Candy Von Dewd

In the distant future, mankind is facing what may be its last days. Biological mishaps have all but destroyed the human race. Scientists fear procreation may come to an end unless a fantastic solution is found. The manly crew of 174 Rocket Leroy is sent to search the galaxy to find "seedable" life forms, armed with a potency pill in the event they get lucky. Landing on a strange desert world, the team finds signs of a female race and soon discovers a trippy tribe of sexy, latex-clad sirens. When the rocket team-leader is captured by the bodacious babes, the crew is forced to enlist the help of a sultry super astro-soldier, Candy Von Dewd, to ensure his rescue. It's a race against time as the lusty Amazon-like girls are hell-bent on torturing men with their bizarre S&M rituals.

An ode to the pop culture and sci-fi mania of the '60s and '70s, cheese-cinema auteur Jacques Boyreau's Candy Von Dewd is a strong contender for the underground cult status of his obscure previous efforts (Hippy Porn, Planet Manson). With a wild vision of the 23rd Century that's both nostalgic and brilliantly twisted, Candy Von Dewd hurtles across the movie screen with the unrelenting energy of comet.

It's a modern-day Barbarella filmed in an 8th Avenue porn shop. With lovely ladies running amok in leather boots and rubber erotic-wear, fantastic plotting that borders on the surreal and a budget that wouldn't pay for a year in film school, Candy Von Dewd is a mind-altering experience best seen when the mind is already altered.

Spaced-out special effects highlight this bizarre cinematic experience that takes the B-picture to a place where no rational man has gone before! Candy Von Dewd enjoyed a limited theatrical run, playing double-bills with such sci-fi opuses as Zardoz, one of many films from which elements are borrowed and happily distorted. Contains sexual situations.

• science fiction