Tuesday, January 17, 2023

JANUA-RAY: THE STRANGE SEX LIFE OF HITLER’S NAZIS (1971) * ½

The Strange Sex Life of Hitler’s Nazis is Ray Dennis Steckler’s limp sequel to his sporadically amusing Nazi Brothel.  It begins with a bunch of recycled footage from that film, then the “plot” begins.  Hitler shows up at the brothel demanding the capture of American secret agent, Jane Bond (Carolyn Brandt), who is now dubbed, “The Nazi Buster”.  Meanwhile, orgies and various sex acts occur at the brothel.  Eventually, Jane’s sidekick is captured, and she has to bust some Nazis to save her trusted compatriot. 

The streak of sly, sardonic, subversive humor that was so prevalent in Nazi Brothel is sorely missing this time out.  There’s less of a “sticking it to the Nazis” vibe here (although Hitler is portrayed as a whiny nincompoop) as it’s more of a straight-up skin flick.  The problem with that is, yet again, the sex scenes aren’t sexy in the least.  

The orgy scenes are the biggest problem.  Steckler seems to just let the camera hang back while all the action goes on.  Because of that, it’s hard to tell who’s doing what to whom, especially since all the participants have the same sallow skin tone.  The sex scenes featuring three or four partners are only slightly better, but they’re nothing close to approximating “erotic”.  There are one or two odd moments (like a hooker powdering a Nazi’s butt), although not enough to make it as much fun as the first one. 

While the film is kind of a letdown next to Nazi Brothel, there are plenty of Ray Dennis Steckler’s signatures to be seen.  As with that flick, the title sequence is written on a chalkboard, and the actors have trouble maintaining their erections.  The Batman influence is once again present as this time Jane Bond has a younger crimefighting sidekick a la Rat Pfink a Boo Boo.  The movie also ends with a woman with bad teeth biting a guy’s dick, which makes it similar to The Mad Love Life of a Hot Vampire.  And as with many of Steckler’s productions, it climaxes with an elongated chase scene.  As far as Steckler’s Stock Players go, this has virtually the same cast from Nazi Brothel, most notably Carolyn Brandt (who sadly, doesn’t show up until the last four minutes).  

AKA:  Love Life of Hitler’s Nazis. 

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