Gorgasm (1990)

When I first heard this film’s title I imagined a fatal blowjob, in which a geyser of semen shot through a women’s mouth and out the back of her head. Although not as graphic as my early imaginings, this is a fun little schlock flick with a delightfully wicked premise. GORGASM was written and directed by Hugh Gallagher; this is the first in what you may call his “Gore Trilogy”, with the subsequent films being GOROTICA and GORE WHORE.

 Chase is a frustrated cop who wants to be a detective and solve crimes but his unsympathetic boss assigns him nothing but a desk job, that is until a homicide breaks and the only other homicide detective in the precinct called in sick. Tara, played by real life porn star Gabriela, is a seductress who performs her own type of S&M (if you follow this blog you probably already know what S&M means), called Gorgasm. What it boils down to is simply a strip tease, where the recipient is in bondage, then killed in some grisly manner. That’s right, there is NO SEX involved. After a substantial fee, I mean this bitch asks for ALL your money since your not going to need it where you’re going, all you get to see are a nice pair of tits because she doesn’t even take off her damn panties. The latest satisfied customer got his throat slashed and Chase heads over to the crime scene to do some detective work. He comes across a flyer advertising Gorgasm: the ultimate climax and after some legwork, which involved browsing the local adult video store, he locates the publisher. After displaying the badge in his Velcro wallet he easily gets some information, but not Tara’s address. The way it works is you post an ad requesting Gorgasm and Tara contacts whomever she wants at her discretion.

 At about the same time the investigation is developing we’re introduced to a young couple with sex issues. Boyfriend wants to try S&M, girlfriend responds by kneeing him in the junk , saying “live it up lover boy!”. What girlfriend doesn’t know is that lover boy has posted an add requesting Gorgasm, that is until she walks in on the act. Tara has killed boyfriend with a weed-eater to the face. The girls get into a cat-fight and Tara kills girlfriend by strangling her with a power cord. Well, that’s the end of that story.

As we learn more about Tara, as a sex-fueled psychopath, the more frightening the character becomes. She was married to a man that could take so much pain (she reflects), but he ventured into dangerous territory and crossed the line through what must have been an exquisite Gorgasm(!), perhaps the conception of Tara’s deadly ritual. This woman lives somewhere in a cemetery where she keeps her husband’s mummified corpse, which looks like a mannequin in a plaid shirt. She relives the marital bliss, sadistic fornication, whatever you want to call it, by listening to an audio recording of her husband pleading for his life, while she whips the lifeless carcass with a rope. In a scene, where I will leave for you to discover for yourselves, the sultry tart dabbles in necrophilia!

Chase is pulled from the case when the other homicide detective is feeling better. What to do now? Well, Chase crashes on the couch, cracks open a beer, and continues further research by watching a hardcore S&M video. Believe it or not HE FALLS ASLEEP WATCHING PORN and has a nightmare with Tara. I know what your thinking. How does he even know what Tara looks like? Well, there’s a topless photograph of her (so much for anonymity) on that cheaply printed flyer, which I’m sure he’s examined thoroughly. Before you jump to conclusions, Chase is not as dumb as he looks. Tara will indeed be in his home soon enough, because he had placed an ad requesting Gorgasm! Earlier he received her phone call, in which the brief conversation went exactly like this: Tara, “Do you want the ultimate climax?”, Chase “Yeah, that’s what I want”.

When Tara shows up Chase points a gun at her and informs her he’s a lawman. Tara lustfully rubs her breasts, momentarily distracting the detective. She then kicks the gun out of his hand. Chase pulls out another revolver but the bitch has gotten a hold of a machete and she chops his fucking hand off. He faints and upon awakening realizes he is being restrained in the garage. A short moment later he is able to break free and grab Tara as she is trying to escape out under the partially closed garage door. Chase has got a good hold on her when she says, “What are you doing, you son of a bitch?”. He replies, “Take you to a level you’ve never known!”. He sticks his arm (with gun in hand) between her legs and shoots a bullet up her pussy. That’s GORGASM bitch!

There is somewhat of a surprise twist ending but I feel it takes something away from the spectacular ending mentioned above, so I won’t go into it. I saw this movie with Jose and it was a riot! Gabriela, who plays Tara, has phenomenal breasts: perky, plump and aesthetically pleasing. I found myself enjoying this movie, despite it’s many flaws. I really liked the concept and the way it was depicted was quite humorous, partly due to its budget. Gorgasm won’t blow your mind but it’s a must watch for schlock fans.

3 / 5 STARS