Evil Toons (1990)

	Director: Fred Olen Ray
	Starring: David Carradine, Arte Johnson, Dick Miller, Monique Gabrielle
	Run Time: 86 mins
	Certificate: 18
	Rating:

Plot
Four teenage girls arrive at an old house to clean it up in preparation for it's new owners. They find a book in the basement, full of magical incantations, and foolishly decide to read it, bringing to life a cartoon demon who likes the blood of young women.

Review
Despite Evil Toons being a total bag of crap, I long for a return to the days of these cheap and cheerful skin flicks masquerading as horror films. You just don't get sleaze like you used to and the likes of Fred Olen Ray and Jim Wynorski seem to be relics of a by-gone era now. Totally sexist, border-line exploitative and utterly sleazy, you'll sometimes wish you actually had the balls to go and rent out a porno instead of watching rubbish like Evil Toons to get a cheap thrill.

Evil Toons is harmless to all except feminists - it's done in good humour and pretty much rips on itself with some jokes here and there. It knows it's daft and sleazy and doesn't make any bones about it. But even with this self-deprecating humour, the film is just so trashy and is just a cheap excuse for a bit of skin. The cartoon demon looks really shoddy and is only on screen for about three minutes. At least these three minutes of air time are hilarious as he drools over one of the girls, eyes-popping out all over the place and then says "nice tits" as he rips her clothes off. Then to save on budget, the demonic cartoon then assumes the identity of one of the actresses. Great - a body swap film which I hate because they are inexpensive ways out of the tricky situation of having to show whatever is possessing the characters. It's a shame too as the cartoon demon looks pretty funny when it's on screen - sort of a deformed Looney Tunes cartoon. But the budget wasn't obviously going to stretch too far and they keep the cartoon to a bare minimum.

The actresses have to be some of the worst ever filmed. Their lines are delivered with so little expression it's like they are reading from the script as they speak. However they all get naked at some point and with alarming frequency and they all look great in the buff so some sins can be forgiven. I mean their chests are clearly the reasons for being cast in the film so you might as well abide by the director's decision and go with the flow. They strip tease, dance and fondle themselves in front of mirrors. Women are treat like sex objects in these type of sleazy horror films but it's all part of it's charm. Apart from the girls, there's also a few cameos from the likes of David Carradine (who gets top billing despite a few minutes of screen time) and Dick Miller who pops up in another brief role. Arte Johnson is quite funny as the sleazy neighbour who lusts after the girls. But this is all about naked girls being terrorised by a naked girl possessed by a cartoon demon. Horror skin flicks don't come as simple as that.

Verdict
Evil Toons is as bad as the title suggests. If you want see some naked girls, rent a porno out. If you want to see a horror film, then watch Halloween. And if cartoons are your thing, I'm sure you can find a Tom and Jerry cartoon on television which looks better than this. Although whether Tom or Jerry would look better naked than Monique Gabrielle is undoubtedly a question for complete morons.