Taffy and Lisa are pledging the Tri-Delt sorority. It's initiation night, so that means copious amounts of paddling by sadistic sorority leader Babs! Three nerds catch wind of the goings on at the 'Felta Delta' house and head out to peek in on the festivities as nerds in '80s horror flicks are known to do.
After being caught by Babs our three nerds are forced to help Taffy and Lisa in the final step of their initiation; breaking in to the Bowl-O-Rama to steal a bowling trophy. After running into feisty Spider, played by '80s scream queen Linnea Quigley, all hell breaks loose as our hapless initiates drop their stolen prize. Setting free Uncle Impy, the jive talking hell spawn imprisoned in said bowling trophy, a night of horror and twisted wishes is unleashed upon the darkened lanes.
Sounds like a quality flick, don't it?
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama is not a good movie. It's safe to assume however, that when you grabbed a box emblazoned with such a title and a byline stating ‘starring Linnea Quigley', that you knew that. So we have to look at this one from a different angle and at that angle this turd has a nice polish to it that makes it shine all nice and pretty. What we have here is a highlight of late '80s horror comedy that refuses to take itself seriously and gives us nothing but a good time and heavy laughs at the on-screen antics and laughable plot.
The acting in Sorority Babes is not top notch but what would you expect? Fitting in nicely with the comedy vibe filling this corny monster caper, the acting at best is hammy and somewhat stilted. George Buck's clueless grandpa schtick is chuckle-worthy throughout. Our three nerds filling out a cartoonish view of college stereotypes, we have the hefty jock type, the bespectacled playboy type, and the plain and simple nerd. These over-the-top stereotypes provide many a laugh with their horny college guy antics. (Highlights being the many peeking scenes dropped throughout the opening sequences.)
Even the sorority babes are a pastiche of the well known sorority girl archetype with their primping and preening, talk of rich dads, and disdain for the lowly pledges. Rounding out our over-the-top stereotype list is the bad girl Linnea Quigley as the feisty and rough Spider. Stilted acting at best, Ms. Quigley provides the sassy one liners throughout the film but we don't really care about her acting. That's not what she's there for. The skin tight biker pants and ripped shirts? That's what she's there for. And we're thankful for it.
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