ANGELS WILD WOMEN (DVD) DVD

Angels' Wild Women
Speed (Ross Hagen) is the leader of a rowdy biker gang who reluctantly leaves his girlfriend, Donna (Jill Woefel), behind when the boys take off on an extended run. While waiting for their men to return, the girls take to the road on their own motorcycles and look for action. After avenging a fellow sister's rape and sexually assaulting a reluctant farmboy, the ladies evade the law and hide out at the Spahn Movie Ranch. The ranch is inhabited by a sinister hippie cult led by the charismatic King (William Bonner), who preaches peace and love but is involved in some illegal activities that he's willing to kill for. Meanwhile, the bikers are living it up, having a raucous stag party in the woods complete with beer drinking contests and fistfights. When Terry (Vicki Volante) dies after sleeping with King, Margo (Regina Carrol) knows she has to escape and get help from Speed and the gang. King decides to sacrifice Donna in a weird ritual meant to protect the "philosophy" of the cult, while the bikers race to her rescue. With fists blazing, they make short work of the evil hippies, but King escapes and it's up to Speed and his brother, Turk (Preston Pierce), to exact the proper revenge. ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide

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Angels' Wild Women
Director Al Adamson began Angels' Wild Women as a routine biker film before realizing that the genre had lost its brief box-office appeal. After the film sat unreleased for a time, Adamson noted the success of various "feral female" pictures (particularly the groundbreaking women's prison epic The Big Doll House) and saw a way to salvage the remains. He added some extra wild footage of his leading lady (and wife) Regina Carrol whipping and stomping some hapless rapists and downplayed the motorcycle gang in the advertising. The result is no more confusing than it would have been in its original state. Adamson's choppy editing style and numerous flashbacks conspire to render the slender plot an anarchic mess. Fortunately, the sheer energy and abundance of these outrageous set pieces are a pleasure to behold, whether each hastily executed scene relates to the next or not. The Dionysian excesses of the biker gang's woodland bacchanal are grotesquely watchable, as they drunkenly tear up the great outdoors on hogs and piss on the weary few who pass out too early. The Wild Women of the title are equally uninhibited, though due to the last minute revisions, the viciousness of Carrol's character seems to ebb and flow (there's a certain horrible white lipstick she wears that gives away the more violent scenes they added after the fact). The resemblance of King's commune to the Manson family isn't accidental, and rumor has it that actual members of the family appear as extras in the film, providing an even grungier sheen to the proceedings. Anyone who concentrates too hard on Angels' Wild Women is likely to feel their head spin, so approach this messy time capsule with low expectations and great fun can be had. ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: Additional Features: Digitally mastered Audio commentary by Sam Sherman "Producing Schlock" Independent-International documentary Introduction by Sam Sherman Original theatrical coming attractions trailer Original TV spot commercial Behind-the-scenes photos MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: All Content Length: min Part of Series: Al Adamson Cult Classics   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Access 1. Chapter 1 [6:28] 2. Chapter 2 [9:29] 3. Chapter 3 [12:30] 4. Chapter 4 [9:56] 5. Chapter 5 [10:06] 6. Chapter 6 [9:41] 7. Chapter 7 [9:25] 8. Chapter 8 [9:29] 9. Chapter 9 [7:40]