Truck Stop Women (1974)

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Paul Deason (original story), Mark L. Lester (screenplay)

Stars:

Claudia Jennings, Lieux Dressler, John Martino

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claudia Jennings	...	Rose
Lieux Dressler	...	Anna
John Martino	...	Smith
Paul Carr	...	Seago
Dennis Fimple	...	Curly
Gene Drew	...	Mac
Jennifer Burton	...	Tina
Dolores Dorn	...	Trish
Len Lesser	...	Winter
Speed Stearns	...	Rusty (as Speed Sterns)
Eric Nord	...	Sheriff
Nicky Blair	...	Mr. Big
Jo Ann Adkisson	...	Madeline
Gerald Sanders	...	Seago's Man
Herb Graham	...	Moiry

Storyline

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.

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Plot Keywords:

man murders a woman | taking a bath | picking up a stranger | driving a truck | redheaded woman | 

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Taglines:

No Rig Was Too Big For Them To Handle!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1975 (UK)

Also Known As:

Truck Stop Woman

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lester-Traynor Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicky Blair was cast at the last minute as Mr. Big.

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Connections

Referenced in Polyester (1981)

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Soundtracks

You're the Reason
Words and Music by Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen and Jimmie Haskell
Sung by Bobby Hart

User Reviews

Another Claudia Jennings 70s drive-in classic.

This movie is as authentic as it gets, as far as 70s B movies go. It's got plenty of gratuitous nudity, violence, tacky locales, slimy bad guys, and ubiquitous vulgarity. In other words, everything that makes these sorts of movies such a guilty pleasure.

The setting for this film, takes place in a dusty, out-of-the way town in New Mexico. A woman named Anna, runs a truck stop/diner/motel there. It's just a front though, for Anna's smuggling operation. With the help of her bodacious daughter Rose (played by Claudia Jennings), Anna and her henchmen waylay truckers on the road, steal their trucks, and then repaint them.

Anna does okay, running her smuggling ring for a while. But then some east coast mafia types, decide that they want to take over Anna's territory. The head mobster takes an interest in Rose, and tries to seduce her away from working with Anna. Rose is tempted by the city-slicker mobster, and his offer of a lucrative partnership with her.

Rose tries to undermine Anna and rebels against her, as Rose gets in deeper and deeper with her mobster beau. It's up to Anna and her partners, to try and turn Rose back to Anna's side, while fighting to keep the mobsters from taking over her smuggling ring.

Claudia is in a supporting role as Anna's daughter Rose. It's not her best movie. But Claudia sure has the physique and the fiery charisma, to portray the sexy, renegade Rose. Only Lieux Dressler as Anna, gives as compelling a performance as Claudia does. The rest of the cast is basically forgettable.

Truck Stop Women is tacky, campy, 70s B movie fun. It's a real loose-cannon, of a 70s low-budget film. Fans of Claudia Jennings, won't be disappointed.