Lenny (Mark Hennessy) and Bruce (Scott King) are taking photos of bikini girls on Venice Beach when they accidentally film a murder. The only clue? A woman with a rose tattoo on her butt. Now, Mr. Karrothers (John Vernon) is sending his hitmen after them.

Featuring a score by a very young in his career Hans Zimmer, this Nico Mastorakis directed and written movie moves fast and soon has Lenny and Bruce — along with Lenny’s bully brother Skip (Steve Donmyer) — catch up with that tattooed behind. It belongs to Christie (Hope Marie Carlton, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, Picasso Trigger) who, of course, once dated Skip. The law thinks she’s a killer but Lenny thinks otherwise.

You may or may not know, but I’ve been trying to watch every Tara Buckman movie, so I am pleased that she shows up here as the wife of Vernon’s character. Ted Lange also plays a man who is at once unhoused on the beach but perhaps the smartest character in the film.

This is a mix of high and lowbrow, as most of Mastorakis’ movies are. It has allusions to Blow Up while also naming a character Mario Argento. It’s also ridiculous at times, but never boring. I don’t believe Mastorakis can make a boring movie.

This is part of Arrow Video’s The Nico Mastorakis Collection and has an interview with Dan Hirsch looking back on his role in the film and a trailer as extra features.

This set is available from MVD.