Lady Terminator (1989) Pembalasan ratu pantai selatan (original title)

Director:

H. Tjut Djalil

Writer:

Karr Kruinowz (writer)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

She had one purpose in life - GET EVEN. She had all the equipment necessary!

Plot:

The spirit of an ancient evil queen posesses the body of a young anthropological student, who then goes on a murderous rampage. |

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Exploding Helicopter | Electrocution | Shot Multiple Times | Eye Socket

Cast

Barbara Anne Constable	...	Tania Wilson / Lady Terminator
Christopher J. Hart	...	Max McNeil
Claudia Angelique Rademaker	...	Erica
Joseph P. McGlynn
Adam Stardust
Ikang Fawzi

Directed by
H. Tjut Djalil		(as Jalil Jackson)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Karr Kruinowz		writer

Produced by
Mac Muller	....	associate producer
Raam Soraya	....	producer (as Ram Soraya)

Original Music by
Ricky Brothers

Cinematography by
Chuchu Suteja

Production Design by
J. Yansen

Makeup Department
Barbara Anne Constable	....	makeup artist
Tetty Daldiri	....	makeup artist (as Tetty)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kenneth Thimoty	....	assistant director

Special Effects by
David Albert	....	special effects
Michael Hensley	....	special effects
Wawan Nuryadi	....	special effects
Gregory O'Neill	....	special effects

Stunts
William Anderson	....	stunts
Scott Graham	....	stunts
Herman Permana	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Karr Kruinowz	....	assistant camera
J. Max	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Dave Mallow	....	dialogue coach

Production Companies

• 108 Sound Studio
• Soraya Intercine Film PT

Distributors

• Studio Entertainment (1989) (USA) (VHS) (dubbed)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Mondo Macabro (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• CMV Laservision (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Highlight Video (????) (West Germany) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (1989) (Japan) (video)
• Tee Dee Gee (video)

Other Companies

• Intersound  studio

Also Known As:

"Pembalasan ratu pantai selatan" - Indonesia (original title)
"Nasty Hunter" - International (English title)
"Shooting Star" - USA (video title)
"The Revenge of the South Seas Queen" - Indonesia (English title)
"Snake Terminator: The Snake Wench Dies Twice" - Japan (English title) (video title)
"Terminator Woman" - Thailand (English title) (DVD title)

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

Indonesia

Language:

Indonesian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | USA:Unrated (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Indonesia

Company:

108 Sound Studio

Quotes:

Lady Terminator:I am not a lady. I am an anthropologist!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Cinema Snob: The Terminator 1991 Remake (#5.13)" (2013)

Hilariously bad - and hugely entertaining - rip off of The Terminator

As the title suggests, Lady Terminator takes influence from the eighties classic 'The Terminator'. Successful American films often get cheap rip off versions made, but what is surprising about this one is just how much it shamelessly steals from James Cameron's famous film. It's not just the central premise - the thievery even goes down to whole scenes being taken and even certain mannerisms of the leading character! Still...considering the quality of this film, I can't see James Cameron caring too much about it! Lady Terminator really is a terrible film; but it's also great fun for all the same reasons. The build up to the Terminator-style plot takes influence from any number of films in which powerful people come back to haunt later generations of a certain family. In this case it's the Sea Queen; a woman who uses an eel to brutally kill any man who can't satisfy her. When one man thwarts her, she swears vengeance on his great granddaughter. Enter Tania Wilson: an Anthropology student who stumbles on the old lair of the Sea Queen while doing research and comes back as an unstoppable female in a leather jacket!

Lady Terminator really is pure trash, but at least its entertaining trash and there's certainly no shortage of gun fights, car chases and gory deaths. Pretty much everything in the film comes off as being stupid; nothing more so than Barbara Anne Constable in the lead role. She looks quite cool walking round in her leather jacket and trousers; but the image of her with a machine gun blasting everyone Arnie style is hard not to giggle at. There's some great dialogue in the film, and every now and again there's a little exchange or event that is sure to make the right kind of people erupt with laughter. There's also a fair amount of sex thrown into the mix too; though it seems to be clear that the director wanted to focus more on the action. It won't be hard to guess where the plot is going for anyone who has seen The Terminator; but that's not a big problem as where the plot is going isn't half as important as how it's getting there. The final ten minutes are a real blast, and the last thing that Lady Terminator rips off The Terminator is the best! Overall, this is definitely stupid crap - but its awesome stupid crap and comes recommended to the right kind of people!