The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
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Actor: Film Crew: Wild Women of WongoDirector: na
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: SF10377
Studio: TOUCAN COVE
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- WILD WOMEN OF WONGO is an amusing B-movie from 1959. The plot follows both the voluptuous females and homely males who live together on the fertile island of Wongo, and the handsome men and unattractive women who reside on the nearby island of Goona. Here, the Film Crew team--Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett--offer some wry commentary as the film plays. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:&nbs
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Movie Review: "Nothing Says 'Caveman' Like Tuba Music."
Summary: 5 Stars
In the latest release from The Film Crew, the guys take on not one, but two, disparate island cultures. The premise is simple: two tribes, Goona and Wongo, inhabit an island. The women of Wongo are beautiful, while the men are ugly (by which I mean average looking), while, predictably, the women of Goona are ugly (really ugly; one of them looks like Divine on a bad day) and the men are handsome. This paves the road for great conflict, but also paves the way for long boring stretches of canoe paddling and stupid subversive plotting just yearning to be mocked.
The film opens with amusing credits done in a cave painting motif, and notes that one of the star Wongo women, Wana, is "Adrienne Bourbeau" (Barbeau) in a very early role. The other Wongo women get monikers like "Omoo" and "Ahtee." Needless to say, these names are mocked extensively, with Bill even referring to one woman as "Mitochondria" at one point. The central fixture of Wongo life is worshipping a "dragon god" which is actually a small alligator. (This was filmed at various tourist traps in Florida.) Women go talk to the alligator, and then interpret the alligator's instructions for the tribal leaders in between frolicking in their authentically native sun dresses and bikinis.
This film has loads of filler, and manages to get boring at an alarming pace. Frequently featured is a highly annoying parrot that mostly squawks, but also encourages the women to wrestle each other (with much hair pulling.) The parrot is so annoying that it turns Bill Corbett against the entire animal kingdom before the end.
Of course a man from Goona shows up on Wongo and the Wongo women swoon while the men plan to kill him. The women foil their efforts in one of the least plausible screen moments in history. Trivia buffs please note that as the Goona man makes his escape (by canoe) the background music is the exact same music as used during the "resurrection of the dead" scene in Ed Wood's infamous "Plan Nine From Outer Space." This is at least a welcome break from the rest of the soundtrack, which is highly tuba and bassoon intensive.
As the film winds down we see a woman wrestling a small alligator for what seems like an hour, followed by a call-and-response sacrifice ceremony reminiscent of the loyalty vows in "The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman." This leads ultimately to a unique fight scene featuring men with clubs against women with spears against an alligator. (The alligator wins.)
Of course everyone knows how this is going to work out: the ugly men and women pair up, and the attractive men and women pair up. This leads to much rejoicing, mostly from the audience, as the conclusion draws ever nearer.
This is a very lame movie that gets big laughs from the commentary track. There are also extras on the disc, most of which involve very bad interpretative dance, as well as a "Wongo goodbye" from The Film Crew, which is hilarious. The "sacrifice dance" scene, which features the Wongo women writhing about led by a Queen in an alligator headdress combined with the great commentary earns this a five star rating. I have not laughed quite so hard in a while: I highly recommend it, especially to fans of "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
I'm looking forward to the next Film Crew releases already!
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