Meeeeeeeoooooooooooooowwwwwwwww!
There are
those films in life that you watch for all the
wrong reasons.
I'd like to tell you that I'm drawn to "Teenage
Catgirls in Heat" because of its electric
performances, dynamic script and mind-boggling
special effects. I'd love to be able to say
these things, but I can't. I simply can't.
There's actually only one reason to watch
"Teenage Catgirls in Heat", and it's a reason
I'm sure you'd never expect from the Rev.
Pussy.
Yep, that's right. "Teenage Catgirls in Heat"
has pussy...lots of it...brunettes and blondes
and redheads and probably a few other shades.
"Teenage Catgirls in Heat" has so much pussy
it's enough to make a grown man "purrrrrr."
Of course, I'm stretching this double entendre
as far as it can possibly go AND I am, in all
seriousness, referring to the "teenage catgirls"
in question. They "Meow" and "Purr" and claw and
bounce and pounce and, well, it's simply more
entertaining than any Uwe Boll film I've ever
seen by a long shot.
"Teenage Catgirls in Heat" is a Troma
presentation from 1997, and as such it has the
expected low-budget, campy feel to it that is a
tradition for Troma releases. In the film, an
Egyptian cat God orders all Earthly felines to
surrender their nine lives so that they can mate
with human males (leading to eventual
termination). This is all done in grand
preparation for "The Great Litter." Are you
smiling yet?
You should be. "Teenage Catgirls in Heat" is a
"B" movie the way a "B" movie should be done.
It's fun, tongue-in-cheek, campy, sexy, a bit
gory and constantly entertaining. The film stars
Dave Cox as Ralph, who encounters the catgirls
often. Ironically, Cox is also featured in
another film with a unique flair to it, the
Parker & Stone flick "Baseketball."
The film has a bevy of "Catgirls" dressed, quite
literally, in the traditional "cat" costume
similar to those of the Broadway musical "Cats."
Very few of the "cats" ever speak a line,
instead communicating almost every thought,
feeling and action through catlike behaviors. It
is campy beyond words, often hilarious and
nearly impossible to not watch. The entire cast
of "cat" unknowns, sadly, never worked again
after this film having apparently had only one
actual cinematic life that got used up in making
this film.
Co-writer and director Scott Perry creates a
constantly interesting and entertaining film
despite it's obvious lackings in production
value and dramatic impact. He seems to embrace
the idea that "If you don't aim very high it's
much easier to achieve your goals." He's not
worked a ton in film, and has no film credit
worth mentioning.
It takes a special type of person to embrace a
film such as "Teenage Catgirls in Heat." It
takes a downright freak to place it in their
"Top 100" and give it an "A" range rating. So,
yes, I'm calling myself a freak because I love
this film and consider it one of the finest
examples of a "B" movie. Is it a brilliant film?
Nope. Is the acting the best I've ever seen?
Nope.
The film succeeds because it recognizes its
strengths and limitations and runs with them.
"Teenage Catgirls in Heat" is the ultimate "B"
movie...it captures the style, language and
attitude of the best of the "B" movies but does
so with a sort of dignity that keeps it from
descending into irrelevance.
Why do I put "Teenage Catgirls in Heat" in my
Top 100 films of all-time?
It's not about the acting.
It's not about the script.
It's not about the production design.
It's not about the direction.
Nope.
It's all about the pussy.
©
Written by Richard
Propes
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