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They Call Me Macho Woman!

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
227
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They Call Me Macho Woman! (1989)
ActionComedy

Tromatic Super Heroine Susan Morris has to learn to fend for herself when she decides to escape from the urban jungle. While looking for a charming house in the country, she falls into the c... Read allTromatic Super Heroine Susan Morris has to learn to fend for herself when she decides to escape from the urban jungle. While looking for a charming house in the country, she falls into the clutches of a band of brawny brutes - Mongo and his crew of corporate cretins. A once sweet... Read allTromatic Super Heroine Susan Morris has to learn to fend for herself when she decides to escape from the urban jungle. While looking for a charming house in the country, she falls into the clutches of a band of brawny brutes - Mongo and his crew of corporate cretins. A once sweet working girl from the city, Susan is pushed to her limits and becomes a fearsome female w... Read all

  • Director
    • Patrick G. Donahue
  • Writer
    • Patrick G. Donahue
  • Stars
    • Debra Sweaney
    • Brian Oldfield
    • Sean P. Donahue
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    227
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Writer
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Stars
      • Debra Sweaney
      • Brian Oldfield
      • Sean P. Donahue
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Debra Sweaney
    • Susan Morris
    Brian Oldfield
    • Mongo
    Sean P. Donahue
    • Terk
    Mike Donahue
    • Frankie
    Jerry Johnson
    • Georgie
    J. Brown
    • Mr. Wilson
    Roger Arildson
    • Buck
    • (as Roger Arildsen)
    Michael Terranova
    • Joey
    Bob Frazier
    • Jake
    Paul Henri
    • Apples
    Sean McCarty
    • Billy
    Eversley Forte
    • Benny
    Steve Oscar Lee
    • Chang
    • (as Oscar Steve Lee)
    Rick Slater
    • Big J
    Tony 'Satch' Williams
    • Gasser
    Monique Mullen
    • Star
    • (as Monica Mullen)
    Paul Gomez
    • Philip
    Paul Roder
    • Geno
    • Director
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Writer
      • Patrick G. Donahue
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      [menaces Susan by breaking bricks with his forehead]

      Chang: Black belt. Karate. Fifteen years.

      [Susan kicks him with her spiked shoe]

      Susan Morris: Ballet. Six months.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video version was cut by 51 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of a butterfly knife and to heavily edit scenes of women being assaulted.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

    User reviews16

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    3/10
    Low rent actioner shot in the Californian mountains
    THEY CALL ME MACHO WOMAN! is another trashy low budget oddity put out by Troma, although this isn't one of their own films as it lacks the bizarre stuff and the humour that typifies a true Troma-made film. Instead it's a cheesy, low rent action film shot in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. Director Patrick G. Donahue made a quartet of similarly-themed action/revenge movies over the course of a decade or so and obviously had a thing for the genre.

    Sadly, despite the outlandish title, this is very much par for the course as these things go. The plot is repetitive and merely consists of our heroine being repeatedly captured by the bad guys, managing to turn the tables and escape, only to repeat the scenario again. There is a kind of momentum that sees the story through on occasion but the lack of budget means that this is a cheap adventure indeed. The occasional gore effect is well achieved although limited in scope.

    The cast members are probably the worst thing about this film as all of the assembled actors give non-performances. It comes as little surprise that lead actress Debra Sweaney was never heard of again. Hulking villain Brian Oldfield was a real-life shotput champion, if you can believe. Welcome to the world of low-budget filmmaking!
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    • Oct 30, 2016

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    • Release date
      • 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Bottom Line Studios
      • Troma
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Savage Instinct
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Gold Productions
      • Troma Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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