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, shot on

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film. It is the direct sequel to 1984's '' Desperate Teenage Lovedolls''. It was made on a budget of approximately $10,000.Anderson, Jeffrey M. (2006)
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", Combustible Celluloid The film was reissued on DVD in 2006 as ''Lovedolls Superstar Fully Realized'' (a certified directors cut). Steven Pulchaski of ''Shock Cinema Magazine'' described the film as "one of the greatest music industry movies of the last decade".Puchalski, Steven (1991)

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Plot

The Lovedolls return from their untimely demise in this sequel to the

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film '' Desperate Teenage Lovedolls'' (1984). Patch Kelley (Janet Housden) becomes Patch Christ, the leader of an acid-damaged religious cult who rescues has-been Kitty Karryall (Jennifer Schwartz) from a boozy, wasted life. Once reunited, they recruit Sunset Boulevard hooker Alexandria "Cheetah" Axethrasher (Kim Pilkington) to replace the recently murdered Bunny Tremelo (Hilary Rubens). Rainbow Tramaine ( Steve McDonald), from the Freedom School in

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ventures to

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to discover his twin brother Johnny has committed suicide after taking The Lovedolls to the top, as their manager. The She Devils leader Tanya Hearst's mother, Patricia Ann Cloverfield (Tracy Lea) is back in town to even the score. Meanwhile, obsessed fanatic Carl Celery (

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) lives in his own world of Lovedoll worship, only to carry out an assassination of Brews Springstien (Jordan Schwartz). With special guest appearances by

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Cast

*Jennifer Schwartz as Kitty Karryall *

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as Rainbow Tremaine *Janet Housden as Patch Kelley *Kim Pilkington as Alexandria "Cheetah" Axethrasher *

as Carl Celery *Tracy Lea as Patricia Ann Cloverfield *Jordan Schwartz as Brews Springstien *Michael F. Glass ;Featuring *

Soundtrack

An accompanying soundtrack was released on

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, with music by

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, Love Dolls (the girls in the movie singing and backed by Redd Kross),

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, Gone, Black Flag, Annette,

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DVD release

In 2006, the film was released in extended DVD format as "''Lovedolls Superstar Fully Realized''".

References

External links

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