Jack (Jack Cullison) has a bunch of problems: He has lost his job, and
his dad (Ryan Gold) is going to kill him for that if he finds out. He has
also started to rent out rooms in the house his parents have provided him
with to all his college friends, which his dad is also going to kill him
for should he ever find out. And dad would kill him for as good as failing
business class, if he only knew. Now there's one chance he at least passes
business class, and that's turning a run-down car wash into a profitable
business within a week ... hah, fat chance there. But of course, Jack has
a real friend to fall back on - well, a friend-ish guy at least,
over-sexed Vex (Jason Lockhart), who persuades Jack to turn the car wash
into a bikini car wash to turn things around, because guys like to
see girls in bikinis, period. Well, Vex likes to see girls in bikinis
anyways, and it has to be said, Jack's female friends are all very cute
and sexy. Against all odds, the car wash turns out to be really
profitable, but that's hardly the end of Jack's problems, as neither his
dad nor his professor (Tom McLaren) would really approve of the business
he runs, he has attracted the attention of two extortionist mobsters
(Heath Centazzo, Brendan Nagle) - and worst of all, Jack risks to lose the
respect of his best friend Brittany (Ashley Park) over it, a woman he has
been in love now for years without ever knowing (and vice versa). And
that's only the beginning of Jack's problems ... Ok, if by
hearing the title All American Bikini Car Wash, associations soft
erotica from the 1980s and 90s on late night TV pop up almost instantly,
nobody can blame you I suppose, and you do get quite a bit of topless
nudity in this film, plus plenty of hot girls in skimpy bikinis - but the
focus isn't on the female body in various stages of undress here, All
American Bikini Car Wash manages to tell an actual story carried by
colourful characters, and paced in a way that pushes the narrative forward
rather than make room for a few more boobies - all of which is also helped
by some rather decent acting, a brand of comedy clearly above toilet
humour and the simply moronic , and a rather subtle direction that all
make this film into something different than just a softcore romp. Sure,
this is not the next Citizen Kane, nor will a film with a title
like All American Bikini Car Wash ever try to be ... it's just 90+
minutes of innocent and at the same time slighly naughty entertainment -
simply put: great summer fun!
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