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A running gag during the movie is the source of the name "H.O.T.S." While the closing credits reveal that the name is an anagram of the first names of the four founders, other characters in the film believe it to stand for Hands Off Those
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Honey Shayne is a freshman at
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and a ton of other mid-70s flicks were but a lot of why it's somewhat watchable should be credited to its good-natured cast, plentiful bare boobs, and that sweet, sweet huddle cam".
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A review at The Video
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The cast frequently appears in tight white T-shirts with the H.O.T.S. logo and red-orange shorts. Some reviewers believe this wardrobe inspired the
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to form a new sorority (to be known as H.O.T.S. after their initials) with the goal of stealing all of the rival sorority's boyfriends.
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H.O.T.S. was released in May 1979 in the U.S. It was released in the early 1980s throughout
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The movie includes a number of competitions intended to accomplish that goal, including a fundraiser (a
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At a
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every chance it gets. Granted, it could've been yet another forgettable, toss-away T&A effort like
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553:References
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487:Sugar Bear
483:as Himself
438:as Ezzetta
430:Louis Guss
418:Ken Olfson
409:Steve Bond
360:Supporting
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209:sex comedy
193:Box office
172:98 minutes
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155:1979-07-20
88:Don Schain
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