Wild Goose Chase Review

Studio
Evil Angel

Genre
Feature Film

Director
John Stagliano

Starring
Julianne James, Angela Summers, Patricia Kennedy, Tamara Lee, Champagne, Candice Heart, Jeanna Fine, K.C. Williams, Christie Keith, Joey Silvera, Randy West, Sean Michaels, T.T. Boy, and John Stagliano

Running Time
2:16

DVD Format
Single Sided, Dual Layer (DVD-9)

Aspect Ratio
1.33:1 (full frame)

Special Features
Animated main menu with full motion video; FMV chapter selection menu; fetish menu; 35-picture production stills gallery; 20-picture behind-the-scenes photo gallery; and 35-minute video commentary

Typical Watchers
Buttmen and Buttwomen, early 90's nostalgia seekers

Typical Haters
If the words "feature," "no anal," and "80's big hair" strike fear into your heart...

Replay Value
Medium to High

Themes
Big ass worship, point of view camerawork, anal fingering, foxy wrestling, titfucking, dirty talk, toys, interracial, natural breasts, no anal

Condoms
None used

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Flashback to Fall 1990:  Saddam Hussein had just invaded Kuwait.  The talent-rich Oakland A's were about to be upset in a World Series sweep.  The latest version of Microsoft's operating system was Windows 3.0.  And an adult director named John Stagliano, coming off his successful Buttman's Ultimate Workout, produced a landmark, shot-on-film movie called Wild Goose Chase.

Wild Goose Chase stars one of my favorite blondes, Julianne James.  With nice, natural tits and a big, round ass, she was great playing the ditsy blonde role without being too irritating.  The star-studded cast also includes 90's icons including Jeanna Fine (pre-boob job), K.C. Williams, Angela Summers, Patricia Kennedy, Candice Heart, Tamara Lee, Randy West, Sean Michaels, T.T. Boy, John Stagliano, and Joey Silvera--who plays private detective Sal Calipigi.

Calipigi is on the quest to find a missing girl, Julie (Julianne James), who disappeared from a Hollywood junk shop.  He follows leads that take him to his old secretary, to a bikini wrestling video set, and then to the home of the junk shop's owner, played by none other than John Stagliano.  Buttman shows that his obsession with big butts was already well established in the early 90's, not only through the abundance of bending-over shots, but with the character he plays, saying, "Sal, this girl has an incredible, big, round ass. If she were to come into my store, I'm sure I would notice."  Now, imagine that line delivered by a much younger Stagliano who looks and sounds an awful lot like David Duchovny (c'mon, just picture Fox Mulder saying that line, deadpan!).

While it's not a "ha ha" comedy, there's quite a bit of other subtle humor, such as Sal affection toward dirty magazines, Randy West as a mohawked wrestler/porno director, and the Goose prop, which like the Penguin in the Wallace and Gromit short, "The Wrong Trousers," plays a key role.  There's also cameos by the late, great director Bruce Seven and Buttman's one-time partner Patrick Collins.  Finally, the wrestling theme mimics some of Stagliano's own past as he used to produce female wrestling videos and did some oil wrestling himself (facts revealed in the excellent, 35-minute video commentary bonus feature on the DVD).

Besides the clever story (for a porno) and the low-key gags, what makes Wild Goose Chase a classic is the top notch sex.  From the point-of-view "goosing" of the girls, to the variety of non-facial cumshots, to Jeanna Fine's talent for dirty talk, to the 3-on-1 champagne-soaked treat for Randy West, to Angela Summers trying to deep throat a raise out of her boss, this film rises well above most of the shot-on-video crap that dominated that time.  Above all, the realistic orgasms and frenzied intensity makes you forget that you're watching professionals going at it.

Of the 8 scenes, there isn't a single one that I can't find something to like.  Granted, it's somewhat dated in style (lots of big hair, slightly furry muffs, and pretty vanilla sex--no anal except for some fingering).  But the 2 hours and 16 minutes go by really quickly and even the most jaded viewers can appreciate the natural beauty of the cast and the slightly perverted nature of the characters.  Another thing that I really dig is Joey's love for titfucking and his pops on Tamara Lee and Julianne James' nipples.  And I can go on and on...

The industry owes a lot to Buttman for creating probably the most popular genre in porn, gonzo.  But after seeing Wild Goose Chase, it's pretty clear that John Stagliano could have easily gone the traditional feature porn route and done quite well.  I don't know that Buttman had any idea that more than a decade after he decided to dabble in film, Wild Goose Chase would be considered one of the best adult films of the period...or that he would return to film one of the most acclaimed adult movies of all time in The Fashionistas.  I highly recommend you take a trip back to 1990 and pick up a copy of Wild Goose Chase.

- Saki (saki@sakivision.com)