Blu Release – 3.5/5
Taxi Girls
Director(s) – Jourdan Alexander (Junkyard Anal, The Maids) and Bob Chinn (Blondie, Country Girl)
Starring – John Holmes (The Devil in Mr. Holmes, Disco Sex Party), Nancy Suiter (The Ecstasy Girls, 800 Fantasy Lane), and Mike Ranger (Never So Deep, The Velvet Edge)
Release Date – 1979
Rating – 3/5
Tagline – “Come ride with us… we’ll make your meter run like never before”
I just spent the better part of a week watching and reviewing a handful of no-budget indie flicks. Most were horror flicks but a few of them were thrillers or crime dramas. Regardless, I enjoyed myself for the most part but I’ve horrored myself out a little bit. I wanted to dive outside the genre for a bit and watch something a little different.
A few days ago I received my January package from Vinegar Syndrome which had the newest Peekarama release. This was perfect. It was something on the sleazy side of cinema while I recharged my batteries. The first film in the set was 1979’s Taxi Girls.
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows a young working girl who is tired or working on her back only to get busted by the police. She decides to take out a loan to buy some cars to use as taxis where the men customers could pay extra for…extra. The business takes off and soon they are making money hand over ass until the rival taxi service starts coming up short. **Spoiler Alert**
I was never one for the vintage porn or sexploitation but Vinegar Syndrome really opened my mind to these types of films. I love when I go to movie collecting groups and you find those random members that think they are superior because they don’t watch these types of films. They are literally missing out because these movies are pretty fucking fun and well worth a watch. Taxi Girls is another fine Peekarama release from Vin Syn.
The acting in this one is pretty fun. The characters are very cheesy but the cast does a solid enough job in their roles. I was really impressed by Nancy Suiter who made a huge splash in the adult world around this time and then disappeared. She’s absolutely goregeous and very playful in front of the camera. I enjoyed her performance a lot.
The story for this one is, obviously, centered around sex but the character development and story really is entertaining. I loved how the main character had dreams of becoming a stand up comedian as it mixed with her successful business venture where the rival taxi services becomes enraged by their success. It was a really fun story that not only works as sexploitation but as a dramedy as well.
Finally, no blood or gore here. However, there is plenty of skin, money shots, and several orgies. Overall, Taxi Girls is a sleazy good time with a gorgeous cast and a pretty solid story. I highly recommend this one.
Heavenly Desire
Director – Jourdan Alexander (Needful Sins, Sex Heist)
Starring – Serena (Trashii, Hot Ones), Johnnie Keyes (Teenage Trouble, Behind the Green Door), and Seka (Princess, Pretty Looks)
Release Date – 1979
Rating – 3/5
Vinegar Syndrome has released some of my favorite adult films over the years with SexWorld being my favorite to date but they are still surprising me with some solid sexploitation. I just spent an hour and twenty minutes watching the charming Taxi Girls from 1979 and decided to keep the Peekarama going with the second film on their newest blu release, Heavenly Desire, which is another 1979 release.
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows two prostitutes working a brothel who are murdered when two stray bullets hit them during a duel. Their ghosts awaken in the 1970s when the devil tasks them with corrupting two virgin sorority girls before they are married. The sorority house is now located where the brothel was. They set out to help the two young ladies spread their legs. **Spoiler Alert**
Taxi Girls was a pretty fun flick that not only delivered on the story and humor but was extremely sexy. Sex scenes aside, it was a seriously fun film that I thoroughly enjoyed. I expected Heavenly Desire to be the weaker of the two films but I was wrong. The movie actually made me laugh and it was just as fun as Taxi Girls.
The acting in this one is just a little more entertaining than TG. I really enjoyed watching Johnnie Keyes as the devil. His performance is charismatic and he really does steal the scene. I also enjoyed watching ghosts Serena and Seka. They are absolutely gorgeous and delivered some fun performances as well. The supporting cast is just as fun with a lot of different personalities being displayed.
The story for this one is a mash up of many different genres. We start the film as a western before moving to the horror-esque elements following the ghosts and the devil before moving into a college age sex comedy. Honestly, it works and I really fucking enjoyed it. I’m almost certain I watched an 80’s teen comedy with a similar story but I can’t remember the name of it. Regardless, it was really fun and I greatly enjoyed it.
Finally, no blood and gore but if you went into this one expecting it then you have bigger problems on your hands than no blood or gore. The film is full of sex, gorgeous women, and some humor that really does find it’s place. Overall, Heavenly Desire is a sleazy and fun film that is a great pairing with Taxi Girls. The offbeat comedy and gorgeous women work very well together. I highly recommend it.
Special Features:
Region Free Blu-ray
Newly scanned & restored in 2k from their 35mm original negatives
Original theatrical trailers for both films
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles
