Time To Celebrate Scream Queen Michelle Bauer!
Michelle Bauer has had an incredible career – dozens of films across many genres, as well as TV shows, documentary appearances and photo spreads as well!
For this “Halloween” edition of my “2020 Sex Kitten Countdown”, I’m going to focus on some of her greatest hits, including one with the hilarious tag line:
“They Charge An Arm And A Leg!”
“Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers!”
Yes, the title and tagline should tell you how “tongue in bloody cheek” this film is, but that’s what makes it a classic!
First, check out this vintage movie trailer – oh, be warned that it is full of sex, nudity and blood – everything that makes Halloween great!
Check out the trailer:
Here is the film’s plot, courtesy of the great website “DVD Drive-in”:
“On the hunt for runaway Oxnard teenager Samantha, Los Angeles private detective Jack Chandler stumbles across an LAPD investigation into a series of chainsaw serial killings when thinks homicide detective Harrison’s “Cuisinart Queen” suspect – caught “making Chicken McNuggets with a chainsaw” – might be the missing girl!”
“Chicken McNuggets With A Chainsaw”!
I think we can all guess what will be in this film: lots of sex, blood, nudity and horrific fun – with Michelle Bauer in the middle of all of it!
The late 80’s were a delirious time for low-budget filmmaking…and Michelle Bauer was in many of them!
Bauer brought an “anything goes” enthusiasm to her role, and in “Chainsaw Hookers”, she has a blast with some very large chainsaws!
Cult movies in the late 80’s were trying to keep the spirit of the drive-in alive – just bloodier, sexier and with a knowing wink to the audience!
“Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers” Director Fred Olen Ray has had a great career in movies, with more than 150 directing credits, like this one!
Many of his films are being remastered with bonus features, so click here to see more about this terrific gem, which Michelle is in as well:
Ray’s low budget films were always full of sex, nudity blood and fun – with an 80’s saturated gloss that makes them pop off the screen!
Michelle is great friends with fellow “Scream Queen” Linnea Quigley, who also starred in “Chainsaw”…
It took over seven hours to paint Linnea Quigley’s body for her “Virgin Dance of the Double Chainsaws” set piece!
Cult movie fans know that the leader of the chainsaw cult in the film is played by the late great Gunnar Hansen, who also played the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface in “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”
As Bauer stated:
“I was scared to death of meeting Gunnar Hansen because growing up I saw The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). I thought that guy was a real guy when I was very young. It was a very scary movie like the original The Hills Have Eyes (1977). So, when I met Gunnar, I’m going, “Oh my God, this guy’s a maniac! I know he’s nuts and he’s got this maniacal look in his eye!” I met him and he’s the most friendly, wonderful, fantastically cuddly, warmhearted gentleman you’d ever meet in your life. Just a big teddy bear and a pleasure to work with.”
Along with being a great Scream Queen, Bauer was also a much in-demand model, and was Penthouse Pet of the Month in July 1981.
Bauer has more than 150 acting credits, a wild career including these cult gems:
In 1993, she appeared in this erotic thriller:
Michelle plays the woman who relates to her psychiatrist the many affairs that she and her blonde girlfriend have had, mainly with younger men.
She also took part in a terrific documentary about this wild era in film!
The documentary “Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era” from 2011 focuses on Bauer’s career, along with Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens.
This is a great documentary because all three Screm Queens take part, give honest and extensive interviews, and it is filled with great clips and interviews with others as well…and Amazon has it for rent or to download, which I did.
One of the great stories from the documentary recounts how the three Actresses were naked in a bathtub for an extended period of time – and were trying to figure out sexy things to do to each other the whole time!
All three of these great Scream Queens deserve our respect and support!
Linnea is also a terrific Scream Queen who I have profiled as well.
Click here to see more of Linnea’s great horror gems!
The horror films of the 80’s were filled with vivid colors – and some terrific Horror Queens like Michelle, Linnea and Brinke Stevens!
Brinke was a great Actress, and a Marine Biologist too! Yes, she was!
Click here to see all of her revealing work!
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Don’t forget to gas up for some fun this Halloween – and watch some great films from Michelle!
Categories: Camp Cult Classics, Classic Horror, Cult Classics, Exploitation Films, Grindhouse, Horror films, JRsploitation, Nudity, sex kittens, Sexploitation Films, Talent / Celebrites
JR-Sploitation! 
I have never seen any of these films, but they do look like great fun.
Best wishes, Pete.
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“Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers” is the right mix of campy humor and bloody fun, with lots of nudity!
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Excellent review….will be looking to add some of those to my collection…..thanx….chuq
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She was a lot of fun – “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers” really gets the mix of violence and campy humor right! Thanks for reading and sharing!
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You are welcome……great reviews. chuq
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