H.O.T.S.
| H.O.T.S | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Gerald Seth Sindell |
| Produced by |
W. Terry Davis Don Schain Gerald Seth Sindell |
| Written by | W. Terry Davis |
| Screenplay by |
Cheri Caffaro Joan Buchanan |
| Story by |
W. Terry Davis Cheri Caffaro Joan Buchanan |
| Starring |
Lisa London Susan Kiger |
| Music by | David Davis |
| Cinematography | Harvey Genkins |
| Edited by | Barbara Pokras |
| Distributed by |
Mid-America Releasing Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country |
 USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.4 million[1] |
H.O.T.S. is a 1979 sex comedy. The film stars three Playboy Playmates — Susan Kiger (January 1977), Pamela Bryant (April, 1978) and Sandy Johnson (June, 1974) — as well as former Miss USA of 1972, Lindsay Bloom, sexploitation actress Angela Aames and B-movie veteran Lisa London. Danny Bonaduce appears in a supporting role.
The cast frequently appear in tight white T-shirts with the H.O.T.S. logo and red-orange shorts. Some reviewers believe this wardrobe inspired the Hooters uniforms.[2]
Plot
Honey Shayne (Kiger) is a freshman at Fairenville University (known, according to a title card, as "Good old F.U."). After unsuccessfully pledging the Pi sorority, and being publicly ridiculed by sorority president Melody Ragmore (Bloom), Honey joins with three other unsuccessful pledges (O'Hara, Terri and Samantha) to form a new sorority (to be known as H.O.T.S. after their initials ) with the goal of stealing all of the rival sorority's boyfriends.
The movie includes a number of competitions intended to accomplish that goal, including a fundraiser (a kissing booth), a dance and a climactic game of strip football. Both groups play pranks on the others and attempt to avoid disciplinary actions from the F.U. administration. A subplot deals with the attempts of two bungling gangsters to recover money hidden in the renovated building housing the sorority.
A running gag during the movie is the source of the name "H.O.T.S." While the closing credits reveal that the name is an anagram of the first names of the four founders, other characters in the film believe it to stand for Hands Off Those Suckers and Hold On To Sex. At one point, the girls claim it stands for Help Out The Seals.
References
- ↑ Richard Nowell, Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum, 2011 p 259
- ↑ http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/H/hots.html
External links
- H.O.T.S. at the Internet Movie Database
- Review at Bad Movies Report