Free-spirited hippie chick Terry (winningly played by fetching blonde Jennifer Billingsley) and amiable Vietnam draft dodger Kevin (a likable performance by Joseph Kaufmann) run afoul of a group of savage bloodthirsty mercenaries while wandering in the desert.
Director Jerry Jameson, working from a compact script by Michael Kars and Abe Polsky, keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a steady pace, ably crafts a harsh gritty tone, delivers a satisfying smattering of tasty female nudity, rough'n'tumble fights, and bloody'n'brutal violence, and even adds some stinging social commentary pertaining to the Vietnam war and the pacifist youth counterculture who were opposed to it. The bad guys are a delightfully scummy and hateful bunch of real bastards: Alex Rocco as unhinged psycho Wicks, Michael Pataki as the sleazy MacFarlane, Charles Macauley as the stern no-nonsense colonel, and Felton Perry as the vicious Hill. Paul Carr lends sturdy support as the conflicted Ross while Joseph Bernard amuses as the cowardly Sheriff Alvarez. Jack Walker's funky score hits the right-on groovy spot. The competent cinematography by Michael D. Margulies likewise does the trick. The downbeat ending packs a devastating punch. A nice slice of 70's grindhouse grime.
Director Jerry Jameson, working from a compact script by Michael Kars and Abe Polsky, keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a steady pace, ably crafts a harsh gritty tone, delivers a satisfying smattering of tasty female nudity, rough'n'tumble fights, and bloody'n'brutal violence, and even adds some stinging social commentary pertaining to the Vietnam war and the pacifist youth counterculture who were opposed to it. The bad guys are a delightfully scummy and hateful bunch of real bastards: Alex Rocco as unhinged psycho Wicks, Michael Pataki as the sleazy MacFarlane, Charles Macauley as the stern no-nonsense colonel, and Felton Perry as the vicious Hill. Paul Carr lends sturdy support as the conflicted Ross while Joseph Bernard amuses as the cowardly Sheriff Alvarez. Jack Walker's funky score hits the right-on groovy spot. The competent cinematography by Michael D. Margulies likewise does the trick. The downbeat ending packs a devastating punch. A nice slice of 70's grindhouse grime.