Watch: The Centerfold Girls
The Centerfold Girls
Drama • Thriller • Horror
Theatrical Release (US)
~ The most beautiful girls in the world! He was their JUDGE... JURY... and EXECUTIONER! ~
Overview:
Police try to halt a psychotic killer's rampage against women who posed nude in men's magazines.
Director:
John Peyser
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$0.00
Revenue:
Key words:
Cast
Andrew Prine
~ as ~
Clement Dunne
Tiffany Bolling
Vera
Jennifer Ashley
Charly
Aldo Ray
Ed Walker
Jaime Lyn Bauer
Jackie
Ray Danton
Perry
Francine York
Melissa
Janet Wood
Linda
Tallie Cochrane
Donna
Teda Bracci
Rita
Wuchak
Written 1 year(s) ago
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Beautiful women in a wicked world
A puritanical psycho (Andrew Prine) targets women on the coast of the Los Angeles area who have appeared as centerfold models (Jaime Lyn Bauer, Jennifer Ashley and Tiffany Bolling), as well as anyone who gets in the way.
“The Centerfold Girls” (1974) is a crime thriller in the tradition of "Corruption" (1968) with the first act borrowing from “Psycho.” The soon-to-come “The Toolbox Murders” was obviously inspired by it; "Island of Blood" (1982) as well. Needless to say, it was a precursor to the slasher genre and innovatively features the final girl trope.
There are several lovely ladies with quite a bit of top nudity (so stay away if that offends you). While everyone has their favorites, I favor Janet Wood (Linda) and Ruthy Ross (Glory), as far as looks go. Speaking of which, Francine York is a sharp redhead, but her character (Melissa) is such a cold biyatch, it’s impossible to warm up to her. Blonde Kitty Carl (Sandi) is worth a mention.
The three-act structure is taken to the extreme with each act introducing a new set of characters linked to the prey, except for the antagonist, of course. The theme is depressing in that there are no noble men in SoCal with every male being motivated by either lust or misogyny. If a guy APPEARS good, it’s just a pretense; and his lower nature will soon manifest.
The movie runs about 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles (Aloha Apts. & Topanga Canyon) and Malibu (Paradise Cove & Pacific Coast Highway).
GRADE: B-
