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Brace yourselves: "Bitch Slap" is finally coming

At our darkest hour. When we feared all hope was lost. As we cursed the gods of fate with our bitter, angry tears. Just at that bleakest moment comes hope for the hopeless: Bitch Slap has a release date.

That’s right, bitches, the all ass-kicking, all stuff blowing-up, all girl-on-girl kissing, all cleavage-baring extravaganza that is Bitch Slap is coming to select U.S. cities in limited release Jan. 8. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the producers have released a new glossy high-definition trailer to further whet our appetites.

Warning: Drool bibs not included. (Hi-def trailer available here; red-band trailer — complete with lesbian groping — available here.)

Fans in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco can line up to see this modern-day homage to the B-movie and exploitation flick on the big screen Jan. 8. But fear not, those elsewhere can join in the fun as the movie will be simultaneously released that day on Video-on-Demand through Fox. Wet T-shirt contest in celebration, anyone?

For those of your concerned with trifles like plot, Bitch Slap follows “three bad girls (a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker) as they arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.” Besides its three leading ladies (Erin Cummings, America Olivo and Julia Voth), the film features a cameo by our old friend Xena and Gabrielle — and as nuns no less.

Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor’s appearances, as well as those of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys alums Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst and Xena stunt double Zoe Bell, come thanks to the film’s producer and director Eric Gruendemann and Rick Jacobson, who both worked on Xena: Warrior Princess in the past. They will release the DVD, with more than two hours of bonus material, in April.

So, what do you think? Does Kinky want to play?

FriedTofu's picture

FINALLY!

I can't wait to see it! I'm so glad they finally found a distributor. The trailer has been around forever.

BRING IT ON!

And I want a Tshirt.

Fried Tofu

sel_01's picture

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hmmm the movie looks kinda shiit but id watch it for the sexy women newayy! the girl in the foto at the top on the left with the hooped earings..wow! i think ive found my new obsession! :D
amp777's picture

Can't wait!

I've been wanting to see this for waaay too long.
Rapid Hope Loss's picture

Oh my god. Wow. That looks

Oh my god. Wow. That looks so amazing.

annnd, JULIA VOTH!!! I love her. She's hot as a human and as Jill Valentine ;P

Luna's picture

BFT!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!

BFT!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!
Arielle's picture

*squeal*

Even with how absolutely horrific this movie looks, Lucy and Renee make it worth seeing :D

I am way too excited. This is not normal!

Bad Rep's picture

YAY.... :D

I've also been waiting around for this movie to come to big screen...I've just been watching the trailers over and over.....and over...FINALLY...!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

 Shane "Tasha"

Luz's picture

OMG at the girl in the

OMG at the girl in the golden dress. what's her name?

***Xeneize 4ver***

Bad Rep's picture

:D

Don't know but she is really HOT!!!
Gn0sis's picture

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!! It's about fucking time!

 

 I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
— Augusten Burroughs

meatisadelicacy's picture

Can't wait.

That is all.
stoneofzero's picture

Seen it, go see it

I was lucky enough to see it at the Cucalorus film festival, about a week ago in Wilmington, NC.  www.cucalorus.org  It was great.  More lesbian content then I was expecting.  Great cameo's by the above mentioned actors.  Laughed my ass off when Sorbo popped up on screen.  The producer was there and gonna hold a Q & A after the screening.  I didn't stay for that but on the way out, told him he should call it a T & A.  Stripper with a heart of gold, "keep me searching for a heart of gold and I'm gettin' old...."
lulubella's picture

Getty Up

Talk about a self-indulgent guilty pleasure. May God have mercy on my soul, indeed Ms. Lawless. It appears to be overdone to perfection. To steal a line (slight variance) Mummy Likes. Shiverin' and Quiverin' with giddiness

- Intelligence forgone; it has no place in this realm

9619's picture

F-Yeah

CANNOT wait!

Sexy ladies! 

A little Quentin Tarantino-esk 

Vaya's picture

I don't know...

I'm not really into this kind of flick, but I'll give it a chance. I'll probably have to wait for the DVD though. :(

Anyone know what PG-DD means? Never heard of that rating.

rock_on23's picture

Bitch Slap

I think the best part about that trailer is that after seeing it, you still have no idea what the movie's about or what the storyline is.
lacemyster's picture

Hot women AND

Hot women AND Xena/Gabrielle?
 
YES!!!!!!!! 
Sdqueen's picture

BITCH SLAP! Yes!!!

 I can't wait to get see this movie! I also set my alarm for next April to remind me to buy the dvd with 2 hours of bonus material LOL ...WICKED!

SdQ Out!

Psychopractor's picture

Whoot!

I love cheesy B movies! And this one has hot ladies! Who love ladies! And Xena! AND Gabrielle!! AND it comes out on my birthday. It was just meant to be!
*Kiki*'s picture

Who is the beauty with hoop earrings? Hot!!

This looks so bad its gonna be good. All I could see was boobs, boobs, and more boobs...oh and Xena.

 

_________ 

vivono nella speranza

LiveFree's picture

"Bitch Slap"??  Sorry, but

"Bitch Slap"??  Sorry, but there's no way in heck i'm going to watch a movie that further legitimizes the "b-word;"  i don't care if Xena and Gabrielle are in it.  F that.
x1013x's picture

Sweet

Its about damn time. Its been at least a year since I first heard about this movie. I thought it was gonna get stuck in post production hell. 

My one and only wrecking ball. And you're crashing through my walls. -Brandi Carlile

Koo87's picture

Just noticed that this has

Just noticed that this has already been released in Finland. I havent seen it though.
Penny Winterr's picture

Mmm, boobs

As far as the eye can see.

I need to pair this with Planet Terror and a vat of popcorn!

lesbian scales's picture

Can I have boobs with that?

that was the best opening of a trailer EVER!!:)
Femm's picture

OMG Xena, Gabrielle,

OMG Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules, Iolaus PLUS 3 gorgeous women?! It's my youth + dreams in one go! Can't wait!
SaturnaliaGirl's picture

OMG, Guilty Pleasure galore!!!

This looks deliciously and divinely designed to cater to all guilty pleasures!!! I LOVE IT!!! So gonna impatiently wait for this and then RUN to see it, LOL

 I think that some people are missing the point though that it's a completely tongue in cheek, facetious and almost parody-esque take on B-movies. It's supposed to look silly because it's imitating and exaggerating explotative B-movies, but IT'S ON PURPOSE....hence the slo mo wet shirts, boob shots every five minutes, combination of all the latest 'action movie' staple special-visual effects and stereotypes (300, kill bill, sin city, etc.), cheesy double entendre one liners, and some of the typical bad guys as well. The funny twist is that the girls are the ones doing the ass kicking, but it's designed to be a mockery slash guilty pleasure.

It's great when not all the damn movies we have to see have to be intellectually stimulating and politically correct. Can we let our hairs down for one minute and simply enjoy it: boobage, boobage, girls kissing, boobage, explosions, girls kicking ass, boobage. Sounds perfect to me, especially because it's purposely and consciously not taking itself seriously...something we need to learn to do every now and then as well.

I say, bring it on BITCH SLAP!!

maclay's picture

Hallelujah!

"They will release the DVD, with more than two hours of bonus material, in April"

This sentence nearly made me weep with joy.

Thunderpants!'s picture

Spiders are bad

Yeah, I have to say, you have to go in with the right mindset.  My mindset was that it was a more girl centric episode of Hercules or Xena. 

Then I enjoyed all of it in it's ridiculous glory.  I saw this at TIFF, and what really made it enjoyable was the Q&A with the the people involved with the movie.  Luckily, it's all on youtube, here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieHgX63UzKI and here http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Sheleigh#p/u/30/9zcv7rrpNRk

drbootymd's picture

finally

Been waiting on this it seems like forever.  I love campy films and this seems like total camp.  This trailer was missing the little person, hot pocket.  i hope shes still in it.

 

"stop, you don't get to break my heart and comfort me too."

PirateStephanie's picture

I've Seen It

I got to go to the cast and crew screening for the film back in April, and it was amazingly awesome! They handed out a pack of postcards, and some button. It was awesome getting to meet the cast and crew, and the film was very entertaining and fun (not to mention the hot girls).  I would definitely recommend that everyone go see it.  I can't wait to see it again.  Plus, there are some very hot scenes in the movie as well.

 

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Cut me up, see inside my veins

My blood flows for only you 

stace's picture

............... O.o

Get....rite.......outta.........here!
sandra's picture

I've been watching this trailer for years!

lol a lot of people are saying this movie looks bad or terrible, but I think I have to disagree. I'm just not really seeing how you can possibly label a movie as bad when you have three hot female leads touting guns with explosions thrown in between their fiery bouts of passion for 90 minutes straight. Hahaha January 8th can't come soon enough.

kerplunksky's picture

Excellent, been awaiting

Excellent, been awaiting this release since the trailer was first mentioned many months ago.  I wonder if it will have any UK release or will I have to wait for the DVD?  Cannot wait to see it, hot ladies, action, lucy & renee...I'm there with bells on. 
swiftlyreloaded's picture

hmm...

i was wondering what was gonna happen w/ this movie. Thought they might just release it on video SO this boads well.
Candice's picture

...

Um... just awesome... 

good enough for me to purchase it...

I read they're writing a part 2

 http://erincummings.ausxip.com/2009/11/get-set-for-bitch-slap-2.html

drbootymd's picture

campy

and i had things figured out as soon as it started.  But it totally kicked ass. 

 

"stop, you don't get to break my heart and comfort me too."