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| Old school sexploitation in the 21st century. |
If you're not familiar with Mr. Henenlotter's work, I can tell he grew up watching B-movies and obviously, all his films are trashy enough to be considered a fair homage to other B-movie directors.
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| Meet Jennifer... |
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| ...and Batz. |
Bad Biology is the story of a man and a girl that are obsessed with their sexual lives. However, their obsession goes beyond the limits of what's usual. Jennifer (Charlee Danielson) is a blonde sex machine born with 7 clitorises! So, in order to keep her orgasm appetite attune, she spends her days working as a photographer. Her interest is obviously finding men who can keep up with her mutation. While on the other side of town, Batz (Anthony Seeds) a young loner who was born with a super sized junkie penis, struggles to find a cure and lead a normal life. If you're still reading this, I'm sure you will have a good laugh watching this 85 minute sexploitation horror film.
Obviously, this film, and any Hennenlotter film for that matter, are not for the faint of heart or easily scared type. While the films portrays the sexual adventures of a soon to be couple, there's nothing arousing about the sex parts. In addition, the most violent scenes are closely related to the sexual mind state of both Jennifer & Batz.
The acting is predictably terrible,
as it usually is in a Henenlotter movie, the script is alternately
amusing,sexy and crude, and in the special effects department, it clearly shows off it's limited
budget to great effect, nonetheless connoisseurs know this is part of the signature film making of Mr. Hennenlotter.
The gore on display is limited and most of the more horrific acts are actually played out with a streak of black humor running through them. In fact, the majority of this movie is more comedy than horror but there are certainly some disturbing moments among the levity.
Plot wise, if we are OK with weird science, the story is the best part of the film by far. Jennifer's story is that of a desperate person, looking forward to satisfy her strange mutation, and sometimes, or most of the time, she goes way too far to get what she wants. Pleasing 7 clitorises is clearly a gigantic task that requires men that do not exist even in the universe of the film. Besides, her side effect is what adds some of the creepiest moments to her story. Then, there is Batz, a shy man who's clearly living a painful life that has led to a never-ending obsession to find a cure to his weird mutation: a giant penis that can communicate with Batz' brain whenever it requires more drugs to stop sexual desire. Whenever Batz runs out of drugs, his penis instantly takes him into a painful trip.
Jennifer is clearly the happier one of the odd couple. I mean, she's a beautiful blonde who can get laid whenever she wants, and seems to not give a flying fuck about the constant consequence that haunts her sexual escapades. Batz, on the other hand, is running away from the social world, and his only friends are a bunch of lifeless junkies, but concerning a sexual life, he is too aware he is a living danger to any woman near him.
Amongst the true die-hard fanatics of trashy grindhouse
exploitation/horror cinema, a select but loyal alliance of which
I'm a proud member, the comeback of writer/director Frank Hennenlotter
was pretty much of one the most anticipated events of the new
millennium. The legendary director hadn't made any films since the
disappointing sequels to his classic "Basket Case" in the early 90's.
It may have taken Hennenlotter 16 years to direct another film, but he
certainly hasn't lost his sense of tastelessness yet. Quite the
contrary, I'd say, "Bad Biology" is probably the trashiest and most
lurid film in many years. Not bad for a nearly 60-year-old director who
hasn't been active in all those years.
Although I overall really enjoyed my viewing of "Bad Biology", I can't say it was the successful return feature that I wanted it to be. The film contains a handful of terrific basic ideas (like the mutant babies) and some hilarious sequences (throbbing penis penetrates walls), but the wholesome feels somewhat too forced. Hennenlotter tries a little too hard to demonstrate that he is still his old sick-in-the-head self or even that he has become even more perverted during his absence. The main storyline, appropriately described in the tagline as "one god-awful love story" is too thin and Hennenlotter doesn't succeed in holding the viewer's attention until the ending. The wannabe blackly comical jokes and situations often miss their effect and the script is actually at its funniest when reverting to blunt and tasteless images, like a POV shot from inside a vagina or the sight of a man wrestling with his own penis. "Bad Biology" is gory enough to satisfy trash-lovers, with some stupendously over-the-top and gratuitous make-up effects and crazy scenery.
Even at barely 85 minutes of playtime, the film contains quite a lot of pointless padding footage, like a couple of teenagers discussing legendary porn star John Holmes in a snack bar and a couple of crack-addicted junkies arguing to each other. All the players were amateurs with zilch experience, so I guess the acting – albeit very bad – could even have been a lot worse. I'm glad Hennenlotter returned, and I enjoyed his bonkers film a lot more than I enjoyed the nowadays overload of remakes and stupid teen slashers, but regretfully his comeback isn't the trash-triumph it could have been.
A hard one to recommend but fans of Henenlotter shouldn't really find too much to complain about here. It may not be a return to his top form but it IS a return and, for that at least, we should be grateful.
See this if you like: Frankenhooker, Brain Damage, Pervert!
Here's the movie trailer, and remember, keep it classy & trashy!
Obviously, this film, and any Hennenlotter film for that matter, are not for the faint of heart or easily scared type. While the films portrays the sexual adventures of a soon to be couple, there's nothing arousing about the sex parts. In addition, the most violent scenes are closely related to the sexual mind state of both Jennifer & Batz.
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| Jennifer is a 24/7 cum machine! |
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| She collects the most useful toys. |
The gore on display is limited and most of the more horrific acts are actually played out with a streak of black humor running through them. In fact, the majority of this movie is more comedy than horror but there are certainly some disturbing moments among the levity.
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| Jennifer at work. |
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| Jennifer's latest art installation: Pussy face. |
Jennifer is clearly the happier one of the odd couple. I mean, she's a beautiful blonde who can get laid whenever she wants, and seems to not give a flying fuck about the constant consequence that haunts her sexual escapades. Batz, on the other hand, is running away from the social world, and his only friends are a bunch of lifeless junkies, but concerning a sexual life, he is too aware he is a living danger to any woman near him.
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| it's hard to find men to satisfy her appetite. |
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| Cunnilingus to 7 clitorises must be a hell of a job. |
Although I overall really enjoyed my viewing of "Bad Biology", I can't say it was the successful return feature that I wanted it to be. The film contains a handful of terrific basic ideas (like the mutant babies) and some hilarious sequences (throbbing penis penetrates walls), but the wholesome feels somewhat too forced. Hennenlotter tries a little too hard to demonstrate that he is still his old sick-in-the-head self or even that he has become even more perverted during his absence. The main storyline, appropriately described in the tagline as "one god-awful love story" is too thin and Hennenlotter doesn't succeed in holding the viewer's attention until the ending. The wannabe blackly comical jokes and situations often miss their effect and the script is actually at its funniest when reverting to blunt and tasteless images, like a POV shot from inside a vagina or the sight of a man wrestling with his own penis. "Bad Biology" is gory enough to satisfy trash-lovers, with some stupendously over-the-top and gratuitous make-up effects and crazy scenery.
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| Nudity is cheaper by the dozen on this film. |
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| This girl is about to cum forever after. |
Even at barely 85 minutes of playtime, the film contains quite a lot of pointless padding footage, like a couple of teenagers discussing legendary porn star John Holmes in a snack bar and a couple of crack-addicted junkies arguing to each other. All the players were amateurs with zilch experience, so I guess the acting – albeit very bad – could even have been a lot worse. I'm glad Hennenlotter returned, and I enjoyed his bonkers film a lot more than I enjoyed the nowadays overload of remakes and stupid teen slashers, but regretfully his comeback isn't the trash-triumph it could have been.
A hard one to recommend but fans of Henenlotter shouldn't really find too much to complain about here. It may not be a return to his top form but it IS a return and, for that at least, we should be grateful.
See this if you like: Frankenhooker, Brain Damage, Pervert!
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| Hey Batz! wanna cum on my tits? |
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| Hope I don't die swallowing! |
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