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'''Bikini Hotel''' is a campy comedy released in 1997 that aired on [[Cinemax]] |
'''Bikini Hotel''' is a campy comedy released in 1997 that aired on [[Cinemax]]. |
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It was written by Dom Magwilli and directed by Jeff Frey. The film features a visual gag based on the 50 ft woman and a cat in the miniature golf sequence. The tagline used for all marketing was ":Our Maids Never Turn Down a Bed!" |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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Samantha Vance, played by [[J. J. North|JJ North]], inherits the run-down Tiki Hotel when her father dies. She decides to fix it up but has problems drumming up business. Her friends throw a party at the hotel and it becomes clear that she can make money if she turns it into the "Bikini Hotel" with all of the staff members wearing bikinis. This elicits jealousy in |
Samantha Vance, played by [[J. J. North|JJ North]], inherits the run-down Tiki Hotel when her father dies. She decides to fix it up but has problems drumming up business. Her friends throw a party at the hotel and it becomes clear that she can make money if she turns it into the "Bikini Hotel" with all of the staff members wearing bikinis. This elicits jealousy in Jacqueline Renee, played by [[Tina-Desiree Berg]], and her boss, Gail Regent, played by [[Stella Stevens]], who run the adjacent Regent Hotel. They want to turn Samantha's hotel into a parking lot. It all culminates in a miniature golf competition in which the winner keeps the Bikini Hotel. [[Julie Strain]] makes an appearance as Jacqeline Renee's spy Raquel. |
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== Reception == |
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The film became a cult classic spawning a host of bikini business movies. [[Femme Fatales (magazine)|Femme Fatales]] magazine published a production diary that featured actress Tina-Desiree Berg as the centerfold (Pam Anderson issue, Volume 4, number 8)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mycomicshop.com/search?srt=bestselling&tid=170591&mingr=0|title=Femme Fatales (1992- ) comic books|last=mycomicshop|website=www.mycomicshop.com|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref> [[File:Bikini-hotel-art.jpg|thumb|Video box art for Bikini Hotel movie]] |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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* Bikini Hotel on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118719/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt IMDb] |
* Bikini Hotel on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118719/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt IMDb] |
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* Bikini Hotel on [http://www.cineexcel.com/bikini-hotel/index.html CineExcel] |
* Bikini Hotel on [http://www.cineexcel.com/bikini-hotel/index.html CineExcel] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu-02GfMw5o Trailer] |
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Bikini Hotel is a campy comedy released in 1997 that aired on Cinemax.
It was written by Dom Magwilli and directed by Jeff Frey. The film features a visual gag based on the 50 ft woman and a cat in the miniature golf sequence. The tagline used for all marketing was ":Our Maids Never Turn Down a Bed!"
Plot
Samantha Vance, played by JJ North, inherits the run-down Tiki Hotel when her father dies. She decides to fix it up but has problems drumming up business. Her friends throw a party at the hotel and it becomes clear that she can make money if she turns it into the "Bikini Hotel" with all of the staff members wearing bikinis. This elicits jealousy in Jacqueline Renee, played by Tina-Desiree Berg, and her boss, Gail Regent, played by Stella Stevens, who run the adjacent Regent Hotel. They want to turn Samantha's hotel into a parking lot. It all culminates in a miniature golf competition in which the winner keeps the Bikini Hotel. Julie Strain makes an appearance as Jacqeline Renee's spy Raquel.
Reception
The film became a cult classic spawning a host of bikini business movies. Femme Fatales magazine published a production diary that featured actress Tina-Desiree Berg as the centerfold (Pam Anderson issue, Volume 4, number 8)[1]
Bibliography
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- ^ mycomicshop. "Femme Fatales (1992- ) comic books". www.mycomicshop.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.