Synopsis: Parody on the evils of the the 60's Hollywood rock scene
Director: Russ Meyer
Actors: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Michael Blodgett
Date: 1970
How viewed: Found on Archive.org
Rating: 2/5
David Meyer says:
When the realisation strikes that no movie could be this moronic on purpose, the sophisticated viewer will discover a knowing lampoon of the Hollywood party scene and the latter days of hippie excess.
I say:
The film follows the progress of the 3 girls in a rock band, who venture to LA to find fame and fortune - which they sort of do, and it all goes along fairly predictably, with endless parties, evolving relationships, psychedelic colours, sex and drugs - and the eventual redemption for the pure of heart - BUT the film goes completely off the rails when one of the main characters suddenly goes on a gory killing spree - and there's a bizarre epilogue preaching the dangers of sex drugs and rock 'n' roll. In many ways its a confusing film - Meyer is quoted as saying his intention 'was for the film to simultaneously be a satire, a serious melodrama, a rock musical, a comedy, a violent exploitation picture, a skin flick and a moralistic expose' - and it certainly comes across as a bit of a mess! However, it was actually better than I was expecting - so bad it was good (though good is a relative term). Much of the music is OK, there's a brilliant fast-scene shot when the girls first go to LA, and Dolly Read was eminently watchable. 
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