Schoolgirls in Chains (1973)

Two deranged brothers, who are under the domineering influence of their crazed mother, kidnap young girls and keep them captive in chains in their basement, where they subject them to depraved "games" that often end in torture and murder.

Director:

Donald M. Jones

Writer:

Donald M. Jones (screenplay)

Stars:

Gary Kent, John Parker, Stafford Morgan

Cast

Cast overview:
Gary Kent	...	Frank Barrows
John Parker	...	John Barrows (as John Stoglin)
Stafford Morgan	...	Robert Matthews (as Robert Mathews)
Suzanne Lund	...	Ginger
Cheryl Waters	...	Bonnie (as Leah Tate)
Merrie Lynn Ross	...	Sue (as Lynn Ross)
T.R. Blackburn	...	Stevie
Greta Gaylord	...	Mother
Sara Lane	...	(as Russell Lane)
Irv Saunders	...	(as Ervin Sanders)
Herb Goldstein

Storyline

Two deranged brothers, who are under the domineering influence of their crazed mother, kidnap young girls and keep them captive in chains in their basement, where they subject them to depraved "games" that often end in torture and murder.

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Plot Keywords:

basement | bondage | copulation | dead mother | mustang convertible | 

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Taglines:

See It At Your Own Risk!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Come Play with Us

Filming Locations:

Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirror Releasing

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene with Ginger being raped on the coach by Frank had to be cut by thirty seconds in order to avoid an X rating.

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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

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Soundtracks

"One Life to Live"
Written by Josef Powell
Sung by Josef Powell

User Reviews

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Sadly this great often haunting B has all but disappeared and it is all the more unfortunate because it has the components of a immortal cult classic. Schoolgirls In Chains is the truly bizarre story of two brothers who kidnap and keep women locked in the cellar for the retarded brothers childishly sexual games. This very unusual film does beg comparision to Texas Chainsaw Massacre (with themes of cannibalism replaced with incest and necrophilia) and if for no other reason is significant for being one (among DeathDream, Blood and Lace and the later films of Hershell Gordon Lewis) of the darkest drive in films of the early 70s