Andy Sidaris

Andy Sidaris

Born: February 20, 1931
Died: March 7, 2007
in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Andrew W. "Andy" Sidaris (February 20, 1931 – March 7, 2007) was an American television and film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.

Sidaris was best known for his Bullets, Bombs, and Babes or Bullets, Bombs, and Boobs (BBB for short) series of B-movies produced between 1985 and 1998. These films featured a rotating "stock company" of actors mostly made up of Playboy Playmates and Penthouse "Pets", including Julie Strain, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Cynthia Brimhall, Roberta Vasquez, Julie K. Smith, Shae Marks, and Wendy Hamilton. Several of his films were done wholly or largely in Shreveport using many local actors or actors with local ties.

Before the B-movies, Sidaris was a pioneer in sports television. He directed coverage of hundreds of football and basketball games, Olympic events, and special programs and won seven Emmy awards for his work in the field. His best known work was with ABC's Wide World of Sports; he was the show's first director, and continued in that post for 25 years.

Sidaris pioneered what he called the "honey shot", close-ups of cheerleaders and pretty girls in the stands at sporting events. He won an Emmy Award in 1969 for directing the Summer Olympics. He expanded into dramatic television in the 1970s, directing episodes of programs like Gemini Man (1976), CBS's Kojak (mid-1970s), ABC's The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (late-1970s) and ABC's Monday Night Football.

He expanded into film, specializing in action flicks featuring buxom gun-toting Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets with titles like Fit to Kill and Savage Beach. Most of Sidaris' "Triple B" series (later given the title L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies) focused on the adventures of a team of secret agents and were mostly filmed in Hawaii. Several entries in the series were merely produced by him and were written and directed by others. Although the series featured recurring characters, continuity between films was not a priority and it was common for an actress who played a villain (and was killed off) in one film to re-appear in a subsequent film as a hero.

With his wife, Arlene T. Sidaris (born ca. 1942) as his production partner, Sidaris made twelve films. After Sidaris' death, she runs the official websites of his twelve films.

Movies for Andy Sidaris...

Popatopolis
Title: Popatopolis
Character: Andy Sidaris
Released: June 10, 2009
Type: Movie
In 20 years, he's directed more films than Martin Scorsese, He's produced more profitable movies than Jerry Bruckheimer, And he's infuriated more actors than Alfred Hitchcock. The ultimate B Movie Documentary, focusing on B Movie Giant Jim Wynorski (and B Movie Celebration Mentor) and his attempt to make a feature film in 3 days. He's directed seventy feature films, but he's never made one... in THREE DAYS. Jim cuts the shooting schedule, has the actors cook their own food. A documentary featuring B-Movie legends Roger Corman, Andy Sidaris, Julie Strain, Julie K. Smith and Stormy Daniels, Popatopolis follows Jim Wynorski as he begins to film one of his many opuses "Witches of Breastwick" Jim's frenetic pace demands 100 setups per day (the Hollywood standard is 20), and he reduces his electric package to just two lights so he can concentrate on the task at hand.A great overview of a true master at work and in many ways a laser sharp dialectic on the state of B filmmaking today.
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The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain
Title: The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain
Character: Dick Bigdickian
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
The third installment of the "adult" spoof of the Blair Witch Project.
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The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless
Title: The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless
Character: Dick Bigdickian
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Four sorority sisters recently visited Bare Wench Mountain and disappeared, prompting five of their beautiful, busty chums to set out on a quest to find them. But problems -- and blouses -- come up when creepy things start happening in the woods. And the deeper the women go into the wilderness, the more scantily clad they become in this grisly slasher.
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The Bare Wench Project
Title: The Bare Wench Project
Character: Dick Bigdickian
Released: May 16, 2000
Type: Movie
Four sorority girls -- Nikki, Chloe, Lori, and Toni -- head out to the mountains to find out the truth about the local legend of the Bare Wench. It isn't long before the gals get lost, run out of food, and begin succumbing to the fear that they're doomed.
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Some Nudity Required
Title: Some Nudity Required
Character: Himself
Released: October 16, 1998
Type: Movie
A woman working in the B movie industry begins examining the industry and the damaged, desperate people who work in it.
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Do or Die
Title: Do or Die
Character: Restaurant owner wearing apron (uncredited)
Released: June 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Asian crime boss Kaneshiro captures two voluptuous undercover federal agents, Donna and Nicole. But instead of liquidating them, he gives the busty duo a head start in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving six other assassin teams. The heated action takes them from Hawaii to Las Vegas and Louisiana.
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Savage Beach
Title: Savage Beach
Character: Honolulu CB radio operator (uncredited)
Released: October 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Donna and Taryn are federal drug enforcement agents based in the Hawaiian isles. Upon the success of a drug bust, they receive a call from Shane Aviation to fly an emergency package of vaccine from Molokai to Knox Island. Unbeknownst to them, Philippine representative Martinez has convinced Captain Andreas to use a reconnaissance satellite to locate a sunken ship laden with gold that the Japanese had pilfered during World War II. Meanwhile, a storm forces Donna and Taryn to land their plane on a remote island which harbors the gold. The hijinks ensue when they are joined by a host of nefarious types who have learned of the gold’s location.
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Picasso Trigger
Title: Picasso Trigger
Character: Whitey (uncredited)
Released: February 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Double agent Picasso Trigger is assassinated in Paris by double-crossing bad guy Miguel Ortiz. Then Ortiz begins eliminating agents of The Agency who were involved in his brother's death. The Agency (belatedly) springs into action to stop Ortiz' heinous activities. The usual gunplay, romance, and nifty toys with bombs ensue.
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Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Title: Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Character: Whitey the TV director (uncredited)
Released: March 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A Molokai-based civilian pilot and an undercover DEA agent intercept a delivery of diamonds intended for druglord Seth Romero. Seth, his henchmen, and other island undesirables launch a full-scale assault on the duo. If they're going to survive, they'll need the help of agent Rowdy Abilene and his partner/kickboxing expert Jade.
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Malibu Express
Title: Malibu Express
Character: Campervan Driver (uncredited)
Released: March 1, 1985
Type: Movie
In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer secrets to the Russians.
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Two-Minute Warning
Title: Two-Minute Warning
Character: TV Director
Released: November 12, 1976
Type: Movie
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.