Beautiful, young female models, who all work at a downtown 'phone sex company (run by horror legend Karen Black), are being stalked and slashed by a nut called Bobo the Clown.
My VHS sleeve calls it "A Frighteningly Erotic Thriller", and yes it is that. It is also a slasher movie, probably one of the better late 80's entries. There is plenty of soft sex and nudity, plus it is pretty tense at times and has some brutal kills. It also has plenty of humour in the script, for example one cop says to another "Look at the guy, probably gets more ass than a toilet seat!" Divine, in his last movie role, plays another cop and comes out with "That stupid schmuck couldn't find his pecker in his pocket!" There is a good B-movie feel here, and I liked the balance of horror and humour. Plot wise it is nothing taxing, a few red herrings are thrown in here and there, but it is an enjoyable film. Sadly the British release is cut by 94 seconds, I would really like to see it uncut.
Review of Out of the Dark
