Out to steal a trophy from a local bowling alley, a group of college students accidentally unleash the imp -- a sadistic little spirit that creates demons and loves sexy women.
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"Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama" is an enjoyable b-movie horror-flick/boobfest from David DeCoteau, who directed this one before he found his homoerotic side.The plot concerns two sorority pledges, played by b-movie scream queens Michelle Bauer and Brinke Stevens, who are instructed to break into a bowling alley by their potential sisters. They are accompanied by a trio of '80s nerds, identifiable by the fact that they wear glasses and wear ugly shirts. One of them in the requisite fat-guy-who-is-always-eating. I guess his presence is what makes this a horror "comedy"; all '80s boob comedies featured this character as a mainstay, but I can't think of too many straight-horror flicks that did.Anyway, after getting their panty-covered butts paddled and giving us a requisite shower scene, the girls go to the bowling alley with their dorky chaperones. They expect to have to break in but find the doors unlocked, which is sort-of explained by one of the sorority sisters having a father who owns the mall. At least they TRIED to explain that unbelievable stroke of luck.When they go inside, the holy trinity of scream queens is completed by none other than Linnea Quigley playing her usual bad girl role, but hey, she does it so well, and looks stunning here. Disappointingly, she doesn't get naked, but you can't have everything.Anyway, the movie makes what feels like a belated, and perhaps even unnecessary, detour into horror territory when a trophy the girls are supposed to steal is dropped, and releases a mysterious gas, which in movies like these, always indicates that a "spirit" or supernatural creature of some kind has been set free.Is this the only movie ever with a haunted trophy? It's got to be the only movie with a haunted BOWLING trophy. I guess they think that a trophy looks enough like a lamp that they can just swap one for the other and nobody will notice.What the movie refers to as an "imp" materialises, having apparently been stuck in said trophy before it was dropped (they didn't even have to rub it?). This creature looks like something made in ceramics class by an unusually talented twelve year old. I don't mind that the claymation to make the thing talk is predictably shoddy. But they could have at least painted it or something.The imp's voice is also a really strange touch. It's not in any way a typical monster, horror movie voice. It sounds like a gay Jamaican after a stroke.The imp offers our heroes some wishes, but also possesses some other people, and you can pretty much fill in the blanks from there. I confess I sort of lost interest when the movie went into tiresome slasher mode, but there were a few other things that set this one apart:1. One of the nerds asks the imp to allow him to have sex with Michelle Bauer (hell, wouldn't you?) And they get what seems like an endless series of scenes together. The movie keeps cutting away to scenes of action elsewhere as the horror movie plot develops, and then cutting back to Bauer and the nerd. And back. And back. And back. It makes you wonder how long they were supposed to be together for. Each time we revisit the two, Bauer has less clothes on than before. It's like they're playing the world's slowest game of strip poker. 2. I haven't mentioned yet, because it really goes without needing to be mentioned with movies like these, that Stevens, particularly, looks too old to be in college, and especially to be young enough to be trying to join a sorority, which is something I assume people do when they first start university. But what's unusual is that there is a janitor character who is apparently supposed to be old, hard-of-hearing and senile, and yet clearly isn't old enough for at least two of those. Movies are always trying to make us believe actors are younger than they really are. It's not often that they try to make us think actors are old and decrepit when they clearly aren't, at least out of Hollywood biopics.3. Lastly, there is a pretty cool scene where someone bowls with a decapitated head. I mean, in a horror movie set in a bowling alley, how can you not include that?"Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" is an entertaining flick that is obviously a much-watch for b-movie and '80s horror fans for its featuring Stevens, Bauer and Quigley in the one movie. However, strange as it is to say, I wish it hadn't gone to typical-slasher toward the end there. That's when it becomes a lot less fun.
Biker/thief Spider(Linnea Quigley, punked out, but still a babe), vulgar and disgruntled most of the film, has to reluctantly join forces with nerdy Calvin(Andras Jones)to outsmart a demon imp released from his bowling trophy prison(!)who is turning college kids into ghouls and victims.It all starts when three dweebs, the aforementioned Calvin(drunken thanks to his dorky dorm pals), porky Jimmie(Hal Havins of "Night of the Demons" fame, as obnoxious as ever), and Keith(John Stuart Wildman..I have a bone to pick with this particular nerd, more on this joker in a moment)caught peeping on two sorority hopefuls, Taffy(Brinke Stevens, at her most delicious)and Lisa(Michelle Bauer..at the height of her sexual powers;but shamefully underused)naked in the bathroom, getting cleaned up after their paddlings and whipped creaming. Babs Peterson(Robin Stille)is the head sister who, along with her pledge sisters Rhonda(Kathi O'Brecht)and Frankie(Carla Baron), force the girls hoping to join their sorority, and the geeks caught sneaking a peek, to steal a trophy from her father's bowling alley. Once inside, the gang release the imp accidentally unleashing carnage on them all. While Babs and her posse plan to spoil their victims' evenings, they have no idea what's ultimately in store for them. Before this unfortunate mistake, the group find Spider trying to break open an arcade game for the cash inside. Seduced by the imp's supposed good will at granting each individual a wish a piece, those who take up his seemingly good offer find themselves doomed. But, the imp uses it's powers to hold the group hostage inside with a type of electronic forcefield and can invade bodies with possession.Based on this silly premise, you must acknowledge that this film is completely tongue-in-cheek the entire way through. Anyone who ventures into a film titled, "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" ought to know what they are getting themselves into. Director David DeCoteau seems to be using natural light within the bowling alley because it's often hard to see what has happened to various victims. This film, like many a sex comedy/horror comedy trots out the clichéd characters, dumb girls naked and naive, nerds who, once confronted with the possibility of sex, freeze, sorority gals who like to mistreat their "inferior" subjects, and hogger practical joker who annoys everyone around him. It's all in good fun if you approach this film in the right frame of mind. Often the one-liners, many from Quigley, do fall flat, but there's enough true gags to keep one entertained..particularly those looking for a cheap laugh or two. I couldn't stop laughing a near-deaf Janitor Buck Flower, who for the first twenty or so minutes is locked in an equipment room, and later has a HILARIOUS conversation with Quigley regarding the imp and their terror within the bowling alley...misunderstanding what another is saying often works so well, especially when it's Buck Flower. But, even Buck, as funny as he is, can not top Brinke Stevens bathing soap from her naked flesh during her shower or Michelle Bauer hot and bothered ready to rave Keith. Oh, and on Keith..one thing that has always driven me bonkers about movies with nerds are those where they have this sexual dynamo, in lingerie no less, on top and ready to molest them, as they squirm trying to retreat! And, this guy has Bauer on top and wishes to get away from her..NUTS! Anyway, the film has Buck, a puppet demon with the voice of a bluesman, and two major-league honeys..what more can a guy ask for?! Oh, and to top it all off, you have one of the sorority girls turned into the Bride of Frankenstein(..the scene as she chases Quigley with an axe and surprises Buck with a knock at his door..not to mention his reaction..are gold)running around loose! What's not to love, right?
A couple of sorority hopefuls, a gaggle of geeky boys, and a badass biker chick find themselves trapped in a bowling alley after accidentally unleashing an evil imp! This is a high-energy horror/comedy with a fun cast (Linnea Quigley, Andras Jones, Brinke Stevens, and the lovely Robin Rochelle as an evil sorority sister) that never takes itself too seriously. The movie features a cute gender-role reversal between its two leads that's refreshing to see in an 80s horror picture. The Imp is highly irritating after it's first few scenes (the narration feels like filler), but the cast more than makes up for it with their antics. There's lots of silly fun, it's highly quotable, and probably the most enjoyable Dave DeCoteau movie I've watched.
For some incomprehensible reason it's actually one of the biggest mysteries of our time - director David DeCoteau has quite a large share of loyal fans and especially his 80's and early 90's movies have gained a undeserved cult status. Nevertheless ALL of his movies are extremely inept and ridiculous trash, with loads of dull moments, gratuitous sleaze and lousy special effects. I always thought "Creepozoids" was the worst of the bunch, but now that dubious honor goes to "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama". Appealing title, isn't it? Well, it's the best thing about it. Here we have the umpteenth 80's horror movie revolving on a fraternity initiation ritual that goes a runs a little out of hand, only here it's not scary or gory, just stupid! So far, the hardest ordeals Taffy and Lisa had to endure to get into the sorority were getting butt-spanked and covered in whipped cream, but now they have to break into the local bowling alley along with three nerd prototypes boys and steal a trophy. Whilst doing that, and also running into Linnea Quigley who plays a female burglar (?), they accidentally free a mythical monster from it's resting place. This thing is not quite a Djinn, not a demon and it's not really a Gremlin, neither. Apparently it's an "Imp". These...um...Imps don't do very much apart from talking crap, seemly through the voice of a washed-up Blaxploitation-star. Some teenagers die, other teenagers take their clothes off and good old Buck Flower plays the exact same character as he did in 150 previous movies. Poorly directed, with absolutely no attention to tension or continuity, and atrociously acted by an impressive collection of brainless bimbos. The 80's brought forward a lot of great things in the horror industry, but even more irredeemably bad garbage. For DeCoteau fans and Quigley-groupies only!