DVD: “The New Neighbors”

"Sister Agnes is addicted to demon cock!" is one of the many choice, instantly quotable lines from "The New Neighbors", a porn film about supernatural evil, suburbia, and "Jaws". That the startup company is named SLLAB ("It's 'BALLS' backwards!!") shouldn't keep viewers from paying attention to mainstream armourer-turned-porn director Frank Castle's multi-generational adult feature. Read more after the gap. - G. Ponante

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Also, that a few of the sex roles go to people over 40 (Randy Spears, Mike Horner) is refreshing, and that Linda Roberts is, let's say, over 35 and looking fantastic makes "The New Neighbors" not your average movie. (Though we're not forgetting Nina Hartley in "Prisoner")

"Neighbors" mixes supernatural dread with what appears to be a production shot well enough for late night cable, but hardcore enough to not cause one to shut the TV off in frustration after being finely tuned and desensitized by reading Fleshbot's boobie-laden fare.

Groovy new neighbors (Randy Spears and Nicki Hunter) have a secret beyond their swinging lifestyle. According to a helpful policeman, "anyone who comes near them loses all sexual inhibitions". This extends to the buttoned-down mom and dad across the street (the dad's name is Martin Brody), as well as their home-after-18 virginal kids. Enter, for some reason, the aforementioned demon cock-loving nun (Barbara Summer). Also appearing at various points are Haley Paige, Steven St. Croix, and Tommy Gunn.

Tucked into a small booth at the back of this year's AVN convention, the SLLAB crew fretted about the distribution of their movie and whether their celebrity backer would be outed and a torrent of publicity unchained. Mostly, though, they talked about the Porn Valley neighborhood where the movie was shot last fall.

"The two houses we used were across the street from each other," Castle said, "but it was a quiet neighborhood. People forget they can't just hang around naked between scenes."

· "The New Neighbors" (DVD info sllabwurks.com; free registration required to view trailer and preview galleries)

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Previously: Porn Valley Dispatch Archive