Fast Cars and Tiki Bars (2001)

Red Ezra's design abilities shine in this cutesy porn feature, marked by hot sex, fun costuming and a comedy turn by Jonathan Morgan. Typical of turn of the 21st Century XXX, it created initial interest and is now forgotten.

I've seen almost all of Red's movies and regard him as a talented filmmaker in the Adult field, with his career ending abruptly - perhaps the moving finger of fate moved on. At any rate, it is interesting to revisit and reassess his works.

There are 8 vignettes presented with spirit and gusto, but absence of a story or content is probably what makes TIKI BARS ephemeral. Title set-piece has Voodoo and Nicole Sheridan, a great screen team in both XXX and schlocky Fred Olen Ray skin flick contexts, at such a bar with a huge talking head right out of Easter Island. Voiced by improv specialist Morgan this is a funny and elaborate sequence you don't see in assembly-line porn.

Other highlights include: a music video styled vignette featuring surf guitar and gaudy colors as backdrop for sex; Kelsey Heart as a pin-up on the wall who comes to life much to the satisfaction of a garage mechanic working on a beautiful vintage car; Allison Chaynes as a girl doing vintage housework but switching to sex -styled to look like '50s great Beverly Garland only with huge tits.