Miles' Rating:

Starring: Even in some his weaker efforts, the talents of Robert McCallum shine through. Though "Summer Camp Girls" is written as a light-hearted sex romp, McCallum laced the production with good comedic performances, hard-edged sex, and, at key moments, believable pairings that will raise your temperature. The huge cast includes Paul Thomas, Joanna Storm, Herschel Savage, Honey Wilder (who, sadly, has no sex), Kimberly Carson, and glowing Shauna Grant.

Remove the sex and it could pass for any one of those dumb summer camp movies that Hollywood cranked out during the early eighties.

It sneaks up on you. The plot is silly. Wilder runs a camp for the bad daughters of wealthy families. They're all over 18, of course, and aching to be boned. But when they do, sparks fly.

Paul Thomas scores in two of the best scenes. Frustrated by the girls' constant cockteasing, especially Joanna Storm's, he's relieved by smoldering camp director Janey Robbins (their dirty talk is steamy)in the local weightlifting room. Thomas explodes again when he finally gives in the girls' temptations. Other great moments include Kimberly Carson's (God, was she sexy!) pool table hump with the patrons of a redneck bar.

The central relationship between Grant and Savage is supposed to be romantic, but it never gels. It's as if McCallum was afraid to smudge the delicate Shauna. This is surprising since a rape theme runs through the entire film.

Still, it's an 8. Even when McCallum isn't in top form, his films offer plenty of intimate, sometimes nasty, action

Posted By Miles, www.excaliburfilms.com | 10/12/06 1:58 PM