JIM HANKS

This came up in conversation last night...
Ever hear of BUFORD'S BEACH BUNNIES? The "soft core" comedy starring Tom Hanks' brother JIM HANKS? I myself have never had the pleasure of seeing this fine film, but I remember seeing the VHS box on the shelf at "Movies & Munchies", the local video rental store back in college.

Here's the skinny:
Jeeter Buford's (Jim Hanks) never been with a woman, and for good reason; every time one touches him, he goes into a psychotic convulsion. He's spent the better part of his youth in mental institutions until the day he got released to his father, fast food mogul Harry Buford - owner of "The Bunny Hole," the only barbecue bunny burger restaurant in the valley.

Harry is thrilled to see Jeeter has returned and believes his son has been cured; "I don't wet my bed anymore - I've wet other peoples' though." Of course, the first encounter Jeeter has with a woman causes him to go right back into his convulsions. Having always been a "no nonsense" kind of guy, Harry puts an offer out to his beautiful, sexy waitresses: whomever can cure his son gets a personal check for $100,000. Well, the race is on to see who can collect.

"Buford's Beach Bunnies" was produced in 1992 by Axis Films International, a soft core sex film company who had made their mark on cable television by creating a series of erotic thrillers and dramas. When Axis approached Mark Pirro, they had a desire to produce a movie which had the sexy elements of their earlier films with the comedic elements of Pirromount films. Unfortunately, the marriage didn't work for either Axis or Pirromount, as Axis wanted more sex and Pirromount wanted more comedy. An unsatisfactory compromise was made when the film was released on tape by Imperial Home Video: approximately 20 minutes of the "comedy" was cut to make the shortage of sex seem...well, less short.