ptb-8 Yes, folks, in the 70s world of the double feature, this was the show at my local cinema. Of course I went. Somehow I thought the letter kid had forgotten to add the T after BUS thus making it a rude duo. Both films were very funny. Both films were completely ignored in first release. Both films are now cult faves. Other comments will tell you the details, but MUSICAL is a low budget indie that uses this constraint well to create a plausible storyline and suitably tacky musical production numbers. In the 70s there were a lot of farce sex / musicals like ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THE CASE OF THE SMILING STIFFS. Some compilation skit sex comedies about D grade film studios too: LOOSE SHOES and THAT'S ADEQUATE. This film, NUDIE MUSICAL sort of rolled all the ideas together. The idea of a comedy sex musical was not really new and was also re imagined here in Australia in the mid 90s: we saw a very similar locally made farce/musical/comedy created in 1997 called MONEYSHOT which unbeknownst to the producer with whom I later became friends, alerted him to MUSICAL which saw him flabbergasted at the similarities. It was originally called THE VENUS FACTORY... see IMDb for details. This parallel production of OZ and USA happens a lot: see PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT vs TO WONG FOO, TWO HANDS vs KNOCKAROUND GUYS, and recently WILLFULL vs Almodovar's VOLVER

Oskado I saw this film years ago in grainy VHS version and liked it - though it seemed, thanks to the poor quality of the medium, low-budget and sketchy. The newly released version on DVD, reconstructed from the original 35mm edit brings out the full vibrancy of the original work. There is an intelligent, ironic and youthful irreverence or attitude in this film reminiscent of Star Wars Part 1, or of Blade Runner - or of the original-cast seedy-theater showing of the Rocky Horror Show. Note I can't stand the film version of RHS - about as riveting as a basket of plastic fruit. The cast here consists largely of L.A. City College students - and the results reflect their youthful, adventurous tastes, not the dudd, platitudinous, mass-marketed vacuity of the lowest common denominator flicks usually earmarking big studio or TV productions. And - the acting is perfect. The heroine became Shirley of Laverne and Shirley before filming ended, and I noted some lines echoed moments of Woody Allen - through under-acting what might have been racy content with an air of naiveté or suspended innocence.The nudity in this film is complete (male and female) but thoroughly or comically underplayed - somewhat in the style of Mrs. Henderson Presents - though generally in music and dance style - like that of Moulin Rouge or Folies Bergeres. Note that if I go to Folies Bergeres itself (in nearby Vegas), the quasi-nude music-and-dance action occupies the foreground and can quickly become boring: the color, movement, music and design can't - in my case - sustain interest. Here, we have comedy, from slapstick to subtle or ironic, and good, creative comedy is hard to find.

TheVid Bruce Kimmell, the force behind this one, had such good songs that you can't blame him for creating a musical film to highlight them, albeit at any cost. Too bad he couldn't get funding from a major studio for this sweet little satiric delight. This one's ripe for a remake! Disney? Dreamworks? Imagine? LucasFilm? Some funding, please! Thanks to Image Entertainment for a very thorough presentation on DVD.

RHPSvegas I found a copy of this film used for only $6, and since I'm into weird crap, I figured this should be good for a few laughs - and it was!!! The idea of a producer making a porno musical to save his studio is funny enough, but the songs are what make this film worth watching. "Dancing Dildos" "Orgasm" "Lesbian Butch Dyke" "Perversion" "Let Me Eat You" - you'll laugh your ass off! And sing a 'scale' or two also