Strippers From Another World (4 Stars)

This is the first film directed by Dean McKendrick, made in 2013. Previously he had worked as film editor on most of Fred Olen Ray's Medina films, but now he moved into the director's chair. Figuratively speaking. The films were usually shot in one day, so he had no time to sit.

Fred Olen Ray had made 32 softcore films in the last 10 years using his alias of Nicholas Medina, and now he passed on the responsibility to his protegee. I assume that Fred had just got fed up of making softcore films and wanted more time to make other types of movies.

I intend to re-watch all of Dean McKendrick's films in order over the next few weeks. They can be best enjoyed when watched in quick succession. The constant repetitions, especially in the music, give the films a surreal quality.

Anita and Marge, shown above, are two of the best students at an unnamed college, but they're shy and insecure. They want to date boys, but they don't know how. They think that they'll be successful with boys if they join a high profile sorority house like Gamma Phi.

That's not so easy. Gamma Phi is ruled by the college's Mean Girls, Bunny and Heidi. They want to encourage nerdy girls to apply to join their sorority house, just so they can reject and humiliate them. Anita and Marge are the perfect victims. To prove their worthiness they have to get a job as strippers.

The local strip club is the Candy Cat, which is a frequent location used for Fred Olen Ray's films. The manager tells them they're not good enough for his club. Their dreams are shattered. They'll never be able to join a sorority house and date boys.

But sometimes dreams come true. The girls are beamed up to a spaceship, and we find out that the film has the wrong title. Instead of "Strippers From Another World" it should be called "Horny Alien Pervert From Another World". The spaceship's inhabitant promises to help the girls, as long as he can watch them performing lesbian sex in his ship. Like any nerdy science fiction fans, they immediately agree to go where no man has gone before. When they've finished writhing on the floor, the alien gives them sexy new clothes, and they return to Earth with sexy new attitudes. They're accepted at the strip club, and their initiation task is complete.

In class the girls begin to flirt with their teacher, Professor Finkleman, played by Mr. Awesome himself, Ted Newsom.

I don't know whether to envy him or feel sorry for him. He tries to finish his lecture, but he can't keep his mind on his work. He has to rush out of the classroom holding his briefcase in front of him.

Marge flirts with Bunny's boyfriend Carl. This means war! Bunny gives the girls ever harder tasks, but she can't stop them qualifying for the sorority house.

Considering this is Dean McKendrick's debut as director, it's a highly successful film. It's up to the standard of the Medina films, so we can expect more quality films in the future.