The Girls from Thunder Strip (1970)

A vicious gang of murderous bikers goes up against a trio of beautiful bootlegging sisters.

Director:

David L. Hewitt

Writers:

Pat Boyette (screenplay), David L. Hewitt (screenplay),

Stars:

Maray Ayres, William Bonner, Lindsay Crosby

Cast

Credited cast:
Maray Ayres
William Bonner	...	Animal
Lindsay Crosby
Gary Graver
Casey Kasem
Gary Kent	...	Teach
Bruce Kimball	...	Deputy Orville
Jody McCrea	...	Pike
Mick Mehas
Jack Starrett	...	Sheriff
Lisa Tennelle
Megan Timothy	...	Jessie

Storyline

A vicious gang of murderous bikers goes up against a trio of beautiful bootlegging sisters.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Taglines:

Dynamite action... Souped up cars, illegal whiskey, wild women and souped up thrills!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1972 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Brut der Gewalt

Company Credits

Production Co:

Borealis

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Hewitt Lands Another One!

One of the lesser biker movies from the golden age. Fairly rough sledding. Big problems with tone here. One minute Casey Kasem is "blown up" by a stick of dynamite ala Wile E. Coyote, to cartoonish effect with tattered outfit and blackened face, the next minute the bikers (really just serial killers, nothing more) are just killing civilians at random with a gunshot to the middle of the forehead, hardcore. Focus, people!

I really doubt the supposed release date of this film: clearly this trash epic could have been neither made nor released in 1966. The fashions, hairstyles and attitudes are just wrong. 1969 might be more like it, but I could also imagine 1970 or 1968. The sideburns are too long, the bell-bottoms are too wide, the hair is too big and unsettled, and the hippies too smelly to be 1966. Having said that, enjoy one of the more mindlessly violent motorcycle dramas out there.

Casey Kasem has a couple of scenes in the film, sporting sharp suits and big sideburns. Old Casey got a lot of acting work in the late 60's and early 70's. Be sure to check him out in THE INCREDIBLE TWO HEADED TRANSPLANT. And check out some of David L. Hewitt's other epics, including the bizarrely indescribable MIGHTY GORGA, available on DVD.

Also enjoy Bruce Kimball aka Kemp, in one of his earlier outings as Deputy Orville. A dependable presence on the drive-in film circuit during this time frame, he usually appeared as doltish deputies or sheriffs. He also appears in such other Hewitt films as THE MIGHTY GORGA, and several Al Adamson shlock fests like Dracula VS. FRANKENSTEIN, as well as Lee Frost's LOVE CAMP 7 and CHAIN GANG WOMEN, and one of my favorite mistakes, THE TORMENTORS.