Malibu Express (1985)

Director:

Andy Sidaris

Writer:

Andy Sidaris

Release Date:

March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Packing Heat From Texas To Malibu Beach!

Plot:

Cody Abiliene is a semi-successful private detective desperately in need of a big (and well-paying) case...

Plot Keywords:

Blackmail | Sex In A Bed | Shower Scene | Nude Girl | Female Removes Her Clothes

Cast

Darby Hinton	...	Cody Abilene
Sybil Danning	...	Contessa Luciana
Art Metrano	...	Matthew
Shelley Taylor Morgan	...	Anita Chamberlain
Brett Baxter Clark	...	Shane (as Brett Clark)
Niki Dantine	...	Lady Lillian Chamberlain
Lori Sutton	...	Beverly
Lorraine Michaels	...	Liza Chamberlain
Lynda Wiesmeier	...	June Khnockers
Kimberly McArthur	...	Faye
Barbara Edwards	...	May
Abb Dickson	...	P. L. Buffington
Busty O'Shea	...	Doreen Buffington
Randy Rudy	...	Bobo Buffington
Michael A. Andrews	...	Stuart Chamberlain (as Michael Andrews)
Richard Brose	...	Mark
John Brown	...	Luke
Suzanne M. Regard	...	Sexy Sally (as Suzanne Regard)
John Alderman	...	Lieutenant Arledge
Robyn Hilton	...	Maid Marian
Les Steinmetz	...	Johnathan Harper
Robert Darnell	...	Douglas Wilton
Jeanine Vargas	...	Rodney, the Photographer
Peter Knecht	...	Peter
Harry Hauss	...	Helicopter Pilot
Ruth Stamer	...	Answering Service Girl
Peggy Ann Filsinger	...	Peggy from Health Club
Regis Philbin	...	Cameo appearance
Joy Philbin	...	Cameo Appearance
Niki Patterson	...	Computer Operator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shanna McCullough	...	Massage Girl (uncredited)
Ellen Jones Pryor	...	Woman in Winnebago (uncredited)
Andy Sidaris	...	Winnebago driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Andy Sidaris

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andy Sidaris

Produced by
Anatoly Arutunoff	....	executive producer
Bob Perkis	....	executive producer (as Robert L. Perkis)
Bill Pryor	....	co-producer
Andy Sidaris	....	producer

Original Music by
Henry Strzelecki

Cinematography by
Howard Wexler

Film Editing by
Craig Stewart
Howard Wexler

Casting by
Deborah Kurtz

Production Design by
Sal Grasso

Costume Design by
Phillip Dennis

Makeup Department
Lorraine Polak	....	assistant makeup artist
Sheri Short	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mike Freedman	....	production manager
Harmon Lougher	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Drew Sidaris	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stan Harris	....	props
Phil Mosko	....	construction designer

Sound Department
Eddie Bolandis	....	boom operator
Wayne Nakatsu	....	sound mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound effects (as Don Warner)
Neil Wolfson	....	sound
Hiroaki 'Zom' Yamamoto	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Field	....	assistant camera
Ian Fox	....	assistant camera
Mitch Friedman	....	key grip
Mitch Friedman	....	still photographer
Kenny Rissien	....	electrician
Amy Segelin	....	still photographer
Craig Stewart	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Jeff Rosen	....	casting associate
Tina Scott	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darcee Frisch	....	wardrobe assistant
Julie Mortimore	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Michael Haight	....	assistant editor
Joseph	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Bucky Barrett	....	musician: guitar
Kenny Buttrey	....	musician: drums
Tommy Jones	....	musician: guitar
Ronny Light	....	music producer
Terry McMillan	....	musician: harmonica
Terry McMillan	....	musician: percussion
Dale Morris	....	musician: fiddle
Weldon Myrick	....	musician: Dobro
Weldon Myrick	....	musician: guitar
Henry Strzelecki	....	musician: bass
Bobby Thompson	....	musician: banjo
Bobby Thompson	....	musician: guitar
Barry Walsh	....	musician: piano

Transportation Department
E.Z. Finn	....	transportation
Mitch Friedman	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Paul Blomgren	....	creative engineer
Karen Browne	....	production assistant
Jay Corenswet	....	executive assistant
Dan Jenkins Jr.	....	guest production assistant
Neil Lang	....	production assistant
Beverly Mulconery	....	script supervisor
Amy Segelin	....	assistant to producer
Bertha Smilow	....	location auditor

Thanks
Jeff Ames	....	special thanks
Pam Bishop	....	gratitude
Paul Calderon	....	gratitude
Ray Calderon	....	gratitude
Tony Christopher	....	special thanks
John Dante	....	gratitude
Dick Day	....	gratitude
Gilardo Fagnani	....	gratitude
Dorris Halsey	....	gratitude
Bob Hendrick	....	gratitude
Alex Hinton	....	special thanks
Yukon King	....	special thanks (as Contessa's Cat)
Chuck Koch	....	gratitude
Norm Marshall	....	gratitude
Bleu McKenzie	....	gratitude
John Megittigan	....	special thanks
Jeff Monka	....	gratitude
Ray Naudin	....	gratitude
Ellen Jones Pryor	....	special thanks
Donna Rose	....	gratitude
Jack Smilow	....	film dedicated to
Thomas Trikilis	....	special thanks (as Tommy Trikilis)
Bob Vrbanzic	....	gratitude
George Vrbanzic	....	gratitude
Mary Weinstock	....	special thanks
Sam Weinstock	....	special thanks
Steve Werner	....	gratitude
Nancy Youngblood	....	gratitude
Patrick Zaccalini	....	gratitude (as Dr. Patrick Zaccalini)
David Zelon	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Andy Sidaris Company
• Malibu Bay Films

Distributors

• Malibu Bay Films (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Be Best in DVD (BBI-DVD) (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Brentwood Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (VHS)
• Malibu Bay Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Ventura Distribution (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Etan Enterprises

Other Companies

• Alpha Microsystems  titles (as Alpha Micro)
• Alta Marea Productions  product placement
• Alta Marea  our gratitude to
• Cine-Sound  dubbing (as Cine Sound)
• Clay Lacy Aviation  our gratitude to
• Cyrano's on Sunset Boulevard  our gratitude to
• Daffy Swimwear  our gratitude to
• Einfeld and Associates  sound transfer
• Ferguson's Lady Apparel  our gratitude to
• Foretravel Motor Homes  our gratitude to
• Foto-Kem  color (as Foto Kem)
• GMC Trucks and Bus  our gratitude to (as GMC Trucks)
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  our gratitude to
• J & L Services  lighting (as J and L)
• Malibu Inn  our gratitude to
• Matrix One  our gratitude to
• Movie Tech  sound stage
• Nike  our gratitude to
• Oldsmobile  our gratitude to
• Pontiac  our gratitude to
• Red Dress by Regina  our gratitude to
• Reflections Studio  music recording
• Ric Ross  accounting
• Ron Rogers and Associates  publicity
• Sterling Coach Limousines  our gratitude to
• Toshiba Corporation of America  our gratitude to
• Touch Club  our gratitude to
• Vista Group  our gratitude to
• Westhampton Group  our gratitude to
• Willow Springs Raceway  our gratitude to

Also Known As:

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R | Singapore:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Andy Sidaris Company

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Andy Sidaris]Man driving Winnebago.

Quotes:

Lady Lillian Chamberlain:I do wish Luciana hadn't killed Shane. It's such an inconvenience. Good help is so very hard to find, you know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)

Soundtrack:

Faye and May March

This one has it all!

This is what the "Dukes Of Hazzard" would be like if it was geared to adults! Cody Abilene, a man who can't shoot straight with a gun, but can with a...well, you know, is a P.I. trying to solve a crime involving a rich family being bilked out of its cash. This one has it all, gorgeous babes, graphic violence, great sex scenes (for 1985), a good plot, and a hilarious sub-plot involving The Hogg family's cousins, The Buffingtons. A Russ Meyer film made for the 1980's by Andy Sidaris, and a memorable one. The best scene is when Cody needs to find a new car to replace the one he lost, and he goes to a used car lot owned by a woman who recognizes who he is, and when he request to buy a car, the lady starts to seduce him; and later, when he leaves, he says (in a first person voiceover, that he was raped!). Good stuff.