Deanna Brooks in The Rowdy Girls (1999)

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Rowdy Girls is yet another Troma production, so naturally, I wasn’t expecting a lot going in, especially considering that it’s yet another entry into the “Naked Women Actually Won the West” sub-sub-sub-genre of films that include such movies as Bad Girls. The whole thing, quite honestly, sits as a preposterous excuse to see women in cowboy hats (which no one wore, by the way…) and gun belts getting naked for no reason other than to bathe (again, not many people actually did that back then…) or to have sex. (I would assume that actually occurred but definitely not in the frequency that it’s depicted…)

At any rate, I was pleasantly surprised by this particular flick. It should be noted that three former Playboy Playmates (Shannon Tweed, Deanna Brooks, and producer India Allen…) were involved in the production, as well as a former Penthouse Pet. That would be my future wife Julie Strain… Oh, how I wish… That fact in and of itself immediately scoots this little feature right into the Hallowed Halls of Skindom, I dare say…

The story isn’t all that dismissible, either. Tweed stars as a hooker who ends up with a stalker-type asshole who points a gun at her, so she disguises herself as a nun (!) and escapes town on a wagon. Along for the ride is Brooks, who was supposed to be married to some dude that she didn’t love. Where does Strain come into the picture? Being the bad girl that she always is, she plays a highway thief who robs the wagon and kills a sheriff in the process. Or something to that effect.

Regardless of motives, acting, and direction (which, incidentally, was carried out by Steve Nevius, a one-time helm who edited such masterpieces of cinema as Bull Durham and The Princess Bride…) the movie is ultimately a load of fun, if a bit short of “Classic,” so to speak. At least it didn’t put me to sleep.

Soft Core Score: B-

Nudity Report: Of course, Tweed, Brooks, Strain, and Sita Renne Thompson all bared their more-than-ample chests, displaying that there were, indeed, plastic surgeons in The Old West…

IMDb Summary: 3.0/10

DVD Info: Like all Troma productions, the movie is presented in 1.33 : 1 Pan & Scan with a stereo soundtrack. There are also tons of extras, including several trailers, an audio commentary track, production stills, etc.


Written by: Vance Moravian