Driller: A Sexual Thriller XXX Review

Reviewed by astroknight  on  3/19/2011

Running Time: 84 min.

Production Date: 1984

Director: Joyce James

Cast: Angelique, Cassandra Leigh, Esmeralda, Gypsy, Renee Summers, Taija Rae, Carson Dyle, Dick Howard, Frank Serrone, George Payne, and many more in sexual roles as well as Michelle Maren in a non-sex role

Audio /Video Quality: For a twenty seven year old adult film that's been all but lost for the last couple decades, Driller looks and sounds very impressive due to a very nice remastering. The audio is balanced okay, but is fairly clear and has very few background noises. The video is presented in the full frame format and looks very good. There's a little grain, but this is an older movie that was shot on film and when one factors that in the picture looks remarkably clear. There's also nice camera work and decent lighting to help out the presentation. This might not be a crystal clear presentation for audio and video, but for the movie's age and budget it's very impressive.

The Movie:

Taija Rae and Dick Howard	”Mr. J” and his zombie dancers

After going to Mr. J's show, Dick and Taija head back to her house with her insisting that he keep quiet because her parents are sleeping in the next room. He gets more than pushy with her and plays with her pussy before fucking her as she keeps urging him to hurry up and complains about being uncomfortable. Dick moves up to fuck Taija's face before popping on her face as Taija tries to block it.

After Carson dances with zombies in Taija's room and fondles her a bit, he turns into a werewolf and whips out a huge fake cock to show her. After it bounces and rotates around for her Carson moves in to screw her missionary style. Finally he pulls out and showers her with his dark seed.

After “Mr. J” kidnaps Taija, she's pretty much taken to a circus of sex with Quazi Modo spanking Esmeralda and watching her masturbate to a good squirt, a masked Frank and George taking on Cassandra, and a gold painted Angelique and Gypsy getting it on with each other with the help of a lighted double dong before the action turns into pretty much a full cast orgy as well as a continuation of the freak show that preceded it. “Freak show” and “full cast orgy” are about the only way to describe the rest of the scene for me as you have most of the cast highly made up as ghouls, werewolves, and more and they're in one huge mess of flesh. Finally they break around and head into the final scene.

After another dance by Mr. J, four guys surround Taija and gangbang her. The first doesn't last long and cums on her bush soon after fucking her pussy missionary style, but the others keep going and work all around her and popping around her.

Driller is a very unique adult film, and although it's far from hot it's also one that I can't help but highly recommend that anybody with the least bit of interest check out. I suppose I should admit that I'm one of the few people who's never seen Michael Jackson's Thriller despite growing up when it was huge. Even without seeing the original, Driller stands out as a great parody. Taija Rae is great in the lead role, and does a nice job through three very short scenes. The thing that makes Driller worth checking out, however, is the artistic style and sheer ambition of the project. Although Driller is over twenty five years old now, it still shows more ambition than a heck of a lot of big budget releases made today. There's a little story, tons of style, and even multiple dance numbers that are great takes on the original. I can't say that Driller ever gave me much for wood, but it did put a smile on my face from start to finish. I think there will be plenty of enjoyment for couples who like watching horror movies, especially some of the older style, with the sex being light and tasteful enough to get the mood going well. Driller is far from your typical porn, and I can't help but recommend that people check it out due to the care and effort that went into it.

The Extras: The photo gallery is split in two, with one slideshow featuring promotional items and art while the other focuses on the movie. There's also a trailer and a pair of interviews.

The interview with producer Timothy Greene Beckely aka “Mr. Creepo” lasts a little under a half hour. He talks a bit about the origin of the movie, the cost, and it's theatrical distribution. He also talks about the production, being a UFOlogist, and the money aspects of the movie. Finally, Timothy talks about working with a few select people involved with the movie. This is a very nice interview. Timothy Greene Beckely does a great job talking about then versus now and does a nice job keeping things moving through quite a few subjects. I have a feeling he has plenty of stories and could be a lot of fun to chat with over an adult beverage or three, as this interview really helped out the overall DVD.

The audio interview between Mr. Creepo and Esmeralda twenty five years after the original movie lasts about four and a half minutes with the original scene playing in the background. They talk about squirting and the movie as well as Mr. Creepo just kind of rambling while trying to avoid anything that might get them in trouble with copyrights. It's an okay interview and although it does add a bit to the overall DVD it's not a lot.

Condom Usage: None

Final Thoughts: No, it's not the sexiest adult film you'll ever see, but it's such a great blast from the past showing so much effort that I can't help but recommend at least renting it.

Note to Devil's Den: Thank you for the care you put into your product! The interview and new transfer were both very appreciated.

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