She Mob (1968)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Writer:

Diana Paschal (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Men ... You Are Doomed!

Plot:

A gang of four lesbian inmates escapes from prison and kidnaps the boyfriend of a wealthy woman. She hires a tough private eye to find her boyfriend and rescue him. |

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Prison | Lesbian | Lesbianism | Threesome

Cast

Marni Castle	...	Big Shim / Brenda McClain
Monique Duval	...	Sweety East, the detective
Adam Clyde	...	Tony, the gigolo
Twig	...	Twig
Eve Laurie	...	Baby, Shim's girlfriend
Ann Adams	...	Lorenz
Joy Dale	...	Harry
Bill Bags	...	Jeff
Peaches Chatman	...	Teeny
Robert Beam	...	Sheriff
Raymond Smith	...	Deputy

Runtime:

82 min | USA:79 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company:

Lorenzo Productions

Hilariously dumb trash that couldn't possibly be made by a sane individual

"She-Mob" is one of the most entertainingly bad movies ever made. Sure, its incompetently made, but it has that special and rare sort of ineptitude that crosses the line over into surrealism. Like the works of Ed Wood or Phil Tucker, when one watches this you must wonder how it could've possibly been made by a sane mind. Its so filled with a lack of continuity, utterly unappealing nudity, and an overall lack of intelligence that I'd be surprised if even drive-in audiences at the time took it remotely seriously. However, it remains immortal as a trash classic, a film which screams for a bigger cult following than it has at the moment.

The plot revolves around Big Shim, a vicious metal-bra wearing butch, who escapes from prison with her gang of female cohorts. To get some cash, they kidnap a gigolo who's currently shacked up with a wealthy socialite. They subject him to brutal torture such as having to make love to them all. The socialite gets wind of all this, but instead of giving into the She-Mob, she hires a female private eye named Sweety East, a cross between Honey West and Brigitte Bardot with some overpowering Divine-style eyelashes. Eventually the gigolo escapes with Big Shim's female toy, but finds he's only beginning to endure the wrath of the She-Mob.

This slice of sexploitation insanity is obviously impossible to take seriously, but a whole lot of fun. The She-Mob themselves are actually decent looking (aside from Big Shim), despite the obvious breast implants (rather surprising given the era the film was made) on one of them. The dialog is often outrageous as well ("I want you to know my tits are as hard as my heart!"), and there's even some nice graphic violence. The film is full of great sleaze atmosphere and over-the-top acting, that it never once becomes boring. A must-see for exploitation fans. (8/10)