Angels of Mercy

A different sensibility is presented (compared to today's porn) in Bud Lee's "Angels of Mercy". The soft touch, almost sentimental at times, applied to this tale of literal Angels come down to Earth to help folks as nurses/sex surrogates wouldn't fly anymore in our gonzo era, which is a shame.

Miko Lee, who retains a devoted fan base despite never really getting her due during her active career, stars as the head of four nurses who show up at a clinic for guys with sexual dysfunction. Each sex scene is hot, and there is quite a bit of empathy developed between the characters.

This was made at a time Lee was executing what he termed "Mystery Sex Theatre" films, not a takeoff on TV's satirical MST3K series but rather fanciful features like "Dark Influences". This one is far lighter in tone but somehow uplifting. The patients have given up, and the supernatural lovelies literally give each one a new lease on life. Mainstream counterparts come to mind such as Michael Landon and Roma Downey's hit religioso Angel series, but Lee and his regular writer George Kaplan don't push too far on that angle.

Besides Lee, Lezley Zen brings her zest to the proceedings and some oddly alliterative casting, presumably by accident features forgotten starlets Summer Storm and Summer Haze. The informative BTS bonus, which runs a whopping 76 minutes (!) long, has an interview with Stormy Daniels that is terrific. She reveals she's only been in L.A. for a week, and is shooting only her second scene ever. It's a last minute replacement for Jade Marcella, who didn't show up for work. Lee's scramble paid off: Stormy does a fine job in Sapphic clinch with Allysin Chaynes, and a star is born.