Bikini Airways

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Bikini Airways
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Written byFred Olen Ray
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Starring
Theme music composerAnthony Francis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerKimberly A. Ray
CinematographyGary Graver
Running time85 minutes
Production companyAmerican Independent Productions
Original release
ReleaseOctober 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)

Bikini Airways is a 2003 American made for cable erotic film written and directed by Fred Olen Ray (under the pseudonym name Nicholas Juan Medina).

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Plot

Terri, after inheriting an airline from her late uncle (and the debt that goes with it), gets a wealthy oil tycoon to pay $25,000 to have his bachelor party on her first flight.

Cast

Background

The film was produced by the production company American Independent Productions and distributed by Retromedia Entertainment. [1]

Ray said he made the film "on a lark and it did really well" so that it ushered in a series of bikini films. [2]

Release

It was broadcast several times in the winter of 2003 at fixed times and on demand on the premium channels Cinemax and Showtime.[ citation needed ]

Home video

It was released as double feature with Bikini Chain Gang in 2005. [3] A new DVD version was released in 2018 for the 15th anniversary of the film. [4]

Reception

The film was given 2.5 out of 4 by Dr. Gore's Movie Reviews. [5] It was also rated 8 out of 10 by Tarstarkas.net. [6]

The film is part of a cult softcore Bikini film series, directed by Ray. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. Topel, Fred (27 October 2014). "After Midnight: Fred Olen Ray on Strip Clubs & Chainsaw Hookers". Crave Online. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. Bikini Chain Gang / Bikini Airways DVD (Double Feature) , retrieved 2024-01-05
  4. "Bikini Airways (2003) (15th Anniversary Edition)". www.cede.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ""Bikini Airways" review". Dr. Gore's Movie Reviews. September 17, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  6. "Bikini Airways". Tarstarkas.net. 19 October 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. Andrews, David (2006). Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in Its Contexts. Ohio State University Press. ISBN   978-0-8142-1022-2.
  8. The Spectator. F.C. Westley. 2004.