FORMAT: BLU-RAY
Angelica, The Young Vixen was included as a bonus feature on the Blu-Ray of The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals. Presumably helmed by that film’s director, Oliver Drake (although there are conflicting reports on whether that’s accurate or not), it was released by Vega, who were also responsible for unleashing Mummy onto the world. While it doesn’t exactly make for an ideal double feature, I’m still glad Severin was able to preserve it.
Leading lady Dixie (Miss Nymphet’s Zap-In) Donovan gets a great introduction as Angelica. We first see her bent over for the camera while picking cotton. When her boyfriend “Big Nick” catches her banging another guy, there’s a struggle, and he winds up killing Big Nick. While awaiting trial, the judge allows Angelica to stay with him and his lesbian daughter, who wastes no time seducing young Angelica. Predictably, it doesn’t take long for the judge to start banging his gavel… if you know what I mean.
I love rarities like this. The print is damaged (so much so that sometimes it almost looks psychedelic) and jumpy, but you won’t care. Is it good, per se? Not really, but it has some memorable touches. There’s an odd scene where gregarious ethic folk singing is intercut with a guy boning two chicks. The scene where Big Nick catches Angelica and her lover in a sleeping bag and zips them up and drags them around the camp to shame them is pretty good too. You do have to deal with a long bad folk-rock number though, which I suppose was probably only there to pad the running time out to an even hour.
The movie really belongs to Donovan. Throughout the film, Dixie proves she’s dynamite, especially when running nude through the woods, skinny-dipping, and getting it on. It Angelica, The Young Vixen some kind of long-lost cinematic treasure? No, but as a vehicle for the talents of the winning Dixie Donovan, it’s an amusing watch.
AKA: Angelika’s Young Vixens. AKA: Wild and Sexy.
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