Its in the Troma library that should be your first clue its not mainstream bad. This review is after covid lock down and one bad prez; not a bad movie. It reminds me of fishing...you have a bite of the plot...then it spits the plot hook. This movie would fit in with the wild Times Square hey day. Better than most BW avant guard flicks. 600 hundred characters is alot for this almost nudey cutie. Hey they even mention nudey cuties. LOL Throw in a a little basement bdsm and men in make up...its a hoot. All in all its a send up of good old fashion high faluten nonsensical black and white story telling celluloid.
10 Reviews
a work of art!
hedwigfemme11 January 2004
I bought this movie on a whim for several reasons.
A: I love glam, and it was compared to Hedwig and the Angry Inch {fav movie} in preview.
B: I'm a feminist and I thought the synopsis {"when man turns to ape, woman turns to woman"} was rather amusing.
C: I LOVE TROMA!
It was everything I could have hoped for and more! Beautiful glamorous women killing neanderthal-like men ,and women who get in their way. It was beautifully shot in color and black and white, in 16 days with $16,000. Combine the unique vision of John Cameron Mitchel + Wes Anderson + Oliver Stone + Baz Luhrman and you might have an idea of John Michael McCarthy. Wrap all that together with a dash of Troma and you have Superstarlet A.D.!
A: I love glam, and it was compared to Hedwig and the Angry Inch {fav movie} in preview.
B: I'm a feminist and I thought the synopsis {"when man turns to ape, woman turns to woman"} was rather amusing.
C: I LOVE TROMA!
It was everything I could have hoped for and more! Beautiful glamorous women killing neanderthal-like men ,and women who get in their way. It was beautifully shot in color and black and white, in 16 days with $16,000. Combine the unique vision of John Cameron Mitchel + Wes Anderson + Oliver Stone + Baz Luhrman and you might have an idea of John Michael McCarthy. Wrap all that together with a dash of Troma and you have Superstarlet A.D.!
woah.
some_dude_1234518 November 2008
Congratulations. It takes effort to make an unwatchable movie with this many good-looking women fighting and making out in and out of their underwear. The movie is poorly written, extremely slow and largely nonsensical, but these are not the main problems. These are par for the Troma course.
No. The big problem is that this movie is EXTREMELY POMPOUS. That's right. The characters are constantly spewing long vapid soliloquies.
I gave it a 3, rather than a 1 for the above-mentioned good-looking women living in a world where "there are no more clothes". I also give them credit for trying to make something good. Unfortunately, they did not pull it off.
No. The big problem is that this movie is EXTREMELY POMPOUS. That's right. The characters are constantly spewing long vapid soliloquies.
I gave it a 3, rather than a 1 for the above-mentioned good-looking women living in a world where "there are no more clothes". I also give them credit for trying to make something good. Unfortunately, they did not pull it off.
I Wasted 70 Minutes of My Life Watching This
jimel320 May 2007
Nothing else was on late at night so I watched this movie. It's got to be the worst movie ever made. The acting is atrocious. The script is incomprehensible and since it's a very low budget movie I will forgive the prop and make-up departments for being "cheesy"; but a low budget shouldn't be an excuse for the lack of storyline. Even if the reason you wanted to watch this movie was to see bare breasted women romping about then the movie will leave you wanting because the only women getting naked were the ones nobody wanted to give a second look at anyway; all the good looking ones kept their clothes on.
If I could give it a minus score I would've. As I said before, I'll excuse the acting, the props, the makeup and even the location shots because the budget was so low; but there just is no excuse for the storyline being so incomprehensible. Even if you try to explain it away as "apocalyptal" or avant-garde it doesn't excuse the fact that this movie is purely BAD.
If I could give it a minus score I would've. As I said before, I'll excuse the acting, the props, the makeup and even the location shots because the budget was so low; but there just is no excuse for the storyline being so incomprehensible. Even if you try to explain it away as "apocalyptal" or avant-garde it doesn't excuse the fact that this movie is purely BAD.
This film is so bad it should be censored.
adbutler29 May 2005
I'm all for sex and violence in films but very bad acting and bad dialog should not be allowed. I saw this film on TV, thank God I didn't pay money to see it.
The only thing good about the movie is the beautiful women, stockings and vintage undergarment. If you are the type that enjoys old Playboy books, this makes it just barely worth watching.
I like a little "slap and tickle", but there has to be at least a little substance behind it.
I've never put in a review before but felt I had to for this one. I actually had to go to this site (IMBD) to see if it was a real movie.
The only thing good about the movie is the beautiful women, stockings and vintage undergarment. If you are the type that enjoys old Playboy books, this makes it just barely worth watching.
I like a little "slap and tickle", but there has to be at least a little substance behind it.
I've never put in a review before but felt I had to for this one. I actually had to go to this site (IMBD) to see if it was a real movie.
Post-apocalyptic sci-fi burlesque musical
Leofwine_draca19 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
SUPERSTARLET A.D. is one of those films that tries to do a lot but ends up achieving nothing. It's a Troma release and one of their weirdest, a sci-fi musical set in a post-apocalypse landscape populated by a number of burlesque artists whom the camera salivates over throughout. If you're looking for cohesion or narrative structure you'll be disappointed, because this is an arty mess of a film that constantly chops from black and white to colour and back again. The director is more interested in imagery than insight, and the result is a real patience tester.
When man turns to ape, woman turns to woman...
drspecter6 October 2002
Once again, J Michael McCarthy has delivered a funny, titillating, strangely poignant cinematic comic book vision of the apocalypse. For JMM, this happened in about 1966, and I tend to agree. Superstarlet A.D. is set in Femmephis, where men have reverted to Neanderthals, and the only clothes that were strong enough to survive the apocalypse are vintage womens' undergarments. There are three beauty cults: redheads, blonds, and brunettes who are constantly in a petty, backstabbing war of gossip, snide insults and occasional murder. Except for the Superstarlets, whose members consist of all hair colors. Their mission is to seek out their ancestral stag reels of their grandmothers in the many decaying movie theaters. Everybody hates them, but they love each other.
Even if you don't usually go in for this kind of high-brow sci-fi kind of stuff, Superstarlet's worth it for it's views on American culture. Most of the dialog is actually voice-overs by the Superstarlets. These consist of esoteric essays which philosophize poetically on things that made America great when it was. These internal monologs are way to funny to ever come across as didactic, though. And the sight of beautiful women in vintage bras, panties, stockings, and high heels, carrying machine guns while they explore broken down movie theaters provides more than enough eye candy.
Troma's DVD packaging itself rates about two and a half stars. The movie is presented full frame instead of the slight letterboxing the 16mm footage deserves. There are, however, a short interview from what looks like a public access show, and a news piece on JMM. There are also a photo gallery and a couple of other cast and crew interviews, and a director commentary, where JMM expounds on his motto of : Never get permission, shoot until they make you stop, and deny everything later. Unless it's an easter egg I didn't find, the original teaser film advertised on the package is nowhere to be found, though.
But if you're into truly independent filmmaking, vintage Americana, or hot looking babes, I strongly advise you to check this flick out!
Even if you don't usually go in for this kind of high-brow sci-fi kind of stuff, Superstarlet's worth it for it's views on American culture. Most of the dialog is actually voice-overs by the Superstarlets. These consist of esoteric essays which philosophize poetically on things that made America great when it was. These internal monologs are way to funny to ever come across as didactic, though. And the sight of beautiful women in vintage bras, panties, stockings, and high heels, carrying machine guns while they explore broken down movie theaters provides more than enough eye candy.
Troma's DVD packaging itself rates about two and a half stars. The movie is presented full frame instead of the slight letterboxing the 16mm footage deserves. There are, however, a short interview from what looks like a public access show, and a news piece on JMM. There are also a photo gallery and a couple of other cast and crew interviews, and a director commentary, where JMM expounds on his motto of : Never get permission, shoot until they make you stop, and deny everything later. Unless it's an easter egg I didn't find, the original teaser film advertised on the package is nowhere to be found, though.
But if you're into truly independent filmmaking, vintage Americana, or hot looking babes, I strongly advise you to check this flick out!
Fear of a Female planet
troma_freek29 April 2019
Superstarlet AD brings you visions of a future full of primitive cavemen, Post apocalyptic beauty cults, the search for a historic burlesque film and a lot of topless women.
This kinky and utterly bonkers sci-fi musical from Troma defies logic and pumps up the volume to 11. If you want good acting or a coherent story structure, give this one a miss... but if you want women in 50's lingerie holding guns and fighting over the crown, then this skeevy, and extremely funny skin-flick is all you need.
Every frame a libido boosting delight.
Gorgar28 March 2001
You'll love this flick if your head doesn't explode while viewing! A thrill ride of black and white images with bursts of exploding reds to tickle your gonads and fondle your funny-bone. Bona-fide freak direcktor/writer: JMM(The Sore Losers, Shine On Sweet Starlet, Teenage Tupelo) and producer/asst. director: Emmy Collins(HeadShot, Jack the Dipper, 'Cept Jim) wallop the viewer once again with a film so convoluted you'll hope it never ends.
Can't hardly wait for their next epic!!
Can't hardly wait for their next epic!!
Beautiful women with guns and vintage undergarments run amok in offbeat 'Superstarlet A.D.'
Michael_Pilkington8 May 2004
After a devastating holocaust in the lost city of Femphis, men have evolved into primitives and women have become physically beautiful, armed with heavy artillery, sporting vintage undergarments and carrying film reels of their grandmothers' striptease films over their backs. They have formed gangs on the basis of hair color (blonde, brunette, and redhead) and are at war with each other. Why can't they all just get along?
Offbeat post-apocalyptic romp (from Troma) boasts some style and humor as well as beautiful women, but writer/director John Michael McCarthy doesn't know what to do with the women. With most of the film shot in black and white, how can you tell a brunette from a redhead?
My evaluation: ** out of ****
Offbeat post-apocalyptic romp (from Troma) boasts some style and humor as well as beautiful women, but writer/director John Michael McCarthy doesn't know what to do with the women. With most of the film shot in black and white, how can you tell a brunette from a redhead?
My evaluation: ** out of ****
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