Click: The Calendar Girl Killer (1990)

Directors:

Ross Hagen
John Stewart

Writers:

David Chute (writer)
Ross Hagen (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Her days are numbered..

Plot:

Click: The Calendar Girl Killer is a thriller that probes the inner sanctum of the mind of a psychotic killer as he uses the world of big fashion photography for his sadistic playground. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Accident | B Movie | Blow Dart | Child Abuse

Cast

Gregory Scott Cummins	...	Johnny
Troy Donahue	...	Alan
Hoke Howell	...	Lara
Ross Hagen	...	Jack
Keely Sims	...	Cindy
Susan Jennifer Sullivan	...	Lisa
Lisa Axelrod	...	Jennifer
Daryl Williamson	...	Greg
Jack Forcinito	...	Andy (as Jack Vogel)
Dona Speir	...	Nancy Johnson
Michael J. Shane	...	Jessie (as Michael Shane)
Diana Karanikas	...	June
Tracy Dali	...	June
Johnny Stewart	...	Little Boy
Joan-Carol Bensen	...	Nurse

Runtime:

79 min | UK:83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:Unrated | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Westlake Village, California, USA

Company:

Lynn-Werner Productions

Not as much fun as I would have liked.

Jack (Ross Hagen, who also shares story credit and co-directed) is a fashion photographer who calls to mind the title character from the 1978 thriller "Eyes of Laura Mars". His big idea is to combine sex and violence by having his models pose with weapons and by setting them amid scenes of carnage. When he brings a bunch of girls to a ranch in the wilderness, people begin dying, thanks to a psycho obviously scarred by a traumatic upbringing.

It's ultimately disappointing because for one thing there's an awful lot of time-wasting build-up here. It takes almost an hour for the movie to get to the good stuff, and even then there's not much in the way of T & A and violence. There's a lot of fine looking ladies, but they're kept clothed too much of the time.

As things turn out, it's best to not take any of this seriously. A case in point: a ridiculous motorcycle accident. The climax has some decent special effects but it also gets positively silly as the killer starts making inane wisecracks.

At the least, it's interesting to see Gregory Scott Cummins, as a jealous heel boyfriend, in a rare heroic role here, as you may have seen him usually playing some sort of scuzzy or villainous character in assorted action movies (like "Stone Cold" (1991) or "Cliffhanger"). Hagen is certainly engaging in his role, with solid support from Troy Donahue as Hagens' assistant and Hoke Howell as a mystery man hanging around. Keely Sims is appealing as Cindy.

While not very satisfying overall, it was a mildly diverting hoot of a movie. Folks should just be warned beforehand that it comes up too short in the sleaze department.

5/10