Stephanie Rothman followed up her Student Nurses success with this vampire film for New World. It fits squarely into the lesbian vampire sub-genre that was popular at the time (Lust for a Vampire, The Vampire Lovers, etc), with a more feminist slant. There is talk of men hating women because they are envious of women having better sex.
The closest thing to a name in the cast is Michael Blodgett, who was the playboy in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. He and his wife (Sherry Miles) hook up with a girl (Celeste Yarnall) who may or may not be a vampire – she invites them to her place out in the desert.
Some laughable moments – the dune buggy doubt entendre, “it’s only a coyote” comment to screams of death. The biggest debt is Sherry Miles – she’s childish, whiny and irritating. None of other performances are strong, but the leads (including, it must be said, Miles) have good bodies so it is quite sexy at times. Celeste Yarnall, is especially hot – she could do better than Miles.
Like Student Nurses, the running time feels padded with lots of shots of running around the desert. There are also some logic problems, especially at the end – Yarnall gets on the bus with Miles and doesn’t do anything until they reach LA, is that right?
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