Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here. And, yes, I do think this particular story merits three exclamation points, thank you very much. I mention Bill Murray in that headline only because I've always enjoyed his blurb that was used in the advertising all the way back in 1990. “If you see only one film... let it be FRANKENHOOKER -- Bill Murray.” That’s what the ads and the posters said, and it made me laugh every time I saw that ad. I like Frank Henelotter’s films a lot. He’s insane, and his films are insane, if you aren’t familiar with the BASKET CASE movies or BRAIN DAMAGE, then read this review and prepare for your first dose of this guy’s sick, sick mind:
Hi Harry, Just got in from the world premiere of Bad Biology, the first film from director Frank Henenlotter in 16 years. As someone who spent much of my early teen years watching every horror film I could lay my hands on, I was excited to see that my first night at the Philadelphia Film Festival this year would include a screening from the man who gave us the Brain Damage films, the Basket Case trilogy, and of course, my personal Henenlotter favorite, Frankenhooker. Henenlotter was on hand to receive the festival's Phantasmagoria Award. He gave a brief intro to the film and followed it up with a Q&A after. During the intro, he stated that he wanted to make a film that was funny, appalling, and "just wrong". Mission accomplished. WARNING! Some plot spoilers ahead, although I tried to keep the spoilage to a minimum. Bad Biology is the story of Jennifer and Batz. Jennifer is a photographer who was born with at least 7 clitorides. She is an insatiable nymphomaniac whose enthusiastic lovemaking often ends in the death of her partners. She lives a life devoid of any hope of happiness until she crosses paths with Batz. Batz has a 24 inch, drug addicted penis with a mind of its own, literally. After Jennifer accidentally sees Batz monster phallus, she has a renewed hope that she may have finally found her one true love. Unfortunately, before the two can get together and live happily ever after, Batz penis detatches from his owner and goes out on a rampage around town, attacking every hot, naked girl it can find. For someone like me, who grew up on 80's horror in a pre-Blockbuster world, this is a great return to those times. The sixteen years off has not dulled Henenlotter's ability to outrage, disgust, and delight his audience. I haven't seen a gross out horror comedy this good in a long time. I really can't recommend this film enough. This is exploitation film at it's finest. Shepard Wong
