Kitten Natividad stars as Chastity Knott, a busty bartender who learns she has breast cancer. Chastity flies down to the South American jungle seeking a miracle cure. She soon discovers that sucking on some magical fruit instantly makes her cancer go away. Not only that, but it imbues her with super strength. Meanwhile, a jealous club owner (G. Larry Butler) thinks Chastity’s bar has been stealing all his business. He then sends out three buxom beauties to rub her out. When they accidentally kill her boyfriend instead, Chastity becomes a costumed superheroine named The Double-D Avenger and goes out for revenge.
The Double-D Avenger was released in 2001, just before Spider-Man came out and Hollywood went crazy for comic book heroes. It just shows how far ahead of his time writer/director William Winckler was. This was something of a comeback for Kitten, who actually had breast cancer a few years prior to filming. It’s nice seeing how the narrative culls from her life story and mixes it in with the fantasy. She definitely seems to be having fun, and her exuberant performance makes up for a lot of the film’s shortcomings. It’s also amusing seeing other Russ Meyer actresses like Haji and Raven del la Croix getting an opportunity to get in on the action.
Speaking of action, Winckler delivers a great chase sequence through a wax museum run by none other than Forrest J. Ackerman. I also enjoyed the duel with vibrators scene. Despite a few suggestive moments like that, this could’ve easily been PG-13. In fact, I was kind of surprised how tame this was. That doesn’t mean it’s not fun. I just think at least SOME nudity would’ve helped. (The dream scene comprised of glamour shots of Kitten in her prime have her nipples blurred out.)
Look. You’re either the kind of person who wants to see a woman in her fifties punching people with her boobs or you aren’t. I’m proud to say I am exactly the audience The Double-D Avenger was made for.
Winckler’s main gig seems to be adapting anime and Ultraman TV shows into their English language versions. I’m sure that know-how helped shape the script. He also came up with some great lines like, “I am Double-Delighted!” and “I’ll give those villains a little tit for tat!”
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