Policewomen (1974)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Lee Frost

Writers:

Wes Bishop (writer)
Lee Frost (writer)

Release Date:

8 February 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

There isn't anything she won't do. There isn't anyone she can't stop!

Plot:

A lady cop infiltrates an all-female criminal gang. |

Plot Keywords:

Policewoman | Sex | Skirt | Martial Arts | Interrogation

Cast

Sondra Currie	...	Lacy Bond
Tony Young	...	Lt. Frank Mitchell
Phil Hoover	...	Doc
Jeannie Bell	...	Pam Harris
Laurie Rose	...	Janette
William Smith	...	Karate Teacher
Wes Bishop	...	Raymond Wills
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angela Carnon	...	Woman in car chase
Naomi Caryl
Chuck Daniel	...	Insector Martell
Jody Daniels	...	Policeman (as Jody Daniel)
Lee Frost	...	Catalina Attendant
Susan McIver	...	Laura
Eileen Saki	...	Kim
Richard Schuyler	...	Pete Peterson
Steven Stewart	...	Fenwick
Elizabeth Stuart	...	Maude Anderson
Dorrie Thomson	...	Caroline Field

Also Known As:

Police Women (USA) (trailer title)
The Insiders (USA)

Runtime:

90 min | 99 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:R

Company:

Saber Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)

Lacy Bond Kicks You Know What.

A beautiful, albeit deadly, young policewoman named Lacy Bond (Sondra Currie) is recruited to help bring down a new all-girl gang.

This film is aimed squarely at drive-in film fans who like their stories with a little touch of female exploitation. Well, this film is nowhere near as sleazy as its opening credits would seem to suggest so some may be disappointed.

Ultimately this is a film that Almost Works: the fight scenes are surprisingly good, there's a coherent plot that's easy to follow and our leading lady proves easy to like as well as easy on the eyes. Yes this almost works...in terms of a serious film...

But Not Quite...why?

Well for one thing there's a few too many underdeveloped characters. Another is how the all-girl gang likes to spend most of their time sunning themselves in bikinis....also the ending really stretches the credibility a bit too far...

Still all in all this is sometimes quite a lot of fun to watch. My favorite scenes include Lacy kicking butt in police uniform when the prisoners make a break, what happens when she takes on William Smith, and when she saves someone (I won't say who) from a severe beating at the hands of five vicious bikini-wearing babes?! Somewhat ahead of its time given the current craze in television for this type of stuff.