Busty bubblehead Candy Christian (an endearingly ditsy portrayal by buxom blonde bombshell Carol Connors) goes to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune. Libidinous low-rent agent Johnny Dooropener (robustly played to the sleazy hilt by John Leslie) helps Candy achieve her goal by getting her a spot on the popular TV series "The Dong Show." Writer/director Gail Palmer relates the entertainingly inane story at a speedy pace, maintains an engaging good-natured screwball tone throughout, and elicits lots of laughs from the amusing sense of cheerfully lowbrow humor. Connors's winning bubbly persona and stupendously voluptuous body supply a wealth of bounce in more ways than one. Moreover, it's acted with zest by an enthusiastic cast, with especially lively contributions from Howie Gordon as energetic game show host Chuck Bareass, Turk Lyon as the vain Samuel Goldicker, Gary Grime as the smarmy Johnny Farson, Phaery Burd as the raucous J.P. Organ, and Rhonda Jo Petty as major starlet Sarah Dawcett. Tasty brunette and former Miss Nude World Shadow Nova struts her sizzling stuff as a stripper. Best of all, legendary punk rocker Wendy Williams does a spectacular routine in which she shoots Ping-Pong balls out of her vagina (!). The climactic orgy seriously smokes. Leo Del's funky-throbbing score and the "Stayin' Alive" sound alike theme song both hit the get-down groovy spot. Bob Lazar's bright cinematography provides an attractive sparkling look. A real hoot.
Review of Candy Goes to Hollywood
Candy Goes to Hollywood
(1979)
Funny sequel to the enjoyable original
18 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers