Starring William Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri, Cliff Osmond, Wright King
Directed by Denis Sanders
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A government agent investigates deaths of men by sexual exhaustion in a small community, and follows the evidence to a female scientist who has been experimenting with bees.
Written by Nicholas Meyer, better known today for writing and directing his Star Trek films, the movie's sci-fi angle would have been interesting if further developed, but the story is really just an excuse to show off the bodies of numerous naked women, including Anitra Ford, a former spokesmodel on The Price Is Right. We never really get an explanation of what motivated the murders, or why the recruiting of women to become "bee girls," although the dark black pupils they take on when aroused are certainly eerie. I think it would have been a more effective thriller emphasizing the idea that women were taking over for men's transgressions against them, but if that message exists anywhere in the film, it's buried under a misogynistic approach of exploiting its female cast members as sex objects. I'm not saying that there's not any enjoyable content in the film, or that the actresses aren't used effectively, but less skin and more dialogue for the ladies would have gone a long way.
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