Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women

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Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women
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Also known asNational Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women
GenreComedy
Written by Julie Brown
Charlie Coffey
Directed byJulie Brown
Richard Wenk
StarringJulie Brown
Peter DeLuise
Anne De Salvo
Stanley DeSantis
Eric "Sparky" Edwards
Khrystyne Haje
John Robert Hoffman
Sam McMurray
Stella Stevens
Adam Storke
Dick Miller
Stacey Travis
Theme music composer Christopher Tyng
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers David Jablin
James P. Jimirro (co-executive producer)
Producers Peter Manoogian
J. Marina Muhlfriedel
Charlie Coffey (associate producer)
Cinematography Rex Nicholson
Editor Debra Chiate
Running time82 min.
Release
Original network Showtime
Original releaseAugust 21, 1994 (1994-08-21)

National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women is a 1994 Showtime television film that parodies two sensational news stories from the 1990s: the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan incident, and the John and Lorena Bobbitt incident. The film is presented as a double feature, with Julie Brown starring in both segments. The title is a takeoff of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman .

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Synopsis

The film is presented as two parts of a double feature, the titles being Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee and He Never Gave Me Orgasm: The Lenora Babbitt Story.

Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee

Figure skater Tonya Hardly (Brown), desperate to win the gold medal in the Olympics, tries to eliminate competitor Nancy Cardigan (Khrystyne Haje) by hiring someone to injure her; although she only suffers a small bruise. The news story is so tragic and heart-rending that all of Tonya's co-conspirators turn themselves in and finger her. Sailing above the scandal, she goes on to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics, but is undone by her lack of talent and undersized panties.

He Never Gave Me Orgasm: The Lenora Babbitt Story

Lenora Babbitt (Brown), having been recently pardoned for her crimes, tells Dick Langley (Sam McMurray) about the events that had led up to her arrest: She had cut off the penis of her drunken husband, Juan Wayne Babbitt (Adam Storke), because he could not satisfy her sexually. After it was devoured by a dog, Dr. Kelloc (Stanley DeSantis) was able to transplant one from a deceased biker. However, Lenora learns that the biker's widow (Anne De Salvo) now has "visitation rights" to it; thus, when she and Juan perform a re-enactment of the incident on TV, she actually cuts off his new one. He ends up becoming a transsexual, saying on talk shows that he now understands how hard it is to be a woman.

Animated sequences

The film includes animated sequences in which Tonya and Lenora are watching the picture at a drive-in theater. They arrive together in a car at the beginning, Tonya cheers after the first feature, and the two grinning women drive off at the end.

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References

  1. "National Lampoon 1992-1998".