Teenage Catgirls in Heat

[Andrew]

The title is inspired, but the film is an awful conglomeration of events that, though they are meant to produce a coherent plot, ultimately result in an incomprehensible mess.  I did laugh when it rained cats on the tin-roofed farmhouse.  "Meow!" **BANG**

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[Jack]

I bought a DVD on Ebay and the seller threw in Catgirls for free.  It was a pretty fair price I'd say.  It's your typical Troma movie - if I started drinking whiskey at 8:00 PM and watched this at 4:00 AM, its attempts at "humor" would still make me groan.  I can't remember the scene with the cats raining on the roof though, just the one with stuffed animals being tossed over a roof.

[Andrew]

I can't remember the scene with the cats raining on the roof though, just the one with stuffed animals being tossed over a roof.

That's the same scene.  The visual aspect is lacking, but the sound effects are awesomely funny to me.  The people who are in the car, screaming at the cats that are hitting the windshield is also amusing.

[SynapticBoomstick]

A banana peel? Really?

[BoyScoutKevin]

A banana peel? Really?

Yes, really.

And Andrew takes another one for the good of the group. Thank-you, Andrew.

As bad as the film is, and it looks really, really bad, I did find several things interesting about the film.

For example, in this type of film, why does the title always seem to be the best part of the film? With everything seeminly going downhill after that.

You'll notice in the video that Ralph is seemingly naked, but the way the cameras and the actors are placed in that scene, we never really see him naked. Which I think says more about American attitudes to male and female nudity, then I ever wanted to know.

And Ralph is not the first hitchhiker to run afoul of women with animal like characteristics. Nine years previous to this, a boy scout looking for a lift to the nearest youth hostel, ran afoul of another woman with animal like characteristics in "Lair of the White Worm." But unlike the women in this film, that woman had snakelike characteristics. I think I prefer her to the women in this film.

Thank-you again, Andrew. I always enjoy reading your reviews.

[InformationGeek]

I'll be honest here.  When I first saw the title, I had the strange thought that you were going to review a weird anime hentai title or something.  It sounds just like one!  Well I'm really not that far off when I found out the truth...

[Dennis]

Reading this review was a great way to start my Sunday morning, I found it to be funny and very entertaining. I do have one question, has anyone called the 1-800-BAD MEOW number ? I have about 45 minutes or so before I must leave and the temptation to call is overwhelming.

[Andrew]

For example, in this type of film, why does the title always seem to be the best part of the film? With everything seeminly going downhill after that.

You'll notice in the video that Ralph is seemingly naked, but the way the cameras and the actors are placed in that scene, we never really see him naked. Which I think says more about American attitudes to male and female nudity, then I ever wanted to know.

Thank-you again, Andrew. I always enjoy reading your reviews.

I believe the original title was just "Catgirls" and Troma changed that to "Teenage Catgirls in Heat."  As marketing goes, that is pure genius.

As for Ralph's nudity, the film must be aimed at the young adult male market.  We like the nekkid women, not so much the naked man a** (my personal bane), hence the reason for Cleo's nudity and Ralph keeping his buttocks off the screen.

Reading this review was a great way to start my Sunday morning, I found it to be funny and very entertaining. I do have one question, has anyone called the 1-800-BAD MEOW number ? I have about 45 minutes or so before I must leave and the temptation to call is overwhelming.

Ha!   It appears that 1-800-223-6369 belongs to this company:  http://www.kccreationsinc.com/

They sell ornamental cat and dog door toppers, and crossing signs.  The first thing I saw when I opened the site was a banner with a cat saying "Meow" and a dog saying "Woof."  So, maybe I was not too far off.

[Keith]

Did you see this movie late at night on Cinemax?  It sure sounds like one of their flicks.