The Dallas Connection (4½ Stars)

After having a brief conversation with the incredibly sexy Julie K. Smith in Facebook I've decided to watch and review a mini-marathon of her films. I have 11 of her films on DVD from 1994 to 2003. She's made other films since then, but those are the newest I have. Maybe I can find some more before the month is over.

"The Dallas Connection" is the 10th of 12 films made by Andy Sidaris. He directed 10 of the films himself. For the other two he worked as executive producer and let his son Drew direct. It's obvious to anyone who is used to Andy's style that these two films are very much his own films. The 12 films are best watched in order. There are sometimes references to events in earlier films, even though the films do not strictly follow from one another. All 12 films are spy thrillers, and I consider them to be everything that James Bond should have been. Fast action and beautiful but deadly women. Julie K. Smith stars in the last three films as the appropriately named Cobra.

The profusion of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists has lead the United Nations to develop a strategy of eliminating contraband weapons. A group of four scientists from different countries have designed a satellite system to detect and destroy such weapons. The scientists are to meet in Dallas to activate the system. Before they can meet three of the scientists are assassinated by stunningly beautiful women. Under cover as exotic dancers, Black Widow (Julie Strain), Cobra (Julie K. Smith) and Scorpion (Wendy Hamilton) take on the government's top agents, who are no match for the deadly beauties. The fate of the world lies in the hands of female agent Samantha Maxx (Sam Phillips).

Julie watches her drugged victim pass out

Andy Sidaris' films are no longer available individually, but there's a box set with all 12 films being sold by Amazon for only $4.50. I fear that they've been over-compressed to pack four films onto each disc, but at that price they're still worth it. I own the older releases, now out of print, one film per disc and lots of exciting extra features. My copy of "The Dallas Connection" contains two Julie K. Smith featurettes!