Bikini Carwash Academy (4 Stars)

This is a re-release of the film originally released as "Bikini Escort Company" in 2006. The new title at least makes sense. The original release was in a 4:3 ratio, the new release is in a more natural 16:9 ratio. The opening scene with the credits has been replaced, which is a shame, because the original credits scene featured the song "Space Age Mafia" by the Erotics.

What's curious is that the names in the credits sequence have been changed. In the original release the film was written by Sherman Scott, produced by Kimberly Ray and directed by Nicholas Medina. In the re-release the film is written by Darin Richards and produced and directed by Sherman Scott.

That's curious. Sherman Scott and Nicholas Medina are both pseudonyms used by Fred Olen Ray, but the former name is used for his serious films and the latter for his erotic productions. I don't know who Darin Richards is. It would surprise me if Fred hadn't written the film himself. Kimberly Ray is Fred's wife, and she has produced almost all of his films for the last 15 years, so it's strange that her name has been removed from the credits.

This is a fun film with a tenuous connection to "Bikini Carwash Company". On the other hand, all the bikini films made in the last 20 years have a similar plot. That's what makes them so good. Four college students have failed their final exams. They're told that they have one last chance. If they can take over a failing business and make it a success within two weeks they will be awarded a pass. So the girls find a carwash company, strip down to their bikinis and offer a handjob to their customers. By that I mean a hand car wash, of course. The customers can't drive in fast enough, and business booms.

I give myself some credit for the re-release of this film. I've wanted to buy it for years, but it's been selling on Ebay for prices between $400 and $700. It's a must-have for lovers of trash cinema. That includes me, but I couldn't afford the price. I sent Fred a message telling him the prices were so high, which he found amusing. He's been kind enough to re-release it so that his fans can buy the film for a reasonable price. Apart from that, it's an easy profit for him, even if he's only selling it for $10.

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Addendum on 28th May 2023

Today I received a strange message from Google's Blogger Team, probably an automated message. It claims that this post contains sensitive material, so the post has been put behind a warning screen. I was advised to read the Google policy guidelines, which I have done, and I don't see any way in which it contains sensitive material. I also received messages about other posts which were borderline cases. Based on suspicious activity on my blog over the last 90 minutes, it seems like my blog is being targeted by a malicious person who's reporting random posts in order to disrupt my blogging. Maybe the posts aren't completely random, because most of them are about films directed by Fred Olen Ray.

Google's email address is from an account that doesn't accept replies, but it says that republishing the post will trigger a review. That's what I want. The Google Blogger Team can see that this post is completely harmless, and I also wish them to stop accepting the reports about my other blog posts.

I would appreciate an email from an address that I can reply to, so that this issue can be discussed.