Hardbodies (1984)

When it starts to get cold out I’ve notice my Netflix queue gets loaded up with summertime beach movies. It’s instinctual. What’s more fun then sitting directly next to a space heater watching 80′s hair bounce around the beach? That said, this week I watched Hardbodies. What a gem.  3 guys down on their luck with women, rent a beach house and hire a hot local to show them the ropes. It’s completely sexist, racist at times, and amazing.

I think my favorite thing about goofball comedies is they can’t take themselves too seriously. At all. There are plot loopholes and logistics that are could never be feasible. It’s like dreaming.  Then there’s the half dressed cast running from side to side on the screen. Even more so like a dream. The point is, the plot is basic and doesn’t take much reasoning or thinking, which I love. The less thinking the better these days.

On IMDB.com, movie database, the keywords attached to Hardbodies are pretty entertaining too. Check it out:

• Beach
• Older Man Younger Woman Relationship
• Cult Comedy
• Cult Favorite
• Beach Bunny
• Yanked Off Bikini Top
• Teen Sex Comedy
• Swimsuit
• Female Nudity
• Middle Age
• Beach Blanket
• Nude Model
• Psychotronic
• Obscene Finger Gesture
• Legs
• Middle Aged Man

I can’t decide which words I like best.

 

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