Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

I love this movie! I first caught it at about 4 in the morning on Cinemax, back in the mid-90s and could not stop laughing at the bizarre tale of a con man on the run hiding out in a trailer park with the whitest of trash. While their he meets up with a porn star, a Hungarian movie star, and assorted other oddball characters that make this movie a lot of fun. Max Perrish and Adrienne Shelly both deserved to have better careers than they had after this came out. Both are great in their roles as Eli and the jail bait animal lover who falls in love with him. This might not be for everybody, but those who like an offbeat black comedy may find this well worth checking out. We need a DVD release! There are two versions floating around on VHS, an R rated and an Unrated...the difference coming, I believe, early on in the movie when Sabre first brings the drunken Eli home to her trailer and has her way with him. Despite this scene, the movie is low on the sleaze factor actually, with the only nudity coming from Parrish's butt...and it is kinda strange that they did two versions, but whichever you do manage to pick up (I bought the unrated for about $3) you will probably find it to be a few bucks wells spent.

If you enjoy "black comedy", "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" is a must see. This is something Paul Bartel would have had a ball with, as I'm sure Joel Hershman probably did. All the weird trailer park loonies you could ever imagine are in this movie. Nympho's, virgins, a senior citizen thief, mother haters, a Great Dane, and on and on. Cult status is assured if the film ever gets the exposure it deserves. The soundtrack is another reason to see "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" as it is excellent. So, if your idea of dark comedy might include poisoning your slutty sister, and then burying her in a pet cemetery, you have found "black comedy" gold. Highly recommended. - MERK

Big studio Hollywood couldn't've made a film like this if they tried. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss me is one hysterical film that had me laughing throughout it's run. I found myself not being able to wait until the slutty nymphet Sabra would come back onto the screen, for every scene she is in is incredibly funny. She delivers her lines with such ease and assurity it was almost as if she was ad-libbing. Also, Sean Young is amazing, as is the incredibly good-looking Max Parrish and Adrienne Shelley (who's obviously not even close to the age of 17, which is the age of her character). DON"T RENT THIS MOVIE, BUY IT!!! I used to watch it on the USA network but they cut out alot of stuff, so I had to bid on it through Ebay because it's not easy to find in stores.

Feeling nostalgic for an over the top 90s trailer trash romcom? You can do better, but why not dumpster dive! Plus, the soundtrack is actually pretty killer.

Eli (Max Parrish) accidentally shoots unstable "Twinkle" (Sean Young) after she tries to force him to marry her (at gunpoint). He hides out in a trailer park and becomes involved with an abusive crazy stripper (Andrea Naschak), her sweet kind sister (Adrienne Shelly) and various crazy characters.

An unjustly forgotten black (VERY black) comedy. There's no holds barred but it never crosses the line to become too black. It's well-directed with some VERY strange characters, hysterically funny dialogue, plenty of nudity (even Parrish shows some skin) and all done with gusto by the entire cast. Parrish is tall, handsome and hunky as Eli--the one sane person in the movie. Young isn't in it much but she makes her scenes count. Naschak is OK (if a little too vicious) and Shelly manages to play it sweet and light without becoming too cloying. Also Diane Ladd (who must have been hired for one days work) has a few short scenes.

It's sick but funny as hell. Sample line: "I guess killing your sister, burying your dog and losing your virginity all in one day is a lot for a girl". It's a shame this was barely released and got no attention and STILL remains that way to this day 13 years later. Just great! I give this a 10.