Friday, February 18

Hardbodies (or, my favorite movie when I was 12)


If you know what B.B.D. means (Bigger and Better Deal) and know what it means to "dialog" women, chances are you're familiar with this prime example of 80's sleaze at its finest.  For purely nostalgic reasons, I decided to watch this 1984 classic last night (for the first time since I likely watched it in my parent's basement at 2am on HBO 3 decades ago) and what a blast it was...
  
A local beach bum shows 3 clueless men the art of picking up women at a California beach.  That's about all one needs to know plot-wise.  Plenty of boobs and hilarity ensue.  Of curious note, Kane Hodder (famed stunt man and portrayed Jason in several Friday the 13th installments) has a small role and fans of Return of the Living Dead may recognize the song "Partytime", which shows up a couple times throughout the movie.

I continue to be on the lookout for its sequel and close competitor, The Malibu Bikini Shop -- both released two years later in 1986.

Kudos to the Sony Movie Channel for recently airing this in HD.

Hardbodies Collection (1& 2) available on DVD at Amazon

Hardbodies Collection

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