Sexpot (1990) Poster

(1990)

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Not good; not bad if you just want to see breasts; Surprise there was a plot!
dev-2430 December 2003
This is a bit disappointing if you want to be aroused. Much more disappointing if you wanted anything else in a film. Ironically, the star actress only shows breasts in one unsatisfying scene at the beginning. That is very sad because she is extremely sexy. The whole movie you are hoping she will disrobe and give a better view of her talents. Alas. It was not to be. Frustration. And she was so cute.

What we are left with is the 3 daughters of her recently departed hubby and what little they bring to the plate. However, they show a lot. The best scene is when all three of their bras snap off simultaneously when someone screams at them. That is a highlight reel moment! By the way, it appears that all the actors were trying to put on their worst acting possible. The tones of their voices are almost universally so unnatural that you have to wonder if they were told to exagerate till it hurts. My goodness.
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Unfunny remake
lor_28 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
My review was written in November 1988 after watching the film on Academy video cassette.

Filmmaker Chuck Vincent repeats himself with "Sexpot", a trite sex comedy based on his 1974 Kim Pope-starrer "Mrs. Barrington", which still plays occasionally on cable tv. Laughs seem forced this time around.

Ruth Collins adopts a convincing Marily Monroe breathy voice and look as 8-times-widowed Ivy Barrington, a specialist in the art of marrying rich old guys and bumping them off in what appear to be accidents. Her foes are the three disinherited daughters (Jane Hamilton, Jennifer Delora, Christina Veronica) of one of her victims.

Pic retains a Brechtian device of the original, whereby various characters speak directly to the viewer in lengthy asides: Collins, to explain her behavior; her black companion/servant Joyce Lyons telling us about a screenplay she's writing; and butler Frank Stewart, an aspiring actor. Goonish humor involving monosyllabic Gorilla (played by Scott Bergold) falls flat.

Collins displays some comedy talent while Vincent's favorite actress, Jane Hamilton, has fun with the Bryn Mawr accent. Unfortunately, the consistent overpaying gets to be a drag. Ironic black humor in the final reel is unsuccessful.
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