The Corner Penthouse

The unmistakable formula of director Andy Sidaris: beautiful people filmed in exotic locations with an unapologetic amount of explosions, gunplay, and Playboy Playmates & Penthouse Pets, all with big-budget production values on a low budget.... and did I mention women in and out of sexy outfits? For the first time ever, you can own all 12 L.E.T.H.A.L. films on Blu-ray Disc. Read on to find out more...


Long before Marvel had their "cinematic universe", Andy Sidaris created his own "L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies Cinematic Universe". From 1985 to 1998, through the course of a dozen films, writer/director Andy Sidaris showed us how the agents of L.E.T.H.A.L. (Legion to Ensure Total Harmony And Law) worked and played. The films weren't trying to be Oscar-winners, and they usually followed the same formula, but they did the trick for the VHS generation. These films were popular mainstays on cable and premium channels, such as Cinemax and USA. The history of the Malibu Bay Films empire that Andy built was chronicled in the 2003 book "Bullets, Bombs and Babes: The Films of Andy Sidaris".

Around the time of the book's release, Brentwood/BCI Eclipse released all twelve films on DVD, with recently-recorded bonus features. Now, in 2020, Mill Creek Entertainment has released all of the films on Blu-ray. They have ported over, presumably, all of those bonus features to these new Blu-ray releases. Mill Creek's previous "Girls, Guns and G-Strings" DVD set of the 12 films together had very little bonus content.


All of the movies are rated R, contain nudity and sexual situations, and are presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Audio is provided in English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, and there are only English SDH subtitles. Here is some brief information on each movie, taken from the back of the "Girls, Guns and G-Strings" DVD case. Click on each movie title to pop up the trailer.

Malibu Express (1985) (1:41:03)
Starring Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano, cameos by Regis & Joy Philbin.
What appeared to be a simple murder case for private investigator Cody Abilene becomes a complicated matter when you have to factor in all the beautiful women, including the widow, who are potential suspects.

Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987) (1:35:54)
Starring Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Ron Moss.
A Hawaiian drug kingpin plans to flood the islands with narcotics all financed by illegal diamond shipments to his private retreat. When his henchmen kill two DEA agents who were trying to stop the drug lord, the Agency sends in two of its best agents to break up the drug ring and take out the leader.

Picasso Trigger (1988) (1:38:28)
Starring Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall.
When agent Picasso Trigger is killed by arch-criminal Miguel Ortiz, the Agency decides to send a trio of female agents out with the task of bringing Ortiz down. Our agents must use all of their skills, specialized weaponry and their physical attributes in order to track down Trigger's killer.

Savage Beach (1989) (1:34:39)
Starring Dona Speir, Hope Marie Cariton, Teri Weigel.
Two female government agents transporting a vaccine are forced to land their plane on a remote island that houses more than palm trees and sandy beaches. A sunken WWII Japanese ship containing a fortune in gold is located nearby and the island is now the base for a nefarious group searching for it.

Guns (1990) (1:35:36)
Starring Erik Estrada, Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, Danny Trejo.
South American criminal Juan Degas has been using the Hawaiian Islands as his base for smuggling weapons from China to Latin America. Tracking their target from Hawaii to Las Vegas, our agents must watch their backs while attempting to take down their prey.

Do or Die (1991) (1:36:51)
Starring Pat Morita, Erik Estrada, Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, Ava Cadell.
A pair of female agents is targeted for elimination by an Asian criminal kingpin out for revenge. The evil mastermind sends out an army of assassins with the same mission, to kill agents Donna and Nicole!

Hard Hunted (1992) (1:37:21)
Starring Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, Ava Cadell, Beckie Mullen.
An international criminal mastermind has gotten his hands upon a nuclear trigger which could put the entire world at risk. Hoping to retrieve the Klystron Relay before it can be used, the government sends out a team of female agents to do the job.

Fit To Kill (1993) (1:33:57)
Starring Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, Ava Cadell, Julie Strain.
The long lost Alexa diamond is stolen during a gala dinner where it was to be presented to the Russian delegation by a Chinese businessman. Deadly, yet beautiful, the Agency agents must recover the diamond before this escalates into a major international incident.

Enemy Gold (1993) (1:31:34)
Starring Julie Strain, Suzi Simpson, Bruce Penhall.
While on suspension from their jobs as government operatives, a trio of female agents decides to investigate the legend of Quantrill's hidden gold that he and his Raiders hid at the end of the Civil War.

The Dallas Connection (1994) (1:33:56)
Starring Julie Strain, Samantha Phillips, Julie K. Smith, Wendy Hamilton.
The satellite designed to locate contraband weapons throughout the world is ready to be launched. Three of the four scientists who worked on the project are seduced and assassinated. The only remaining scientist wishes to make a presentation of the computer chip to the International World Arms Removal committee. Will our government agents be able to protect the scientist from the trio of beautiful, but deadly, assassins out to steal the chip?

Day of the Warrior (1996) (1:36:40)
Starring Julie Strain, Julie K. Smith, Shae Marks, Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, Raye Hollitt.
The agents of L.E.T.H.A.L. find themselves in serious danger when the criminal Warrior targets their elimination and cracks their computer database to discover all of their secrets. The agents must come up with a new strategy to stop Warrior's forces and take down the mastermind in the process.

Return to Savage Beach (1998) (1:37:48)
Starring Julie Strain, Julie K. Smith, Shae Marks, Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, Carrie Westcott, Ava Cadell.
A hidden treasure trove on a remote Pacific island is being sought by a group of evil men who plan to use the fortune to support their criminal endeavors. Standing in the way of the bad guys are the lovely female agents of L.E.T.H.A.L., who have the computer disc that contains the location of the treasure.

All of you pro-wrestling fans will note the appearances of WCW's Marcus "Buff" Bagwell in the last two films (read the Wrestlecrap induction of Day of the Warrior), Beckie Mullen (G.L.O.W.'s Sally, the Farmer's Daughter) in Hard Hunted, and (not technically pro-wrestling) Raye Hollitt (American Gladiators' Zap) in Day of the Warrior. It was the appearance of Buff Bagwell that originally drew me to these films back in the 1990s.


All 12 discs contain the same type of bonus features, though the content is different. As far as I know, all of this material was originally recorded in the early 2000s. That makes sense since Andy passed away on March 7, 2007. They are presented in standard definition in the original 4:3 aspect ratio.

• Audio Commentary - with writer/director Andy Sidaris and wife/producer Arlene Sidaris.
• Introduction - with Andy Sidaris and Julie Strain.
• Behind The Scenes - A large collection of supplementary material from the Malibu Bay archives, including various B-Roll footage, Joe Bob Briggs "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater" interview clips, and "Film School" segments for the various 12 films. It should be noted that these are NOT specific to the movie on each disc, which is annoying.
• Trailers - The same trailers for all 12 films can be found on each disc.
• Easter Egg - On the Chapter Select menu, highlight "Introduction by Andy & Julie", press RIGHT to highlight the female icon, press ENTER. The short clip is different on each disc.

Each movie comes with a Digital Copy code redeemable on the Movie Spree website.


The dozen L.E.T.H.A.L Ladies films are not available in a box set on Blu-ray. Maybe one day they will be, but until that happens, you will have to buy them individually.

1. Malibu Express (1985)
2. Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987)
3. Picasso Trigger (1988)
4. Savage Beach (1989)
5. Guns (1990)
6. Do or Die (1991)
7. Hard Hunted (1992)
8. Fit To Kill (1993)
9. Enemy Gold (1993)
10. The Dallas Connection (1994)
11. Day of the Warrior (1996)
12. Return to Savage Beach (1998)

If you're stuck with DVD only - and considering how cheap Blu-ray players are, I don't know why you would be - all twelve films are available in Mill Creek's 3-Disc set Girls, Guns and G-Strings: The Andy Sidaris Collection (2011), and the renamed Bullets, Bombs and Babes: The Andy Sidaris Collection (2013). I have no idea why Mill Creek released the same set under two different titles. Maybe the original title or covergirl Samantha Phillips (from The Dallas Connection) was too "sexy" for some retailers. I have the "Girls" set, which has three dual-sided discs, with two films crammed onto each side! All films are presented in 4:3 Fullscreen. There are bonus features, but they are ALL hidden as easter eggs. Each film has a trailer, as well as a Joe Bob Briggs interview clip (mistakenly listed as "Introductions from Andy Sidaris" on the case). Honestly, if you have a Blu-ray player, and can buy all 12 individual titles, go for that instead of this crappy DVD set.

If you're dead-set on buying DVDs, the old out-of-print Ventura Distribution and Brentwood/BCI Eclipse releases are available from various second-hand sellers. Ventura released the six-film set, while Brentwood/BCI Eclipse released the rest. As far as I can see, Ventura did not release a second volume containing the remaining six films, so if you want them all, you'll have to buy the four 3-film sets.

• The Andy Sidaris Collection Volume 1 (6-Film DVD Set) - Malibu Express, Hard Ticket To Hawaii, Picasso Trigger, Savage Beach, Guns, and Enemy Gold.
• Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Volume 1 (3-Film DVD Set) - Malibu Express, Hard Ticket To Hawaii, Fit to Kill.
• Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Volume 2 (3-Film DVD Set) - Picasso Trigger, Guns, The Dallas Connection.
• Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Volume 3 (3-Film DVD Set) - Savage Beach, Enemy Gold, Return to Savage Beach.
• Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Volume 4 (3-Film DVD Set) - Do or Die, Hard Hunted, Day of the Warrior.

Of course, you can buy all 12 of the DVDs individually (I won't waste my time making links to them), but since they're all out-of-print, they probably won't be as cheap as Mill Creek's Blu-rays, and the quality won't be as good due to the different disc formats and the fact that the Blu-rays utilize new 4K transfers (downsampled to 1920x1080, of course). The DVDs are all 4:3 Fullscreen.

Hard Hunted and Fit To Kill were provided by Mill Creek Entertainment for review on this site; all of the rest were purchased by me using my own money.