Hello there Mr. Russ Meyer. Welcome to the blog, this is your first appearance but it shall not be your last as one of my goals of this blog is to watch every single one of your films. Including "Pandora Peaks." I shall do it because, god damn it Russ Meyer, you make trash art.
Let us begin by saying that anybody who likes Quentin Tarantino just needs to go back to see this film and realize that Tarantino is trying really, really hard to be Russ Meyer. In fact, all of his films could be taken as a Russ Meyer twist on the genre. Simple as that, Tarantino wishes he was Meyer but he just cannot do it and this is the perfect example.
You want sex? You want to laugh? You want fast car chases? You want danger? Baby, they got it all here. Seriously, I cannot whore this movie out enough. Mainly because it is so hard to find that when you do, it is a real jewel.
Basically we got three bad ass hot chicks, Varla (the leader), Rosie (the sidekick) and Billie (the dumb one). The thing that should be known is that they are all dangerous as the challenge a couple to a race that ends deadly for the guy after they beat the shit out of him. They end up taking his girlfriend to kill her and find money at the house of an old crippled man, a slow strong man and the one sane one of the group.
The plot isn't as important as the mood and dialog. It oozes cool. Not calculated cool but real cool. The cool that only comes from having a low enough plot you can do whatever the hell you want and you just don't give a shit. The cool that comes from literally throwing whatever the hell you want onto the page. This is pure creative control and it is so much better for it.
The acting is somewhat stale but that is no worries as this is the kind of dialog that anyone can say the dialog and sound good. Let me add, Billie is freaking hot and while we never get any nudity in this, the girls infuse the film with so much sex appeal it doesn't matter. Tura Santana plays Varla, who is the deadliest and is the most domineering. She is the typical amazonian woman. However, my favorite was Lori Williams as Billie... mainly because she is bubbly and hot. Haji is Rosie and is a lesbian who is in love with Varla. This is really dirty for the time and man, does she play it well. It isn't explicitally stated until near the end, but it is easy to tell throughout and I give her major props.
Out of all the Russ Meyer films I've seen, this is easily my favorite and has turned out to be his most influential. I can't wait to dive into more. This is just a fun cool breezy ride that speeds by quickly but leaves a lasting imprint and a great smell in the trash bin.
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