Nice Girl's Don't Explode

A 50's cautionary tale about the dangers of sex. Beware: explosions!
"April, do you know why mommy spanked you?"
"Because I made Fluffy fly?"
Poor young April Showers (Michelle Meyrink) is dying to get off her child safety harness (Fluffy the cat makes a temporary substitute) and explore the world at her leisure. But because of her very, VERY unstable body chemistry, the mere thought of interaction with another person--ESPECIALLY a BOY (and specifically the neighbor boy), will cause explosions. Or so Mummy (Barbara Harris) tells her. As April turns into an attractive young woman, intent on attending a dance with the (sigh) sweet guy from next door, all h-e-double-hockey-sticks breaks loose. Will April go to the dance? Will her new lover fry in her arms? And who the heck is Ellen? All questions will be answered.

While I'm not surpised that Troma Studios (Toxic Avenger) produced a film about exploding girls, I am surprised that they produced one as sweet as this.

A silly film with a fine helping of 50's nostalgia, I...

One of my all-time favourite guilty pleasures!
Okay, let's face facts: This movie is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a brilliant film. It is, however, the product of sick minds with unimaginably warped senses of humour.

I first stumbled across this twisted gem on HBO when my own mother brought it to my attention. She referred to it as a "funny, but stupid film". I taped it and watched it over and over until the tape wore out. Barbara Harris (you may remember her as the mom from the original "Freaky Friday") plays the character of Mrs. Flowers with loopy abandon. Her pyrotechnic supplier is portrayed by the brilliant Wallace Shawn.

I've waited to get this film on DVD for years and I'm glad that one territory had the brains to finally release this again. Please note that the copies here are region 0, but are in the PAL format. Unless you have a PAL compatible DVD player, it will likely not work. Please take note.

A classic 80's gem...
If you are a fan of those 1980's movies that were so bad that they were good, then you will adore this little film. It is one of the most enjoyable movies I've ever seen. The characters are easy to love and the plot is just clever enough to make you keep coming back for more. This is definitely a movie that deserves a re-release on DVD.

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