The title of this 97-minute TV-highlights compilation is Video Follies -- and the biggest folly of them all is the star, cheeky British comedian Benny Hill. Don't let the tape's sleeve cover mislead you; that picture of a bowler-hatted Benny in the role of an efficiency expert is hardly representative of the rest of the proceedings, which include an abundance of double- and single-entendre jokes, not to mention generous eyefuls of those gorgeous Hill's Angels. Though John Robins and Dennis Kirkland are the official directors, it's Benny's show all the way -- he wrote it, staged the routines, and picked the cast members (especially the ladies). Originally released in 1985, Video Follies is one of seven tapes included in Thames Video's Benny Hill Collection.
by Hal Erickson
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