Beatrice (Jenny Coulter) and Laura (Rodney Horn) have a friend, Claudia
(Angie Keeling) - who's simply unbearable: She pretends to be a devout
Christian, and tries to talk guilt into Beatrice for smoking, citing
herself as a prime example for quitting with the help of the lord - but
then she's one of those persons who secretly smoke in the bathroom and
preach chastity while having a serious masturbation habit. Eventually,
Claudia's bigotry gets so out of bounds that she actually pulls a knife on
Laura, who just happens to be Jewish - but Beatrice shoots her dead in
cold blood, not only because Claudia has pulled a knife but also because
Beatrice always wanted to do this. So what now? Dump the corpse in the
vat of oatmeal in Beatrice's garden, that's what. Nobody will ever find
it. So you might think this is the end of Beatrice and Laura's problems,
but no, the problems just start here ... Click
here to open the Spoiler Pop-up! Basically, this little film is best
described as Twilight
Zone meets (early, underground) John Waters, as it takes the
structure of a classic supernatural short story (à la Twilight
Zone) and gives it a self-conscious white trash makeover,
complete with crossdressers, large people, intentional ugliness and
bathroom humour, but without overdoing it or doing it for the sole purpose
of being gross. The result might not be after everyone's taste, but it is
also a fun movie ...
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