Film Credits

Written and Directed by: Alex de Renzy

Starring: Joey Silvera, Sharon Kane, Nina Hartley, Tanya Fox, Donna N., Porsche Lynn, Charlie St. Cyr

Review

As with his Angel Puss reviewed this issue, Bring on the Virgins is another Alex de Renzy adult film having a bare-bones plot, many sexual situations, witty dialogue and somewhat inspired performances. Oh, and it has something to do with angels again, too. This time around, Joey Silvera takes on a role of biblical proportions with his portrayal of the angel Gabriel. Gabriel has been talking to God about the apparent scarcity of virgins on Earth, and is sent on a mission to find one. Posing as a reporter, Gabriel interviews four teenaged girls (Sharon Kane, Nina Hartley, Tanya Fox and Donna N.) and a mother (Porsche Lynn) about their "first time" (which they relive in flashbacks), hoping to find his virgin. After hearing the girls' tale, it appears that Gabriel has failed in his mission, but just when all hope is lost, another teenager (Charlie St. Cyr) shows up, admits to Gabriel that she's never done anything, and before too long Gabriel "blows his horn" (well, that's what the chapter marker says...). While no one will be fooled into thinking that any of the performers remotely resemble teenagers, it's fairly funny to watch them acting and talking like they are. In any event, the film is an okay adult title and has a good amount of what you look for in these features.

The videotaped source footage for LaserDisc Entertainment's release of Bring on the Virgins is in decent-enough shape. There are some video dropouts on the master tape and the image has that ever-so-slightly-fuzzy video look, but the image is bright and the colors accurate. For some strange reason, a black band appears across the bottom of the frame on a few cuts, giving the illusion of false letterboxing (it's apparently a production goof-up by the filmmakers). Side two is in CAV with a mixture of solid and jittery still frames (frames with little or no movement is solid, frames with movement are jittery). The CX-encoded digital monaural soundtrack is fine, although there are several instances in which it sounds as if someone's bumped into the microphone. The disc was pressed at Pioneer, is Table of Contents encoded, and contains seven listed chapter markers.