Cherry Bomb (2011)

Julin Jean: Cherry bombed, unfortunately.

At a glance:

Julin Jean, Grayce Benesh & Denise Williamson.

Not to be confused with the 2009 Irish film of the same name, Cherry Bomb (2011) is Garrett Hargrove's All-Texan rehash of rape & revenge movies, starrin foxy lead Julin Jean as the titular stripper. Well, they might not have managed a theatrical release but I should think they've made a few bucks since the Blu-Ray is already out. The product has good online presence - a Facebook fan page since Valentine's Day in 2009 and an official website with links to an in-depth production blog with lots of interviews and photos. Hell they even used the Facebook page to do a shoutout when the lead actress got her car stolen! All in all, it looked like a well-planned project and everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves.

Bad news on the doorstep:

"What time do you get off work?"
- Because everyone has tried it at least once.

Hey you know I always show love to stripper-themed movies, even the very bad ones. However the audience simply isn't given enough to care for Cherry from the get-go. Julin Jean's portrayal is static and one-dimensional despite havin done some 600 movies, so that's quite unfortunate, although I will keep a lookout for her CV (Retractable / Puncture, Renfeld The Undead, The Toy Box) from now on. The rest of the strippers and peripheral women don't feature much (Grayce Benesh, Denise Williamson, Mysteria Black, Caitlyn Hutson, Sabrina Jones, AJ Bailey, Thea Marie, Brandy Lee, Johanna Jackson, Amanda Arnold etc) and the bad guy (Allen Hackney) is just a silent Jules Verne from Pulp Fiction (1994) but with a bigger afro. 

Perennial wonderment:

I'm singlin out John Gabriel (Cherry's reluctant brother and partner-in-crime) here for a performance that belongs to a far more superior movie.

Reminds me of:

I Spit on Your Grave / Day Of The Woman (1978), Run! Bitch Run! (2009) and the Kill Bill movies. Actually, Julin Jean's role reminds me of Rose McGowan's one-legged stripper role in Planet Terror (2007). That stripper was also called Cherry but she was drawn out much better and had much more goin for her.

Watch out for:

Porn actor Nick Manning's role. Man can't act to save his life - should've kept him mute.

Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?

Instead of goin down as the very accomplished and enjoyable B-movie it could've easily been, Cherry Bomb committed the story sin of havin an unlikeable lead nobody really wants to root for. The fact that it was set in 1984 wasn't convincin and didn't help the story none. ★★
Trailer for the curious:

Bonus material:

Amanda Arnold

Caitlyn Hutson and Sabrina Jones.

Alexandra Hutchenson  and Nicole Hutchenson play cocksuckin twins.

Denise Williamson and Conor Nobles.

Somehow she makes you wanna get to know her, doesn't she?

Nick Manning and Allen Hackley

I don't know who they are.

Wouldn't it be nice to grow up in a room like this?

Yeah, I think so.

Thanks again, Julin.

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