From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 20, 1931
- March 7, 2007 (aged 76)
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Director, writer and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Andy Sidaris' films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 3 · Earnest 2
Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 7
Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 13 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet2
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Andy Sidaris' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) · actor, director, writer · free
- Malibu Express (1985) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
- Return to Savage Beach (1998) · director, writer · free
- Picasso Trigger (1988) · actor, director, writer · free
- The Dallas Connection (1994) · actor, producer · free
- Guns (1990) · director, writer · free
- Fit to Kill (1993) · director, writer · free
- Savage Beach (1989) · actor, director, writer · free
- Hard Hunted (1992) · director, writer · free
- Day of the Warrior (1996) · director, writer · free
- Enemy Gold (1993) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Andy Sidaris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Popatopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Bare Wench Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Return to Savage Beach(1998)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Day of the Warrior(1996)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Dallas Connection(1994)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Enemy Gold(1993)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Fit to Kill(1993)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Hard Hunted(1992)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Do or Die(1991)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Guns(1990)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Savage Beach(1989)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Picasso Trigger(1988)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Hard Ticket to Hawaii(1987)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Malibu Express(1985)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Seven(1979)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Two-Minute Warning(1976)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Stacey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Racing Scene(1969)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1969 to 2009.
Biggest box office
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
Highest rated
Seven (1979)
Most popular right now
Return to Savage Beach (1998)
Film career
- 1976Screen debut· Two-Minute Warning
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Andy Sidaris' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Andy Sidaris' work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Andy Sidaris work with?
People who share at least 2 of Andy Sidaris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arlene Sidaris shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Christian Drew SidarisShared titles: Return to Savage Beach (1998), Day of the Warrior (1996), The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Christian Drew Sidaris
Writers
- David AvalloneShared titles: Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992)See all 2 shared titles with David Avallone
Actors
- Rodrigo ObregónShared titles: Return to Savage Beach (1998), Day of the Warrior (1996), The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993), Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Savage Beach (1989), Picasso Trigger (1988), Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)See all 9 shared titles with Rodrigo Obregón
- Bruce PenhallShared titles: The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993), Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Do or Die (1991), Guns (1990), Savage Beach (1989), Picasso Trigger (1988)See all 8 shared titles with Bruce Penhall
- Dona SpeirShared titles: Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Do or Die (1991), Guns (1990), Savage Beach (1989), Picasso Trigger (1988), Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)See all 7 shared titles with Dona Speir
- Cynthia BrimhallShared titles: Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Do or Die (1991), Guns (1990), Picasso Trigger (1988), Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)See all 6 shared titles with Cynthia Brimhall
Cinematographers and editors
- Howard WexlerShared titles: Return to Savage Beach (1998), Guns (1990), Savage Beach (1989), Picasso Trigger (1988), Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987), Malibu Express (1985)See all 6 shared titles with Howard Wexler
- Mark MorrisShared titles: Day of the Warrior (1996), The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993), Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Do or Die (1991)See all 6 shared titles with Mark Morris
- Craig StewartShared titles: The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993), Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Malibu Express (1985)See all 5 shared titles with Craig Stewart
- Michael HaightShared titles: Do or Die (1991), Guns (1990), Savage Beach (1989), Picasso Trigger (1988), Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)See all 5 shared titles with Michael Haight
Producers
- Arlene SidarisShared titles: Return to Savage Beach (1998), Day of the Warrior (1996), The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993), Fit to Kill (1993), Hard Hunted (1992), Do or Die (1991), Guns (1990), Savage Beach (1989), Picasso Trigger (1988), Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)See all 11 shared titles with Arlene Sidaris
- Brian BennosShared titles: The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Bennos
- Wess Shannon RahnShared titles: The Dallas Connection (1994), Enemy Gold (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Wess Shannon Rahn