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DVD REVIEWS
Bad Babes Inc.
AAAAA
ADAM & EVE PICTURES
AdamEve.com
DIRECTOR: Will Ryder
CAST: Katie Morgan, Kat Dior, Adri-
ana Chechik, Tiffany Watson, Sunny
Lane, Zelda Morrison, Kimberly Chi,
Luna Star, Loni Legend, Sarah Van-
della, Ryan Ryder, Seth Gamble, Alec
Knight, Moe Johnson, Chris Strokes;
Tanner Mayes, Whitney Wright, Frank
Bukkwyd, James Bartholet, Eric John,
Jeremy Steele, Mark Kernes (Non-Sex
Roles). 129 Min.
CATEGORY: COMEDY
director Will Ryder started off this year by asserting that he was coming back,
bigger and better than ever, with the best script he’d ever written. It took halfway
into 2017 to make good on his boast, but Ryder indeed delivered—this time in
the form of a comedy, rather than the parody genre that garnered him many AVN
Awards in the past.
LLike a ballplayer who’s gearing up for competition after a brief hiatus off the field,
Loading the bases with a funny script, an appealing cast and a talented crew,
Ryder hits a grand slam with Bad Babes Inc. It’s his bid to once again take home an
AVN Award for Best Comedy—which he did in 2016 with Love, Sex and TV News,
also an Adam & Eve Pictures release.
First there’s the storyline, which casts Ryan Ryder as Ryan Davis, a cheating
porn king, and Katie Morgan as Jennifer, his wife, who knows nothing of his
infidelities—or the true nature of his business. Once divorce proceedings begin—
with the lawyers played by Sarah Vandella and Seth Gamble—Jennifer is awarded
Ryan’s house and business. Jennifer has a lot to learn, and she picks it up quickly
with the help of Sherry (Kat Dior), Ryan’s perky assistant, who has her own
ideas about how to turn Bad Babes Inc. around. No sooner than one can say
“girl power,” the company is back in the black—with numbers guy Frank (Frank
Bukkwyd, taking aim at a Best Non-Sex Performance award) cheering them on.
In terms of the acting, Katie Morgan takes MVP honors in this reviewer’s book.
It feels like she’s finally gotten the meaty role she has so richly deserved since
returning to adult entertainment. And that in itself is reason to give Bad Babes Inc.
high marks. Dior is another standout, creating a character with depth and realism.
The other cast members bring the movie’s many broadly drawn caricatures to life,
with Alec Knight, Luna Star and Kimberly Chi particularly effective at embracing
the campy stereotypes—flamboyant gay actor, sexy Latina maid and FOB
immigrant—in a spirit of goofy fun.
As Ryder promised, this is indeed a big production: a 22-person cast, 13 on-
set crew members, and a double-disc set loaded with extras: a story-only cut, a
director/producer “travelogue,” two BTS segments, a cast table read, three photo
galleries (including 3D images by AVN’s Mark Kernes and the 3D glasses to view
them), trailers and a bonus sex scene. The look of the movie is also striking: it’s
got a mainstream vibe with TV pacing—even more so than Ryder’s TV parodies.
And sex? Yes, there’s plenty of that going on. Handsome leading man Ryder
gets to tangle with AVN Female Performer of the Year Adriana Chechik in the first
scene, and then later he samples the wares at work, giving hands-on direction to
porn starlets Sunny Lane, Zelda Morrison and Loni Legend. Morgan is a sexual
bystander during most of the movie, but she finally gets her freak on with some
porn star dick, courtesy of Chris Stokes. And throughout the sex scenes are
energetic and fun—and most important, they’re in service to the narrative, which
climaxes most satisfactorily.
— Iris Blocks
Babes in Charge Loni Legend and Kimberly Chi.
Clockwise from top left, cast members Katie Morgan, Zelda Morrison, Sunny Lane,
review guide>
All-Girl - No boys, maybe some toys.
All-Sex - Nothing but wall-to-wall action, baby.
Amateur - Performers you’ve never heard of,
shot with equipment available at Target.
Anal - Banging on the back door, mostly.
Big Butt - The cheekiest porn around.
Big Bust - Boobs, racks, melons, juggs ...
Ethnic - Focus on performers of a specific
ethnicity.
Feature - Plot-oriented movies, aimed primarily
at couples, emphasize acting and dialogue.
Gonzo - Porno vérité, in which performers
acknowledge the presence of the camera, fre-
quently addressing viewers directly through it.
Interactive - DVDs that allow viewers to choose
from a range of actions and performers.
Interracial - For fans of dark and light meat.
Oral - All about the pleasures of the mouth.
Parody - Mainstream titles seen through the
porn lens.
POV - To misquote Christopher Isherwood,
“You are the camera.”
Pro-Am - Features little-known to unknown
performers sometimes paired with name stars.
Specialty - Fetish and other specialized adult
entertainment genres. Genre specified in
parentheses.
Vignette - Scenes depict self-contained stories
or scenarios, with or without a connecting
device.
Young Girl - The doctors of tomorrow funding
their education today.
ratings guide>
AAAAA - A rare honor bestowed on only a handful of releases each year.
AAAA 1/2 - Outstanding. The sex is scalding; production values are
top-notch.
AAAA - Excellent. Multiple orgasms assured. Stock several copies.
AAA 1/2 - Above average. Definitely strokable. Unambiguous recom-
mendation.
AAA - Average. Run of the mill. Par for the course. Get the picture?
AA 1/2 - It’s a pretty run-down mill. And that sand trap is a bitch.
AA - You’ll probably need a crane to get it up.
A 1/2 - Even a crane won’t help.
A - Try jerking off in the shower instead.
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