College Coeds vs. Zombie Housewives

Director - Dean McKendrick (Deadly Pickup, Frankenspy)

Starring - Karlie Montana (Sci-fi Vixens from Beyond, Haunted Hotties), Frankie Dell (Daria, Invisible Centerfolds), and Mary Carey (Trasharella, Wolf Mother)

Release Date - 2015

Genre - Horror

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

     

     I found myself falling in love with exploitation when my dad snagged a couple blaxploitation flicks on VHS. This would spawn a lifelong obsession with all sub-genres of exploitation. It was just a few years back when I was introduced to sexploitation thanks to my friends over at Vinegar Syndrome. Since then, I've been actively hunting for new titles to check out. That brings me to a recent acquisition from Makeflix. A few weeks back I picked up the bluray Glamour Ghouls Collection which features two sexploitation flicks. I wasn't able to check them out right away but I was able to work them in now. The first on the chopping block is College Co-Eds vs Zombie Housewives. 

      The film follows a a scientist who is working on a sex enhancement drug to give to his wife. When he tests it on his female assistant, he thinks he has succeeded. He rushes home to try it on her not realizes that his assistant tricked him so she could get laid. While out of the office she gets a call from a fellow scientist who warns her that if anyone ingests the drug they will turn into mindless zombies. She soon turns into a mindless zombie herself. Unaware of the side effects of his new drug, the scientist sneaks some into his wife and her friend's drink. Before long they both turn into zombies and start attacking the scientist, his friend, and a group of college cheerleaders staying nearby. 

      I knew this was a softcore sexploitation flick but it was nothing like I was expecting. Honestly, this is the reason I bought this release and after 15 minutes I wish I wouldn't have. The movie was nowhere near as fun as the other softcore/sexploitation flicks I've seen in the past with Fred Olen Ray attached. I wanted to love it but it was extremely dull. The acting in this one is exactly what you would expect from a film of this caliber. The cast is notable for their hardcore and softcore work which is more focused on the sex appeal than it is acting prowess. The cast is very good-looking and there is plenty of nudity, but it doesn't make up for the not-so-great acting. The story for this one could have been one hell of a horror sexploitation flick like Evil Head. Instead, it goes the route of the skinamax route with no real plot. A scientist making a sex drug only to turn people into brain dead zombies is so perfect for a film like this. Sadly, the zombies that we get are the White Zombie kind where they are just mindless people under the control of the drug. It doesn't really work even for a skin flick standard. Finally, this one doesn't have any blood or effects. It does have a lot of nudity and not so enjoyable acting. Overall, College Co-Eds vs Zombie Housewives is one you can skip regardless of if you want a skin flick or not. It's not as enjoyable as many other films other there like it.