The Girl from Rio

RELEASED IN 1969 and directed by Jesús Franco, The Girl from Rio (aka Rio 70) stars Richard Wyler as a handsome man on a mission in Rio whos caught between a mobster (George Sanders) & his heavies (Herbert Fleischmann) and a femme fatale (Shirley Eaton) who wants to rule the world with her army of machine gun-fortified feminazis.

This is the second part of a duology after The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967), which Ive never seen and you dont need to view to appreciate (or withstand) this one. The Girl from Rio is a tacky late 60s spy-adventure that combines elements of That Man from Rio (1964), Francos Kiss Me, Monster (1969), Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973) and Bond flicks of the same period, albeit without the budget and compelling scri...

This movie was more softcore porn than an actual movie and it was more long pointless camera shots than it was anything else. The characters are near pointless, the acting terrible, the story confusing - I really think this was just to show women in skimpy costumes. I barely got through it with the Rifftrax commentary which at least provided something entertaining in this weird film.

The sideboob and latex henchwoman outfits are like, 80% of the reason to watch this movie.

...We should bring silk capes back.