First of all, the title is kind of misleading: yes, there are blondes in this movie, but they use guns approximately 1% of the running time (at the most). Unless the title refers to their others "assets", in which case it makes more sense. Anyway, this spoof of "Basic Instinct" (with such side targets as "Indecent Proposal", "Body Of Evidence" and "9 & 1/2 Weeks") is certainly not lazy - there's a visual or verbal gag every 10 seconds or so - but, unfortunately, only a small portion of these gags score; the first 10 minutes are the best, the last 10 minutes, in particular, degenerate into sloppy idiocy. For most of the people involved, this was their first and last film; one that I would have liked to see in more is former Miss California (or so the Troma DVD cover claims) Elizabeth Key, who is not only beautiful (though the nudity is provided by the other leading lady, Gloria Lusiak), but a pretty funny comedienne as well. *1/2 out of 4.
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Worst film I have ever seen!
CovDuo25 December 2004
This is the very worst film I have ever seen in my life on all accounts. It is a series of continuous and abysmally stupid jokes. If it had a plot, I don't know what it was. It appeared that the guy who was writing it was trying to write an "Airplane" style film but tried too hard and with hackneyed lines. The cheesy "Under Sir Veillance" bit was about the highlight of the entire film. Then, on top of this inanity, add lots of gratuitous nudity which contributes nothing to the story except that the person making the film was probably getting off (it appeared the camera froze in a few chosen spots...like we have never seen those before!) The only funny thing aspect of this film is that it was even listed on here! I was shocked to find it. Okay,it is memorable but so is food poisoning. I was trying to think of the worst film I have ever seen and then looked it up! Haha! There it was! Think of the most boring home movie you have ever seen...then, divide the entertainment value in half. That is this film.
Lame-brained Troma spoof
Leofwine_draca14 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
BLONDES HAVE MORE GUNS is a lame-brained Troma spoof of the psycho-thriller genre that was so popular at the turn of the 1990s. Targets such as FATAL ATTRACTION and BASIC INSTINCT take precedence here, although there's also some B-movie cheese in terms of plastically-enhanced nude starlets and chainsaw murders. The biggest spoof is another take on the whole Sharon Stone/leg crossing scene from BASIC INSTINCT. Unfortunately, this poverty row production is completely unfunny and tough to sit through, far below even the lesser Leslie Nielsen comedies.
Thats not funny....
buchass31 March 2004
Warning: Spoilers
(SPOILERS!!)
This film is boringggg and baaaddddd.....Bad acting,bad camera,BAD JOKES!!!!!!!!!!!Bad music,bad script,bad everything!!!!! One of the Troma's worst films(not has bad then "Rabbid Grannies"). The dude is a very cheap clone of Bruce Campell, and the blonde chick is look like a street whore... This film is really bad, and the jokes are...well AWFUL!!! The Director should be in prison for life, just for doing such a bad movie... I like Troma films,like "Tromeo and Julliet", "Terror Firmer" and "Toxic Avenger", but "Blonde have more guns" is a terrible stupid comedy with no sense at all....
This film is boringggg and baaaddddd.....Bad acting,bad camera,BAD JOKES!!!!!!!!!!!Bad music,bad script,bad everything!!!!! One of the Troma's worst films(not has bad then "Rabbid Grannies"). The dude is a very cheap clone of Bruce Campell, and the blonde chick is look like a street whore... This film is really bad, and the jokes are...well AWFUL!!! The Director should be in prison for life, just for doing such a bad movie... I like Troma films,like "Tromeo and Julliet", "Terror Firmer" and "Toxic Avenger", but "Blonde have more guns" is a terrible stupid comedy with no sense at all....
Dumb fun (with the emphasis on 'dumb')
Adec1 July 1999
'Blondes have more guns' is an amusing, joke-a-minute ultra low budget comedy from the Troma stable, and while it definitely lacks the sheen (no pun intended) of similar comedy spoofs such as 'Hot Shots' there is still fun to be had here if you can forgive the nonexistent budget.
Direction by George Merriweather is passable (just), and while the jokes only work probably half the time at best the script does keep shooting them rapidfire one after the other so that you don't notice the ones that tank quite so much as you otherwise may have. Apart from that the script is the usual spoof material, a paper thin plot that just acts as an excuse to take the piss out of films like 'Basic Instinct', 'Lethal Weapon' et al.
If this film has one major flaw it's that even at 86 minutes it can't quite sustain it's length, and seems to run out of steam (and jokes) near the end, but then that same complaint is true for most films of this type.
Performance wise it's no great shakes either, however both Michael McGaharn and Elizabeth Key are pretty good in the lead roles of dumb cop on the case and prime suspect respectively, while Derek Yee, Ramona Lisa and Richard Neil all add to the fun with amusing performances.
In short this is goofy low budget fun, and if you don't mind that fact and like this type of film then you could do worse than to check this one out, however if your the type of person that needs their films to have a certain level of gloss to them then you'd best avoid this one (and the rest of Troma's films for that matter). Good, solid, campy low budget fun.
7/10
Direction by George Merriweather is passable (just), and while the jokes only work probably half the time at best the script does keep shooting them rapidfire one after the other so that you don't notice the ones that tank quite so much as you otherwise may have. Apart from that the script is the usual spoof material, a paper thin plot that just acts as an excuse to take the piss out of films like 'Basic Instinct', 'Lethal Weapon' et al.
If this film has one major flaw it's that even at 86 minutes it can't quite sustain it's length, and seems to run out of steam (and jokes) near the end, but then that same complaint is true for most films of this type.
Performance wise it's no great shakes either, however both Michael McGaharn and Elizabeth Key are pretty good in the lead roles of dumb cop on the case and prime suspect respectively, while Derek Yee, Ramona Lisa and Richard Neil all add to the fun with amusing performances.
In short this is goofy low budget fun, and if you don't mind that fact and like this type of film then you could do worse than to check this one out, however if your the type of person that needs their films to have a certain level of gloss to them then you'd best avoid this one (and the rest of Troma's films for that matter). Good, solid, campy low budget fun.
7/10
Better than expected
blohmjob16 May 2014
I try my best not to judge movies based solely on others' reviews and in the case of Blondes Have More Guns, I've gotta say that I am so glad that I gave it a chance!
Anyone who knows TROMA films knows they're at their best when trying NOT to be taken seriously (while sprinkling true nuggets of social commentary here and there). The ridiculous is by far their forte and low budget or otherwise, this picture shows them doing what they do best.
If you're looking for something meaningful or deep, then my friend, you are barking up the wrong tree entirely and have no business watching any film from TROMA in the first place. If, however, you aim for some good (low-brow) humor then call some friends, crack a few beers and enjoy!
Anyone who knows TROMA films knows they're at their best when trying NOT to be taken seriously (while sprinkling true nuggets of social commentary here and there). The ridiculous is by far their forte and low budget or otherwise, this picture shows them doing what they do best.
If you're looking for something meaningful or deep, then my friend, you are barking up the wrong tree entirely and have no business watching any film from TROMA in the first place. If, however, you aim for some good (low-brow) humor then call some friends, crack a few beers and enjoy!
See it twice!
JohnHowardReid10 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Available – with lots of fascinating extras – on a bargain-priced Troma DVD, this spoof has as many gags that misfire as those that connect. For obvious reasons, the real people behind the movie are not game to tell us who they are. According to the title credits, the movie was written, produced and directed by a gent named "George Merriweather", which is obviously a pseudonym for some of the regular players on the Troma team. For my money, quite a few people were let loose on this movie, but I would particularly single out Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Very tautly edited, Blondes Have More Guns is a movie that runs through at such a breathless pace, it tends to leave viewers equally breathless – and even more bewildered. Nevertheless, it is a movie that actually improves on a second viewing when the eccentricities of the direction and editing – and most particularly of the script – fall into line. In his first of only two theatrical movies, Michael McGaharn makes an impressive – and indeed a charismatic – lead, though he does tend to throw away many of his best lines. Mind you, McGaharn is not the only player who does this. I'd also nominate the lovely Elizabeth Key (this is her only screen appearance) and the ravishing blonde of the title, namely Gloria Lusiak. And here are yet two more reasons why the movie actually improves on a repeat viewing.
TROMA STRIKES AGAIN, IN SWAHILI I MUST ADD!
r-kanne21 November 2003
The movie starts out telling us: "This movie is altered! It is dubbed into Swahili!" (off course it is not)
Needless to say I laughed so much I almost cried seeing this scene the first time back in 1995. Well, the movie is pretty similar to "Silence of the hams"(1994). I found it almost as hilarious and strange. Both movies are made outside Hollywood, cheap and darn funny.
Some critics don`t like this movie, and they often tell us it looks to cheap or that it`s to campy. Well cheap and campy are both trademarks of Troma, and I really can not imagine a expensive Troma-movie made in Hollywood. But some critics seem to want this. Strange, since in my opinion Hollywood has not made a fun movie in 10-15 years. I mean comedy`s with CGI-effects. Made for more money then a small country uses on food for a year. That is just wrong and a good reason to stop watching the most expensive films from Hollywood and elsewhere.
Score: 9 1\2 of 10 Makes you puke of mere laughter
Needless to say I laughed so much I almost cried seeing this scene the first time back in 1995. Well, the movie is pretty similar to "Silence of the hams"(1994). I found it almost as hilarious and strange. Both movies are made outside Hollywood, cheap and darn funny.
Some critics don`t like this movie, and they often tell us it looks to cheap or that it`s to campy. Well cheap and campy are both trademarks of Troma, and I really can not imagine a expensive Troma-movie made in Hollywood. But some critics seem to want this. Strange, since in my opinion Hollywood has not made a fun movie in 10-15 years. I mean comedy`s with CGI-effects. Made for more money then a small country uses on food for a year. That is just wrong and a good reason to stop watching the most expensive films from Hollywood and elsewhere.
Score: 9 1\2 of 10 Makes you puke of mere laughter
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