A Jess Franco Film, 1970. Screenplay by Jess Franco. Produced by Karl Heinz. Music by Bruno Nicolai. Directed by Jess Franco. Starring Soledad Miranda, Diana Lorys and Collette Jack.

     By Stephen Pytak 

     If you're a Soledad Miranda fan, you 
have to add this new Shriek Show DVD to 
your collection.
     She doesn't have a big role in the 
production (even though she leads the
credits on the back of the jacket). But 
the supplement does her justice.
     It includes a recent interview with 
Director Jesus "Jess" Franco and an
entire section of that is dedicated to her.
     This includes not only a few of his
memories, but a decent lobby-card
slide show. It includes stills from a few
of her films, including "Vampyros Lesbos
(1971). She died Aug. 18, 1970 in a 
vehicle accident. She was 27.
     The interview with Franco is fun to 
watch for other reasons. While he smokes,
the 74-year-old Spaniard offers up his 
uncensored views of censorship.
     The film is another one of Franco's 
journeys into strip clubs and lesbian
lust.
     Great stuff!
     According to Lucas Balbo, co-writer of
"Obsession, The Films of Jess Franco," this
is a "lost film" and has been unavailable on
video until now.
     The actress in the lead is Diana Lorys.
A brunette, she plays a stripper at a second
rate club who falls for a blonde, Collette 
Jack, then into trouble.
     What follows is a story about murder, 
hypnosis and domination, told with counter
culture artistry.
     It's not widescreen, but Shriek Show 
wraps it all up in a decent package you can
impress your friends with at your next 
psychedelic sex party.