A movie about making a movie about a man returning to California to be a pool cleaner after an eternity of fighting in Vietnam. But it's been taken over by Mexicans and one of them murdered his family. He settles it the only way he knows.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Kevin Sorbo | ... | Poolboy | |
| Ross Patterson | ... | Saint James St. James | |
| Danny Trejo | ... | Caesar | |
| Jason Mewes | ... | Doug | |
| Edi Patterson | ... | Peters | |
| Bryan Callen | ... | Eduardo | |
| Mark Curry | ... | Captain O'Malley | |
| Robert LaSardo | ... | Spider | |
| Alanna Ubach | ... | Karen | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Cherise Bangs | ... | Hot Hostess | |
| Paul Ben-Victor | ... | Kip Tippington | |
| Ahmed Best | ... | Sidney Moncrief | |
| Al Carabello | ... | Miguel Santiago | |
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| Jennifer Elise Cox | ... | Rita | |
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In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam veteran Sal Bando (Kevin Sorbo), tortured by his past as a pool boy, returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man (Danny Trejo) who killed his wife and son. Written by Anonymous
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bare breasts | female frontal nudity | pool party | swimming pool | murder of family |Taglines:
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rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language, violence and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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27 July 2011 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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What first got me to watch this film was Kevin Sorbo. I've been a fan since his Andromeda days and try to check out as many as of films as possible. Sure, mostly they are not high quality, but they still manage to be entertaining. And "Poolboy" is no exception.
It's difficult to sum up this film. It's a movie about a movie with inter-cuts from the director/producer and his assistant (or whatever she is). It is a self-aware satire bordering on parody with intentional stereotypes and is definitely not for those easily offended. It is filled with terrible one-liners and adolescent jokes, gratuitous nudity from both men and women and it takes itself so seriously as if it was competing for an Academy Award. But it does all that on purpose and it works.
This film is easily the best worst film of the year. Do not hesitate and grab a copy (plus a few friends and a six-pack). You'll have a bloody good time.