It really sucks to be a centerfold girl. At least, that’s what I gather the message of this film is. Perhaps films (plural) would be more appropriate—since The Centerfold Girls is made up of three vignettes wherein several beautiful models from Bachelor magazine are stalked and murdered by wandering psychopath Clement Dunne (brilliantly played by Andrew Prine).
But, unfortunately for the ill-fated titular playmates, being stalked and slashed will not prove to be the worst part of their day. First, they must make new friends. Everyday, average people like co-workers, sailors, and hippies. Then, they will be humiliated and raped (whether it be 
spiritually or physically) by these new acquaintances, who turn out to be not so friendly after all. Their entire delicate worlds shall be destroyed. Sanity will be pushed to the very edge of the breaking point. And then, just when they think the nightmare is over and that they just might be able to put the horrific events of the last 24 hours behind them, Clement Dunne shows up and kills them. That’s The Centerfold Girls in a nutshell.
Andrew Prine is always a joy to behold. As murderous stalker Clement Dunne, he’s right on the money (although his best performance by far has to be Simon, King Of The Witches). That said, he was the only interesting thing about The Centerfold Girls for me, with the exception of the gratuitous nudity, mind you. Fans of Ray Danton and Aldo Ray may want to seek this one out, although neither actor provides a formidable factor to the movie’s equation (because there really isn’t any). On the other hand, anyone who’s ever drooled over Jennifer Ashley, Jamie Lyn Bauer, Francine York, or Tiffany Bolling will definitely want this in their collection as they all show some skin at point or another.
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