Saw this movie in an episode of MST3K, and quite frankly, I do not see ever seeing this film without the gang of the Satellite of Love as it is not something I would even think to watch. Not a horror movie, not really an action film, I guess this one is sort of a romance, but I cannot really say for sure. The story is so all over the place at first that it took me until near the end to sort of see some semblance to a plot. The film is directed by Coleman Francis so I guess it should be no surprise that the film is kind of badly edited and goes all over the place as two other films featured on MST3K he directed were like this one in Red Zone Cuba and The Beast of Yucca Flats. Having watched all three, I would have to say Red Zone Cuba was the most entertaining as the film did keep things happening as we follow three guys on their journey to nowhere. The film with the easiest to follow plot had to be The Beast of Yucca Flats, though that one was also probably the most boring of the trio. This one falls somewhere in between.
The story, well it is not really all that coherent at the beginning of this film. I would suggest it may be how it was cut for MST3K, but Red Zone Cuba also played out in a similar fashion, thus suggesting it is the editing and the fact it is a Coleman Francis movie rather than the fact it was edited down due to time constraints for the show. In fact, they even had a short proceeding this one so that usually indicates a super short film where not much had to be cut out. Back to the story, it follows a husband and wife and their sky diving school. I only figure it is a school thanks to a statement at the end of the film. Seemed more like a place where people went up and jumped for fun. Well there are affairs going on and guys who really like coffee coming to town. One jilted mistress will plan her revenge and end up getting hunted down.
The film, like the other two Coleman Francis films, made for a funny episode of MST3K. There is just so much to work with in one of the director's movies. You have random dance sequences, lots of stock footage jumps, random fight scenes and a rather brutal manhunt at the end. They had a lot to work with, suffice to say.
So not a good movie, but I had no reason to believe it would be. Just a gray movie that has very little emotion for the most part with a dance scene at the end that seems completely out of place. The story may have worked with more coherence and if one actually felt anything for the main character as the guy just comes off as very unemotional. The only reason anyone would watch the film is if they were that much of a skydiving buff, but even they would be bored by the very bland story that occurs between the skydiving. Even the skydiving is boring! Nothing to see and not much fun, but it did make for a funny episode of MST3K.
The story, well it is not really all that coherent at the beginning of this film. I would suggest it may be how it was cut for MST3K, but Red Zone Cuba also played out in a similar fashion, thus suggesting it is the editing and the fact it is a Coleman Francis movie rather than the fact it was edited down due to time constraints for the show. In fact, they even had a short proceeding this one so that usually indicates a super short film where not much had to be cut out. Back to the story, it follows a husband and wife and their sky diving school. I only figure it is a school thanks to a statement at the end of the film. Seemed more like a place where people went up and jumped for fun. Well there are affairs going on and guys who really like coffee coming to town. One jilted mistress will plan her revenge and end up getting hunted down.
The film, like the other two Coleman Francis films, made for a funny episode of MST3K. There is just so much to work with in one of the director's movies. You have random dance sequences, lots of stock footage jumps, random fight scenes and a rather brutal manhunt at the end. They had a lot to work with, suffice to say.
So not a good movie, but I had no reason to believe it would be. Just a gray movie that has very little emotion for the most part with a dance scene at the end that seems completely out of place. The story may have worked with more coherence and if one actually felt anything for the main character as the guy just comes off as very unemotional. The only reason anyone would watch the film is if they were that much of a skydiving buff, but even they would be bored by the very bland story that occurs between the skydiving. Even the skydiving is boring! Nothing to see and not much fun, but it did make for a funny episode of MST3K.