Kiss Me Quick! is a 1964 American sci-fi horror nudie cutie movie directed by Peter Perry (as Seymour Tuchus) and produced by Harry Novak. The film was originally titled Dr Breedlove or Dr Breedlove or How I Stopped Worrying and Love to exploit the title of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove. It was retitled to exploit Billy Wilder’s Kiss Me, Stupid. The highlight of the movie involves a dance number in which three of Breedlove’s captive women gyrate to garage rock.
Hungarian-born cinematographer László Kovács worked on The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies the same year but eventually shot such notable productions as Easy Rider and New York, New York. His genre work includes Ghostbusters.
Plot teaser:
Sterilox, an alien from the “Buttless” galaxy being sent to Earth in order to find the perfect woman who will be used to create a race of servants. Sterilox (who sounds like Stan Laurel) is teleported into the lab of a mad scientist by the name of Dr. Breedlove, who offers Sterilox a number of beautiful women to choose from. He’s also introduced to Frankie Stein, Dracula and a strange Mummy…
Reviews:
‘ … as a monument to the moment when filmmakers found the chutzpah to challenge the wildly unconstitutional claims that kept movies in the decency Dark Ages for several decades, Harry Novak’s horror hi-jinx were instrumental in paving the way for greater cinematic openness. In essence, he moved nudity out of the camp and into the realm of ordinary comedy. As entertaining as Kiss Me Quick remains, its industry significance cannot be understated. Indeed, it was monsters that helped make nakedness a non-issue for the grindhouse gang.’ Bill Gibron, Pop Matters
‘ … there is no denying the high amount of entertainment value present. The surf punk garage band instrumental music, for one thing, is first rate … All of the women are luscious, in their bouffants and spit curls, breasts thankfully free of major surgical enhancement and liberated to move like they have a mind of their own. And while the overall acting is from the “borrow someone else’s shtick” school of mimicry (Dr. Breedlove sounds like a thick tongued Bela Lugosi), you can tell the cast is having a wonderful time. This is a non-politically correct monster mash celebration of women as full blown sexual objects, a jeer at the tameness of the times and a leering look and lampooning of lust.’ DVD Verdict
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Choice dialogue:
Skull: “Gee whizz? Bring back the broads.”
Dr. Breedlove: “I show you Lady Godiva and you ask me does the horse plays the piano. Who cares?”
Cast:
- Frank A. Coe – Sterilox/Frankenstein Monster
- Max Gardens – Dr. Breedlove
- Althea Currier – Gertie Tassle
- Natasha – Boobra
- Jackie De Witt – Kissme
- Claudia Banks – Hotty Totty
- Bibi – Barebra
- Donna – Gigi String
- Pat Hall – Gina Catchafanni
- Lucky – Lotta Cash
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