamped, reanimated, striptease, and when the cash runs out, resorts to writing checks as gratitude for her performance.

Her boss, played by none other than Robert Englund of Nightmare fame, is ecstatic, and doesn't even mind cleaning up the bloody mess Jenna left for him after her "dance" left her famished. After all, its a small price to pay for all the untold wealth her zombie-fied gyrations promise to rake in.

Too bad the other strippers have to go and get jealous of Jenna's increased popularity. Becoming a zombie is starting to have a certain appeal and before you can say "holy ta-ta's" more than one stripper arranges to be "turned" resulting in a lot of money, and a heck of a lot more blood shed.

Conclusion

What I found interesting about this movie is that it changes up the zombie rules, at least for the strippers. They can talk and carry on conversations; they can discern when and who not to eat (such as their boss or fellow strippers,) they feel emotion such as jealousy, and their zombie status actually serves as a type of aphrodisiac to humans. They are also exceptionally agile and quick! Twists which actually prove kind of interesting...

This movie is gory, so be prepared. I was surprised with the amount of blood an innards spilled for such a stereotyped cast. It was also very graphic. Another big surprise.

And yes, this movie is exceptionally corny. Forget cheesy; forget campy. think corny. But I liked it.

Recommendation

I realize I will probably be in the minority when I say that I can see this movie becoming a cult classic. I would not be the least bit surprised to see it having a kind of "Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town" cult following.

Will you like it? I can't say. But if you like gore, and you like really cheesy movies with gratuitous boob shots, then this movie may be for you. Just don't blame me if you watch it and don't like it.........