Hot Shots of the Week: The Helen Shaver Weekend

Sam Peckinpah’s swan song, The Osterman Weekend (1983) is largely considered a dud. It’s a shame the hard-living director of The Wild Bunch and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia went out on such a forgettable note before dying of heart failure the following year. Despite a stellar cast—Rutger Hauer! Dennis Hopper! Craig T. … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: The Helen Shaver Weekend

Hot Shots of the Week: Knockouts ‘99

It’s 1999 and hot young actresses Jaime Pressly and Tia Carrere are welcoming the end of the millennium in style. Sporting de rigueur men’s mag fashion for this Maxim photo spread—lingerie, thigh highs, and heels—these two knockouts look ready to tackle Y2K and maybe even each other, as evidenced by their spirited tug-o-war shot. Hmmmm, … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Knockouts ‘99

Bombshells: Sheree North

American actress, dancer, and singer Sheree North (nè Dawn Shirley Crang; 1932–2005) was another in a long line of supposed successors to Marilyn Monroe. While she never scaled those heights, Sheree still had the qualifications—and the measurements—to make for one helluva blonde bombshell in her prime. She became a prolific television actor later on, but … Continue reading Bombshells: Sheree North

Retro Fitness Babes: 20 Minute Workout

It’s 1983 or ‘84, and you’re sitting down to watch your favorite Saturday morning cartoons. First though, you catch the final few minutes of a decidedly different form of entertainment, one consisting of leotard-clad babes bouncing rhythmically to pulsating synthesizer beats. You’ve just discovered a new continent, and its name is 20 Minute Workout. Retro … Continue reading Retro Fitness Babes: 20 Minute Workout