So, ya take the exact plot of King Kong, switch the gender roles and throw in a bunch of unfunny jokes and what do you have? Well, at 87 minutes one could definitely call it a movie. The female film crew and their male star (Robin Askwith from the far better Tower of Evil and Horror Hospital) head to the wilds of darkest Africa to film a movie. The giant female gorilla in the area falls for the… how do I put this politely… “interesting-looking” Askwith (his name is Ray Fay). Cold-hearted filmmaker Luce Habit puts the lives of everyone on the line to get herself a new money-making spectacle. After losing her main star due to hostile work conditions, she takes to the streets of London and stumbles upon the denim-vested street urchin Ray Fay, being a scuzz and stealing a King Kong poster reproduction. Cue a chase through the streets to silly music… but this ain’t The Benny Hill Show and my patience is dissipating quickly. They jump on the ship, The Liberated Lady (introduced via song), and head out to make their film. Boy meets ape, ape falls in love and everything goes as you’d expect just from the viewpoint of a Carry On… flick with almost no jokes that land and a feminist message lost in a sea of lame bawdiness and racism. Some of the cast are easy on the eyes and some of the comedy is so stupid it’s daftly charming but that’s no recommendation, especially when you can just watch King Kong… doesn’t matter which one, even that bloated Peter Jackson one is better than this.
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