Fans of the VHS classic Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama were clamoring for a sequel. Well, in 1988, maybe. Three decades too late comes Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2.
Caught committing sex crimes against the sorority members of Pi Epsilon Delta, three frat boys thirsty for T&A agree to join the ladies in a little B&E: an after-hours trip to the local bowling alley to retrieve a hallowed trophy. Yes, it’s the same trophy that unleashes the same foul-mouthed imp, now made of minimally articulated foam, quoting MLK and voiced by Derek Jeremiah Reid (Bad Impulse).
One by one, the imp grants their wishes as literally as possible, to fatal results. Por ejemplo, a guy expressing desire to be “a famous rapper” is magically and moronically turned into a — wait for it — candy bar wrapper, which the imp then eats.
Scripted by Full Moon regular Kent Roudebush (Ooga Booga), Bowl-O-Rama 2 isn’t so much written as it is written over. More remake than sequel, it repeats the events of the original, but shorn of half an hour, the horror elements and, frankly, all of the fun. Given its general nonchalance and low production values, you’d be forgiven for assuming David DeCoteau returned to the director’s throne, but those duties fell to Brinke Stevens. She and fellow Sorority Babe Michelle Bauer reprise their roles in cameos, albeit separate from the action since they’re ghosts and not on the set. Linnea Quigley, however, is a no-show, so Kelli Maroney (Slayground) takes her part as the Pi Ep house mom.
Unless you want to see what Full Moon’s round of starlets look like in a group shower, skip it, as Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 rolls straight into the gutter. Its use of clips from the ’88 film serve as flashbacks, as well as a sad reminder of how producer Charles Band keeps lowering the bar for the Full Moon brand. —Rod Lott