Des Satans heiße Katzen (1971)

Des Satans heiße Katzen: Directed by Al Adamson. With Lon Chaney Jr., Russ Tamblyn, Jennifer Bishop, Aleshia Brevard. After a string of bad times with men, Sandy tries to kill herself. Co-waitress Libby saves her and takes her to meet some female friends of hers who live on a ranch in the desert. Grace, the leader of the gang, puts Sandy through her initiation and they get on with the real job of running drugs across the Mexican border, hassling poor farmers, taking any man they please, and generally raising a little hell. Soon Sandy becomes unsure if this is the life for her, but it may be too late to get out.

“After viewing Al Adamsonu0026#39;s u0026quot;Angelsu0026#39; Wild Womenu0026quot;, I was wondering if it was such a good thing that I rented this as well. Since u0026quot;Angelsu0026quot; didnu0026#39;t actually feature much footage with the women, I was nervous that u0026quot;The Female Bunchu0026quot; would be another wasted opportunity. Well, it wasnu0026#39;t.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJennifer Bishop is Grace, the butch leader of a group of feminists who make up a secret society in an isolated desert ranch (in reality the notorious Spahn Ranch, home of the Manson Family). A new member, Sandy (Nesa Renet), is buried alive in a coffin to ensure she has guts (great claustrophobic scene)! Regina Carrol does a sultry go-go dance before once again getting an underwritten part (Al! She was your wife! Couldnu0026#39;t you have given her better roles?!).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe male cast members, Russ Tamblyn, Lon Chaney, Jr., and Geoffrey Land, are not in the movie that much, which makes u0026quot;The Female Bunchu0026quot; all the more true to the title. Tamblyn doesnu0026#39;t do much but be a victim of the sadistic ladies when he has sex with Denise (Leslie MacRae) and attempts to rape Grace! Itu0026#39;s very hard to watch Chaney in his last role; his voice has been irreparably damaged from years of smoking and drinking and is barely audible. I much preferred his silent role in u0026quot;Dracula vs. Frankensteinu0026quot;. Land only becomes a character in the last 15 minutes, so this really is the female bunchu0026#39;s movie. Thank God Adamson lived up to the title! Things to watch for: the opening scenes of ladies on horseback and a plane chasing a young couple through the desert is stunningly choreographed by Adamson standards; the heavily claustrophobic scene of Sandy being buried alive; Grace brands Tamblyn with a branding iron; and basically any scene where the women appear. A very, very good movie. It isnu0026#39;t u0026quot;Satanu0026#39;s Sadistsu0026quot;, but at times comes very close to topping it! Highly recommended!”