Deadly Weapons (1974)

Director:

Doris Wishman

Writer:

Judy J. Kushner

Release Date:

April 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Seeing is Believing! 73-32-36!

Plot:

After the mob hits a guy with a list, one of the hoods keeps the list for himself to blackmail the people on it...

Plot Keywords:

Title Directed By Female | Nipples | Suffocation | Female Nudity | Erotica

Cast

Chesty Morgan	...	Crystal (as Zsa Zsa)
Harry Reems	...	Tony Barler (as Harry Reemes)
Richard Towers	...	Larry (as Greg Reynolds)
Saul Meth	...	Nick / Talent Agent
Phillip Stahl	...	Crystal's father
Mitchell Fredericks
Denise Purcell	...	Eve
John McMohon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis Burdi	...	Thug on stairwell (uncredited)
Doris Wishman	...	Audience at burlesque show (uncredited)

Directed by
Doris Wishman

Writing credits
Judy J. Kushner		(as J.J. Kendall)

Produced by
Doris Wishman	....	producer

Cinematography by
João Fernandes		(as Juan Fernández)
C. Davis Smith		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Louis Burdi		(as Lou Burdi)

Makeup Department
Miriam Meth	....	makeup artist
Saul Meth	....	makeup artist

Editorial Department
Andrew Pressman	....	assistant editor
Jim Rivera	....	assistant editor (as James Rivera)

Production Companies

• Juri Productions

Distributors

• Hallmark Releasing (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1974) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Variety Film Distributors (1974) (UK) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Films (1974) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Xtasy Video (1987) (UK) (VHS)
• Sleaziest Videos (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2000) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Nobis-Filmverleih (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Antares Productions (????) (France) (VHS)
• CMV Laservision (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Singa Home Entertainment (2000) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• B&O Film Specialists  opticals
• Magno Sound  sound recording
• Movielab  prints

Also Known As:

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (video rating) (1987) (cut) | UK:18 (video re-rating) (2003) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | Finland:(Banned) (1975) | USA:R | Australia:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted | Belgium:KNT | Portugal:M/18

Company:

Juri Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: After Eve is strangled with a necktie, the killer retrieves his tie and starts to put it back on. However, in the next close-up of the victim, the tie is still around her neck.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Eskimo Nell (1975)

What a Way To Go!

Huge-breasted Crystal has a boyfriend who belongs to the mob, but doublecrosses his boss only to be killed by two hoods/buddies in said mob. Crystal overhears her boyfriend's death by phone and plans her revenge on the two murderers as she travels to Las Vegas and Miami to assault each of them with her very ample deadly weapons. Such is the basic premise of Deadly Weapons. Well, the film certainly is a one of a kind. I mean how many films feature as its main protagonist a woman with a 73 inch bust who becomes a breast-smothering vigilante. The film is directed by Doris Wishman and its is cheaply-made with little directorial flair and almost no acting(save the performance by porn star Harry Reems). The female lead is played by Chesty Morgan(in reality another very hard to write/pronounce Polish name), and she bounces her way through the film seeing how many different ways she can showcase her bust. She finds many ways. As films go, this is really nothing special except for its status as exploitative cinema or a cult film. It is worth a look for its oddity qualities. If anyone knows...let me know...but I believe the guy playing Crystal's boyfriend was the same man that played Mari's father in Last House on the Left. The names on IMDB are different but the two men are one and the same I believe.