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7 / 10

A 4.5 rating? This film deserves better than that.
It’s not exactly meant to be “Richard III”. It’s a 1980s sex comedy. It’s upbeat, it’s engaging, it’s often funny, and the characters are actually likable. In fact, this is frequently wacky stuff, with lots of off the wall incidental gags thrown into the mix for good measure. It’s pretty much impossible to dislike. Granted, the main characters are clearly older than they’re meant to be (they’re supposed to be teenagers), but that’s not really a quibble.

Two carefree, boy crazy gal pals, Ginger (Val Kline), and Ducky (Jeana Keough) hook up with a more reserved, responsible friend, Sarah (Debra Blee), whose uncle Carl (Adam Roarke) has graciously allowed Sarah the use of his sumptuous beach house for the summer. The expected raunchy (actually, they’re never really *that* raunchy) hijinks ensue.

As one can see, the movie, directed by Bud Townsend and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan, is not exactly strong on story, nor does it need to be. It does have its little subplots, such as an amusingly sleazy local drug runner, Captain Jack (Paul Richards) sometimes running afoul of the local Coast Guard captain (Herbie Braha, who throws in impressions of Humphrey Bogart), and the misadventures of Carls’ horny gardener (Bert Rosario) as he attempts to get an eyeful of all of the shapely ladies who start to frequent the place. The main set piece of the movie is a wild party, but the finale provides some of the biggest laughs. Sarah goes through a personality shift, finally starting to blossom when it’s suggested that she’s too uptight, but this bit of business never gets melodramatic.

The acting is appealing all the way down the line, especially from Blee, who went on to appear in “Savage Streets”. Viewers may recognize Keough from being a Playboy Playmate and a visual attraction in ZZ Top videos. James Daughton of “Animal House” plays a nice guy musician, Mary Jo Catlett (‘Diff’rent Strokes’) is a local busybody, and other familiar faces include Catherine Mary Stewart as a surfer girl, Tessa Richarde as Doreen, Corinne Bohrer as a partygoer, and George Cheung, one of the villains from “Rambo: First Blood Part II”, as a chauffeur. As can be expected, a number of the ladies show us the goods, so there’s no complaints in that department.

In short, this is very simple, irresistible lowbrow entertainment, and it’s never mean spirited, which is a big part of its charm. Lovers of this kind of movie should find it quite agreeable.

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