NOW ON BLU-RAY as of October 2017! Read on...
What? 9 out of 10 for what is possibly the worst film -- make that worst PORNO film -- ever made? Even if a film is mind-numbingly bad, if the entertainment level is high then the film deserves a high rating despite it lacking any decent writing / technical aspects. I didn't give it a 10 because while it IS hysterically bad and SO entertaining, there are indeed some spots where you feel like you want to hit the fast-forward button on your remote (if your'e watching it on VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray). And not during the dialogue, THAT'S something you want to savor every bitchy moment of. It's the lackluster, almost cringe- inducing sexual moments that you might either get bored with or repulsed by, take your pick.
And everything you've heard is right: There are no credits, we're just supposed to accept what we're given. Buddy, who appears to be drunk for real. Sam, a plus-size gal with a visually distracting bee-hive hairdo and constant scowl. And Bat Pussy, who apparently hasn't had a bite of nutrition in months and has something against sex & pornography.
When Bat Pussy detects that Buddy & Sam are taking photos of their... lovemaking, if you will... her nether regions begin to twitch (well, she tells us it does, you don't see that), and in her headquarters (the handwritten sign says it is) she dons her truly sad Bat Pussy outfit and exits what is really an outhouse and heads out on her hoppity-hop. Down the side of a highway, with cars zooming by with what we can only imagine are confused passengers. After stopping off to save a gal from an attacker (Bat Pussy beats him with her hoppity-hop), she goes directly to Buddy & Sam's apartment. And for some reason has sex with them, instead of stopping them from their pornographic endeavors.
Long takes, looks to the camera, vocal directions from off-camera, and at one point Buddy calling Bat Pussy "Bat Woman" and Sam correcting him, correcting him, Buddy & Sam constantly insulting each other but saying "I Love You" while gnawing on each others genitals (yes, gnawing... seems they never learned oral sex techniques nor actual penetration)... the list goes on. It's priceless. I've lost count how many times I've seen this, and love to be with "Bat Pussy virgins" who are seeing it for the first time so I can see the looks on their faces.
And what makes the world even a BETTER place, is that as of October 2017, AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) in cooperation with the good folks at Something Weird have... restored (?) Bat Pussy and given us some extra treats. Here's what you get this time (instead of the tiring Baby Bubbles second feature on the Something Weird DVD-R): New 2K scan from the only surviving 16mm theatrical print! Commentary track with Lisa Petrucci and Tim Lewis of Something Weird, Crime-smut trailers and shorts from the Something Weird vault, Liner notes by Lisa Petrucci and Mike McCarthy, "the savior of BAT PUSSY," Bonus movie: ROBOT LOVE SLAVES, scanned in 2K from an original theatrical print, and double-sided cover art with illustration by Johnny Ryan (though I prefer the "original" art from the Something Weird release. Sorry AGFA, but the new art is not as cool).
The world can rejoice!
I've been a Disciple Of Bat Pussy for decades, and now she hoppity-hops into our hearts in high definition!
I still can't get that music by Neal Hefti (obviously borrowed without permission) out of my head, I think I'll put that CD of his back in and give it a listen.
I've made nearly 700 bizarre YouTube videos in my life, but damned if I'm not envious that I had not come up with BAT PUSSY (well, I was 10 at the time it was made, so I'm saying I wish I'd have come up with it later, or in an alternate universe).
What? 9 out of 10 for what is possibly the worst film -- make that worst PORNO film -- ever made? Even if a film is mind-numbingly bad, if the entertainment level is high then the film deserves a high rating despite it lacking any decent writing / technical aspects. I didn't give it a 10 because while it IS hysterically bad and SO entertaining, there are indeed some spots where you feel like you want to hit the fast-forward button on your remote (if your'e watching it on VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray). And not during the dialogue, THAT'S something you want to savor every bitchy moment of. It's the lackluster, almost cringe- inducing sexual moments that you might either get bored with or repulsed by, take your pick.
And everything you've heard is right: There are no credits, we're just supposed to accept what we're given. Buddy, who appears to be drunk for real. Sam, a plus-size gal with a visually distracting bee-hive hairdo and constant scowl. And Bat Pussy, who apparently hasn't had a bite of nutrition in months and has something against sex & pornography.
When Bat Pussy detects that Buddy & Sam are taking photos of their... lovemaking, if you will... her nether regions begin to twitch (well, she tells us it does, you don't see that), and in her headquarters (the handwritten sign says it is) she dons her truly sad Bat Pussy outfit and exits what is really an outhouse and heads out on her hoppity-hop. Down the side of a highway, with cars zooming by with what we can only imagine are confused passengers. After stopping off to save a gal from an attacker (Bat Pussy beats him with her hoppity-hop), she goes directly to Buddy & Sam's apartment. And for some reason has sex with them, instead of stopping them from their pornographic endeavors.
Long takes, looks to the camera, vocal directions from off-camera, and at one point Buddy calling Bat Pussy "Bat Woman" and Sam correcting him, correcting him, Buddy & Sam constantly insulting each other but saying "I Love You" while gnawing on each others genitals (yes, gnawing... seems they never learned oral sex techniques nor actual penetration)... the list goes on. It's priceless. I've lost count how many times I've seen this, and love to be with "Bat Pussy virgins" who are seeing it for the first time so I can see the looks on their faces.
And what makes the world even a BETTER place, is that as of October 2017, AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) in cooperation with the good folks at Something Weird have... restored (?) Bat Pussy and given us some extra treats. Here's what you get this time (instead of the tiring Baby Bubbles second feature on the Something Weird DVD-R): New 2K scan from the only surviving 16mm theatrical print! Commentary track with Lisa Petrucci and Tim Lewis of Something Weird, Crime-smut trailers and shorts from the Something Weird vault, Liner notes by Lisa Petrucci and Mike McCarthy, "the savior of BAT PUSSY," Bonus movie: ROBOT LOVE SLAVES, scanned in 2K from an original theatrical print, and double-sided cover art with illustration by Johnny Ryan (though I prefer the "original" art from the Something Weird release. Sorry AGFA, but the new art is not as cool).
The world can rejoice!
I've been a Disciple Of Bat Pussy for decades, and now she hoppity-hops into our hearts in high definition!
I still can't get that music by Neal Hefti (obviously borrowed without permission) out of my head, I think I'll put that CD of his back in and give it a listen.
I've made nearly 700 bizarre YouTube videos in my life, but damned if I'm not envious that I had not come up with BAT PUSSY (well, I was 10 at the time it was made, so I'm saying I wish I'd have come up with it later, or in an alternate universe).