- Actors: Tiffany Bolling, Steve Sandor, Robin Mattson, Scott Brady, Alex Rocco
- Directors: Arthur Marks
- Writers: Arthur Marks
- Producers: Charles Stroud, Robert Vincent O'Neill, William B. Silberkleit
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.66:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Dark Sky Films
- DVD Release Date: 29 Jun 2010
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- ASIN: B003CJXJ9A
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 74,616 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
"Please replace your speakers before exiting. Thanks..."
22 July 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
You can't get more 'drive-in' than this 70's chestnut from
General Film Releasing. In fact, that's where I first saw
it - and have not seen it since, until this fine dvd release
from Dark Sky. I know the film's title doesn't exactly sound
like promising exploitation fare, certainly not as attention
grabbing as what-would-have-been more aptly titled
'Desert Dolls' or 'Shotgun Sisters'. ('Bonnie's Kids' just sounds
like a bad sit-com) Anyway, this picture is extremely atypical
of its genre. It's got the sex, violence, nudity, shady South-
western characters of all types - and all of it handled
as chastely as any made-for-TV movie. Nothing special to
crow about, just good solid storytelling - and some decent
acting. Tiffany Bolling has one of her better roles here,
and young Robin Mattson sure was a cutie. Sharon Gless
(later of TV's Cagney and Lacey) makes her film debut as
a saucy waitress, and you get the usual sound character
work from Max Showalter as a traveling salesman and Leo
Gordon as a sexually-abusive stepfather. Alex Rocco and
Timothy Brown play a pair of cold hitmen that supposedly
inspired the pair in 'Pulp Fiction'. (Yeah, big surprise.
I haven't seen a Tarantino film yet that didn't rip-off
some much better 70's exploitation movie. Better in the
sense that those filmakers - like this picture's Arthur
Marks - made their masterpieces on about one-twentieth
the budget Tarantino gets, and plus had to handle their
own distribution as well!) But I digress...
General Film Releasing. In fact, that's where I first saw
it - and have not seen it since, until this fine dvd release
from Dark Sky. I know the film's title doesn't exactly sound
like promising exploitation fare, certainly not as attention
grabbing as what-would-have-been more aptly titled
'Desert Dolls' or 'Shotgun Sisters'. ('Bonnie's Kids' just sounds
like a bad sit-com) Anyway, this picture is extremely atypical
of its genre. It's got the sex, violence, nudity, shady South-
western characters of all types - and all of it handled
as chastely as any made-for-TV movie. Nothing special to
crow about, just good solid storytelling - and some decent
acting. Tiffany Bolling has one of her better roles here,
and young Robin Mattson sure was a cutie. Sharon Gless
(later of TV's Cagney and Lacey) makes her film debut as
a saucy waitress, and you get the usual sound character
work from Max Showalter as a traveling salesman and Leo
Gordon as a sexually-abusive stepfather. Alex Rocco and
Timothy Brown play a pair of cold hitmen that supposedly
inspired the pair in 'Pulp Fiction'. (Yeah, big surprise.
I haven't seen a Tarantino film yet that didn't rip-off
some much better 70's exploitation movie. Better in the
sense that those filmakers - like this picture's Arthur
Marks - made their masterpieces on about one-twentieth
the budget Tarantino gets, and plus had to handle their
own distribution as well!) But I digress...
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Excellent transfer of '70's drive-in classic
20 July 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
About time a legit company put out this classic exploitation...this blows away the DVD-R I bought from Amazon (which wasn't a 'bad' copy). Can't imagine it looking any better (except blu-ray) but the tag on it claims 'special edition'...what is so special about it? There is a mini interview with the director and a couple of trailers-that's it! No commentary (would love to hear Tiffany Bolling's take on her cult status from the drive-in era), but at least we get a 1.85 anamorphic HD transfer! This classic to me is ALL about Tiffany!! She ranks up there with Claudia Jennings as the drive-in queen of the era's past. Man they don't make 'cheap' movies like this anymore...who needs a budget anyway? How about passion and the love of making a movie? That's what's so fun with Roger Corman films...cheap fun with sometimes a decent story. So I praise Dark Sky for FINALLY releasing this 'lost' drive in classic. They took the time, money, and effort to transfer this film wonderfully!! Enjoy this campy classic for ole times...
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent example of 1970's drive-in cinema
21 July 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
For those who love 1970's drive-in flicks, this is a very good one. "Bonnie" never appears, but her nubile daughters wreak havoc in the Southwest. Aside from Tiffany Bolling as the older daughter, soap star Robin Mattson is also alluring as the younger sister. The girls get involved with gangsters and other sleazy characters. There's some nudity, but nothing heavy.
Dark Sky Films provides an excellent letterboxed transfer of the film that is far superior to the old VHS version from the 1980's. There's also a fun video interview with writer/director Arthur Marks, who discusses this film and somes others (including THE ROOMMATES, which I hope that Dark Sky will release at a later date).
This is unquestionably yet another drive-in flick that has "inspired" Quentin Tarantino. The two hit men, one black and one white, were probably the template for the two hit men in PULP FICTION.
Dark Sky Films provides an excellent letterboxed transfer of the film that is far superior to the old VHS version from the 1980's. There's also a fun video interview with writer/director Arthur Marks, who discusses this film and somes others (including THE ROOMMATES, which I hope that Dark Sky will release at a later date).
This is unquestionably yet another drive-in flick that has "inspired" Quentin Tarantino. The two hit men, one black and one white, were probably the template for the two hit men in PULP FICTION.
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