Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout

Anyone that likes to exercise their right to look at sexy women will love Linnea's attempt at fitness videos. It is clever and arousing to watch, and there is a zombie scene that is even more enjoyable than the one in Michael Jackson's Thriller video. Fans of Linnea definitely need to check this one out.

I may be a bit biased on this one because I have an autographed copy of the video...

This video is great fun though. I like to pop it in at a party or when the guys are over..it's good, fun, mindless entertainment.

I work out my eyes regularly to this video.

There are some great clips of Linnea's movies as well as cheesy humor and a few exercise sessions.

The opening shower scene is funny as well as hot. It's a great way to start of this video which finishes off funny, with outtakes and goofs.

Not for everyone, but a good party tape.

Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Whereas BILLY THE KID VS. Dracula was one of the drive-in eras biggest cult favorites, this thing here has to be one of the crowning achievements of the VHS era. I'm sure anyone who grew up in the 80s remember the days when you'd walk into your local shop and never know what new, weird title you'd find on the shelf.

We all know that Linnea Quigley was one of the biggest stars of the VHS days and this here has to be her most outrageous film. Part documentary, part workout video and part slasher, this film offers up quite a bit in its 61-minute running time but without a doubt the main reason it was made is so that her fans could see her naked (again). Basically we start off with Quigley talking to the camera and then going through some of her movie clips. From here she shows us her workout, which leads her to going for a job when she's attacked by zombies. She's worried about the "shape" that the zombies are in so she leads them on an exercise. Later, after another workout, Quigley and her girlfriends are stalked by a psycho.

Anyone who would actually take this film serious are certainly watching the wrong movie. I think as long as you come into this thing with an open mind then you should be able to have some fun with it. Quigley is certainly attractive enough to where it's easy to just look at her beautiful body but she's also quite charming here and manages to be very funny as well (especially during a "stretch your muscle" joke). The zombie scene is funny in its own way and the slasher segment also does a nice job at spoofing the type of horror films that were being released during this period. At just 61-minutes I will admit that the workout stuff gets a little dragged out a bit but there's still no question that fans of Quigley will enjoy watching this.

Just picked this rare tape up and I have to say that Linnea Quigley is now up there with my favorite scream queens. She is just as funny in comedy as she is scary in horror! I loved when she worked out with the zombies and when they showed flashbacks to her 80's horror classics (mostly Creepozoids and Nightmare Sisters). Only one question: Why didn't they show live flashbacks of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS? I guess they couldn't get the rights... Anyway Linnea shines in every aspect and I LOVED her corny jokes!

Of note though: Do not let your wives or girlfriends catch you watching this tape...you might get dumped...this is for guys only!

***out of****Great humor and FUN to watch!

It's technically a workout video, but there's no actual instruction. The performers flail around on screen in often seemingly-random ways that are impossible to follow, made even worse by the cinematography and constant cuts.

It's technically a horror video, but it's not frightening at all. The horror creatures are played entirely for comic relief.

It's technically a comedy, but every single attempt at humor is painfully stupid and unfunny.

It's technically a softcore erotic video, but the gyrations of scantily-clad women are far too awkward to be sexy in any way.

So unless this is a masterpiece of experimental filmmaking where I'm missing all of the nuance and subtle philosophy, this amounts to an utterly worthless waste of time.