Blondes Have More Guns (1996)

A bumbling detective, along with his loyal sidekick and a man in a dog suit, tracks down a sultry chainsaw murderess!

Director:

George Merriweather

Writers:

Dan Goodman, Mary Guthrie

Stars:

Michael McGaharn, Elizabeth Key, Richard Neil

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael McGaharn	...	Harry Bates
Elizabeth Key	...	Montana Beaver-Shotz
Richard Neil	...	Dick Smoker
Gloria Lusiak	...	Dakota Beaver
André Brazeau	...	Captain Hook
David Myers	...	Lyle Shotz
Bryan Kent	...	The Doctor (as Brian York)
Bennie Buttner	...	Dr. Hasselblad / Henry
Ramona Lisa	...	Patricia Martin
Derek-James Yee	...	Tom Woo (as Derek Yee)
Ron Meier	...	Detective
Richard Myers	...	Dahmer
Anderson Lim	...	Short Cop
Bebe Conrad	...	Athletic Cop (as Elizabeth Conrad)
Paul Ferrari	...	Security Guard

Storyline

A bumbling detective, along with his loyal sidekick and a man in a dog suit, tracks down a sultry chainsaw murderess!

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Plot Keywords:

sexual joke | murder mystery | joke | sight gag | gag humor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 1996 (Germany)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmagic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Captain Hook: We're placing her under surveillance.
[a knight in armor strolls through the police station]
Cops: Good night, Sir Valence!

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Connections

References Scarface (1983)

User Reviews

Dumb fun (with the emphasis on 'dumb')

'Blondes have more guns' is an amusing, joke-a-minute ultra low budget comedy from the Troma stable, and while it definitely lacks the sheen (no pun intended) of similar comedy spoofs such as 'Hot Shots' there is still fun to be had here if you can forgive the nonexistent budget.

Direction by George Merriweather is passable (just), and while the jokes only work probably half the time at best the script does keep shooting them rapidfire one after the other so that you don't notice the ones that tank quite so much as you otherwise may have. Apart from that the script is the usual spoof material, a paper thin plot that just acts as an excuse to take the piss out of films like 'Basic Instinct', 'Lethal Weapon' et al.

If this film has one major flaw it's that even at 86 minutes it can't quite sustain it's length, and seems to run out of steam (and jokes) near the end, but then that same complaint is true for most films of this type.

Performance wise it's no great shakes either, however both Michael McGaharn and Elizabeth Key are pretty good in the lead roles of dumb cop on the case and prime suspect respectively, while Derek Yee, Ramona Lisa and Richard Neil all add to the fun with amusing performances.

In short this is goofy low budget fun, and if you don't mind that fact and like this type of film then you could do worse than to check this one out, however if your the type of person that needs their films to have a certain level of gloss to them then you'd best avoid this one (and the rest of Troma's films for that matter). Good, solid, campy low budget fun.

7/10