I thought Seduction Cinema had already parodied the Austin Powers concept in 2005 with The Girl Who Shagged Me but have since learnt it was made a few years after Cloak & Shag Her and is more of a general spy spoof than a straight-up spoof of the annoying character that Mike Myers unleashed on the world. Filmed in 2002, this is the real spoof of the spoof of spy films rather than just a plain old spoof of spy films. At any rate, if you are a fan of silly dialogue, funky clothes, boobs, uninspired direction, and a randomly inserted 60's stag loop, this should be right up you alley. And no, Dabney Coleman does not appear in this film.

Julian Wells stars as April Flowers, a sassy spy from the 1960s who is transported to the much more conservative year 2019 to stop her enemy Dr. Mean (Darian Caine) from wreaking havoc. She is joined by a sidekick named Basil (Dean Paul) who steals the show with his comedic mannerisms and silly accent. As the movie progresses, Flowers must contend with a sex potion, AJ Khan, a number of lesbian encounters, a gorilla, and a very large henchman. After a fun opening credit sequence featuring topless cast members go-go dancing to the psychedelic soundtrack, the movie stumbles around trying to move the plot forward between the sex scenes. Following the trend of the last few Seduction films I have seen, the lesbian action is boring, like the girls have been doing this for way too long and are literally going through the motions. Maybe they are actually Fembots and this is all just a veiled homage to the first Powers movie that only the cleverest viewer will pick up on.

I believe this is Julian Wells' last released movie with Seduction and she has since been working for a tabloid. I have heard rumours that she is bitter with the b-movie producers because she feels as though the years she spent taking her clothes off ruined her career. I do not agree with this as she certainly has a presence about her and can clearly carry a movie and make it watchable. This is the only Seduction title I have seen where Wells is more than just a body in a sex scene and it is strange that she would choose to bag her career when she finally has something out that may offer her a chance to be more than just another nude body. Maybe she will reconsider and start taking more meaty roles and establish herself more like Debbie Rochon or Misty Mundae or maybe she will be gone forever and stay out of the business. Either way, at least she has one movie where we can see that she can be funny and also display some of her talent.

On the other hand, writer/director William Hellfire seems to be going in the opposite direction. I first learned of Hellfire when he made Duck! The Carbine High Massacre with Joey Smack. This controversial take on the Columbine tragedy was quite well made for a no-budget production and I expected to see a lot of interesting things from this guy. Instead, he has gone on to make a number of pedestrian sex and/or fetish titles that do not allow his creative side to bloom. I know that it is important in low-budget filmmaking to have a product that will sell but with the number of movies that Pop Cinema produces, you would think he would be able to have a little more output that has some edge to it. Perhaps Duck! was just a fluke but I thought this guy was going to have a lot more to offer than boring sex and ripping off other movies. (Josh Pasnak, 10/17/09)

Directed By: William Hellfire.
Written By: William Hellfire.

Starring: Julian Wells, Dean Paul, Darian Caine, AJ Khan.

Picture Ratio: Full Frame.

Picture Quality: As with most Seduction titles this was shot on video so don't be expecting a fantastic transfer. What you get is all you really need.

Extras: First up, we get a commentary from Hellfire, producer Michael Raso, and cinematographer John Fedele. This is pretty random and there is not a lot of insight into the making of the movie. They do provide some funny moments such as a discussion on natural pubic hair and Hellfire talks about the music he digs and mentions Blue Cheer, Pentagram, and Cactus which was cool to hear. There is also a bit of discussion about the early promotional ideas of EI Cinema. Next, we get a behind-the-scenes featurette, which is more of a fun than informative piece that I could have skipped. There is a second disc, which contains the soundtrack to the film on CD. This was repetitive and had me zoning out to the bass lines and ride cymbal and thinking that if I really wanted to hear 70's porn music, I would rather be listening to the soundtrack to Deep Throat. The main theme is catchy though. Finally, we get a boatload of trailers for other Seduction titles.

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