Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/04/2000(USA
Release Date: 04/10/2001
Dubbed: English
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Strand Home Video
Robert Lee King directs this wacky,
campy fusion of teenaged surfer flicks and slasher sagas. Impossibly perky Florence (
Lauren Ambrose) doesn't quite fit in at her thoroughly square high school in her seaside Southern California town -- that is, until she happens upon a band of ultra-hip surfer dudes. Renaming herself "Chicklet," she tries her gosh-darnedest to be the sole girl riding the waves with the group led by suave Kanaka (
Thomas Gibson). While adopting her surfer alter ego, Florence soon discovers that other less pleasant personalities emerge when confronted with the sight of polka dots. One called Anne Bowman is a tough, "experienced" older lady, while the other, Tylene, is a stereotypical sassy black woman. Blacking out whenever these other personalities take over, Florence becomes increasingly worried that she is responsible for a series of grizzly murders. Of course, she is far from the only suspicious character in her oceanside community -- there's B-movie star Bettina Barnes (
Kimberly Davies), Swedish exchange student Lars (
Matt Keeslar), and Florence's own unnervingly-perfect mom (
Beth Broderick). This film was adapted from a popular off-Broadway play written by
Charles Busch.
~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
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