During the mid-eighties, the
nine year-old me occasionally had had access to the to the late-night cable that frequently showed fare that was not quite for the eyes and ears of my corruptable being.
After seeing Porky’s (thanks to my older brother renting it) all I wanted was
to see was more films like it – filled with boobs, bad jokes and even more boobs.
Although it was the pre-chili
peeling years, I still had an early admiration for the female form.
The High School and college
T&A flick seemed to pop up around the same time Joe D’Amato’s Emmanuelle
entries where broadcasted on cable which made myself a happy youngster. In the
wee hours one Friday night I saw Rafael Zielinski Screwballs, a film that would
stick with me for years and now, amazingly, it is available on Blu-ray by the
folks at Severin Films. Who woulda thunk it?
The lovely Linda Shayne
(Humanoids From the Deep) and one of the Kings of the titty flick, Jim Wynorski
pen this comedy about a group High School troublemakers. One of the girls from
the school, a virgin named Purity Busch (Linda Speciale), has a lock on the
desires of the boys, but that doesn’t stop the guys from attempting to get a
piece of Purity’s forbidden goods.
The story isn’t quite genius as
it really just goes for the gags and a high nudity quota. It is produced by the
one and only Roger Corman so you can’t expect much less. There are plenty of highlights but one
in particular featuring some classic flesh is a striptease by Russ Meyer
hottie, Raven De La Croix ( Up!, The Chicken Chronicles ) It’s essentially just
Raven doing a striptease for the boys but it has a almost hypnotic feel to
it…because…well, her boobs are quite the sight. As for other things to look out
for besides the rampant wiener jokes, Linda Shayne puts in one of the best performances as the
bubbly, flirty minx, Bootsie Goodhead.
Severin has put together a
goldmine of extra features for fans of Screwballs that definitely deserve some
attention when the movie’s over. We get several interviews, deleted scenes and
even a commentary with Director Zielinski. Zielinski brings up something
interesting about his directing approach on the film – he infused a little
Buster Keaton and Chaplin-esque humor to the proceedings to add to the overall
goofiness.
Writer and star Linda Shayne
and co-writer Jim Wynorski are on hand for a very enjoyable and playful
interview. Shayne puts together an interesting impression of Roger Corman who
seemed to not be too enthused after one bad test screening. Wynorski doesn’t
come up short with anecdotes either.
Screwballs gets a very nice
release by the folks at Severin Films. If you enjoy movies like Hot Dog: The Movie,
Porky’s, Lunch Wagon, Hamburger: The Movie and other wild 80’s raunch you
really have to own this. Recommended.
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