Sexy prostitute Dagmar (Diana Kjaer from Fanny Hill) has her world turned upside down when a wealthy client proposes marriage and asks to her to give up walking the street and settle down. Dagmar gives the idea careful consideration before closing out her retirement fund. That’s just a fancy way of saying she goes around from bank to bank cashing out all the money she’s accrued during her career as a hooker. Ever the professional, Dagmar keeps all her appointments on her last day as a sex worker and aims to give her customers a send-off they won’t forget.
Dagmar and Co. contains non-stop nudity in the first act and a fun, playful vibe throughout its running time. The story is a tad episodic, and not all the comedic vignettes work, but Kjaer has a winning personality, and her presence keeps you watching, even through some of the sillier sections. While the humor is a little on the uneven side, there are still plenty of laughs to be had. Some of the highlights include Dagmar posing as a nurse to deflower a nervous virgin and banging a composer to the tune of the “William Tell Overture”. The film threatens to derail late in the game when Dagmar must elude her violent pimp in order to escape her old life. However, this potentially unpleasant third act complication is wrapped up in comedic fashion, and winds up being just as silly as everything else in the picture.
Co-writer Louis M. Heywood was also responsible for writing such classics as Planet of the Vampires, Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, and Witchfinder General. I think he’s the one we should be thanking for all the great dialogue. My favorite line came when a Japanese businessman gets one look at Dagmar and says, “She’s built like a brick pagoda!”
AKA: Dagmar’s Hot Pants Inc. AKA: Dagmar’s Hot Pants.
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