George Coulouris plays a scientist who stumbles on a terrible secret (which is, don't make movies like this).
The film opens with Coulouris, machete in hand, hacking his way through what is supposed to be the Amazon. He comes across an unusual sight - dancers and bongo players. Fast forward five years. Now Coulouris is back in England, along with a bongo player named Tanga (no relation to the orange drinka), and a killer plant which is the native god "juju" or something like that. I'm not sure how Coulouris got the plant through customs, but that's a minor point. Apparently if Coulouris feeds great-looking women to the plant, he can produce a serum which will bring people back to life. Hey, I say don't kill them in the first place, and there is no need for the second place.
Switch to a carnival, where the stacked blonde Vera Day is dancing as a hula girl. And you thought all Hawaiians were brunettes. She catches the eye of a car mechanic, but this isn't exactly "Looking For Mr. Goodwrench." Anyway, after he slugs her boss and gets her fired, he offers to help get her a job - with Coulouris. Coulouris quickly orders a supply of Viagra.
Eventually, Coulouris' housekeeper, who is secretly his wife, confronts him and tries to stab him. He chokes her in self-defense - at least, that's how I would explain it to the police. In the exciting climax, Coulouris manages to revive his dead wife, but realizes she has no brain - which explains why she took this gig.
Coulouris is actually pretty good, and plays his role fairly straight, instead of going over the top. Day is gorgeous, and the director gives us ample side views. The person playing the plant was uncredited, but I assume it was someone who failed the audition for The Little Shop of Horrors.
The film opens with Coulouris, machete in hand, hacking his way through what is supposed to be the Amazon. He comes across an unusual sight - dancers and bongo players. Fast forward five years. Now Coulouris is back in England, along with a bongo player named Tanga (no relation to the orange drinka), and a killer plant which is the native god "juju" or something like that. I'm not sure how Coulouris got the plant through customs, but that's a minor point. Apparently if Coulouris feeds great-looking women to the plant, he can produce a serum which will bring people back to life. Hey, I say don't kill them in the first place, and there is no need for the second place.
Switch to a carnival, where the stacked blonde Vera Day is dancing as a hula girl. And you thought all Hawaiians were brunettes. She catches the eye of a car mechanic, but this isn't exactly "Looking For Mr. Goodwrench." Anyway, after he slugs her boss and gets her fired, he offers to help get her a job - with Coulouris. Coulouris quickly orders a supply of Viagra.
Eventually, Coulouris' housekeeper, who is secretly his wife, confronts him and tries to stab him. He chokes her in self-defense - at least, that's how I would explain it to the police. In the exciting climax, Coulouris manages to revive his dead wife, but realizes she has no brain - which explains why she took this gig.
Coulouris is actually pretty good, and plays his role fairly straight, instead of going over the top. Day is gorgeous, and the director gives us ample side views. The person playing the plant was uncredited, but I assume it was someone who failed the audition for The Little Shop of Horrors.