The wheels came off the
bus of New World Pictures’ sexy-nurse cycle with this fourth installment, which
substitutes sleaze for story. And while it’s not as if the previous sexy-nurse
movies were paragons of narrative ambition, the pictures mostly kept their
exploitive elements in check by giving lip service to characterization and
social issues. Throughout The Young
Nurses, viewers are bludgeoned with confusing plot twists, nasty violence,
and ogling topless shots. The only novel element is the presence of iconic B-movie
director Samuel Fuller, who contributes one of his occasional acting
performances; signature cigar and flyaway hair firmly in place, Fuller plays
the main villain in a crime-conspiracy subplot. Alas, the actual direction of The Young Nurses was handled not by
Fuller but by actor-turned-one-time-filmmaker Clint Kimbrough, who brought zero
aptitude to his work behind the camera. Still, New World cranked out sexy-nurse
pictures at the brisk pace of one per year, employing the same basic framework
for each picture, so it’s not as if the job description for making The Young Nurses included a reasonable
expectation of innovation.
As per the norm, the picture tracks the exploits of
three ladies who work at a hospital. Statuesque brunette Joanne (Ashley Porter) bristles at
restrictions placed upon RNs, getting into trouble by usurping doctors’
authority. Clothing-averse blonde Kitty (Jeane Manson) becomes involved with a
spoiled blueblood after he’s injured while watching her sunbathe. And token
African-American Michelle (Angela Elayne Gibbs) occupies a subplot that’s like
a miniature blaxploitation flick, riding a motorcycle as she investigates drug
pushers. The acting in the movie is almost uniformly terrible, the music score
largely comprises grinding rhythm tracks, and the ick factor is high—at one
point, crooks kidnap Michelle, drug her, and subject her to a weird
orgy/gang-rape episode. The picture also approaches softcore status with the
sheer number of sex scenes. And in an especially laughable moment, “empowered” Joanne
takes an odd approach to soul searching by running along a beach, stripping off
her clothes, and bouncing into the ocean.
The Young Nurses: LAME
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