Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez introduced a new generation of audiences to the concept of grindhouse cinema with their films ‘Death Proof’ and ‘Planet Terror’. Though they failed to make a commercial success with those films, the trend continued with Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Machete’ and Jason Eisener’s ‘Hobo with a Shotgun’. The homage to grindhouse looks set to persist with Frankie Latina’s Skinny Dip as the latest effort.
Porn star turned actress, Sasha Grey, will star in the film as a young woman who goes nude for a dare but ends up as the victim of an attack. She decides to get her revenge by stealing a police uniform and arming herself with a shotgun, cue high volumes of blood splatter and limbs being blown off. Latina will direct with Norman Lasca having penned the script. ‘Machete’ star, Danny Trejo, Brigitte Nielson, and ‘Jackie Brown’ actress, Pam Grier, will also feature.He certainly has all the ingredients in place to make the sort of exploitative, over the top film that was so popular back in the 70s and 80s. And while it may not appeal to the wide masses I’m sure it will find an audience. Skinny Dip is due to be released this year, though a specific date has not yet been set.