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.com Jack Hill's 1975 drive-in opus, Switchblade Sisters, has all the requisite cheese and then some: girl fights, gun duels, sex-starved reform school guards, flashes of nudity, and even African-American-Maoist-revolutionary-butt-kicking chicks who don't take nonsense from anyone. The story is a prime example of how the influence of great filmmakers can be reprocessed into pure exploitation: Maggie (Joanne Nail), a smart, new member of a distaff gang, presents a threat to the group's established leader (Robbie Lee). The intricacies of their subsequent relationship--love, betrayal, and a battle for control--has numerous echoes of the films of Nicholas Ray and Howard Hawks, and Hill plays it all with a seriousness that underscores the heart within this trash classic. No wonder Quentin Tarantino became this film's latter-day benefactor, promoting its 1998 theatrical re-release under the auspices of his revival imprint, Rolling Thunder Pictures. --Tom Keogh
L**I
Badass!
Badass Babes!!!
D**E
👩🐕 Be Crazy
Some dumb female 70s gang bangers having their periods over random stuff.
J**G
Women empowermeant through a gang war!
Jack Hill was one of the kings of exploitation and Switchblade Sister was one of his classics. It’s about a female gang. One moment they’re in jail beating up the guards, the next one of them gets raped, and then they beat up a student who’s bothering the teacher. More importantly the women go from backing up the men in their gang to taking over. Then they reach out to a female black power revolutionary group who hand out copies of Mao’s Red Book to finish off a gang war. It only escalates from there and what a sight it is to see.
C**1
Why can't movies be like this nowadays?
After learning that Tarantino was huge fan of this movie, I bought on Blu-ray and got to say I'm a fan🤷🏻♂️
W**C
This Movie Rules!
About an all-girl street gang called The Jezebels (formerly "Dagger Debs," then they kicked all the guys out. Loved this!). Real characters, conflict, story, and cracking dialogue. And a makeshift tank! Maggie's final send-off to the pigs before getting loaded into the wagon is a laugh riot! Bombed on release, critics hated it. In other words, cult classic all the way.There is a great documentary on the Arrow release that is a crash course in what makes independent cinema special. Writer/director Jack Hill and his producer John Prizer offer some real nice insight, as well as their passion for it.
J**R
Classic movie 🎥🍿 from the 70's
I saw it on DVD from Hollywood Video ages ago. Glad it's on re release/DVD 📀
T**L
Great Release,but...
Great HD release of this cult classic. Docked a star because of tire tracks on the package and the case was pretty beat up and cracked on the top. Disc was undamaged.
A**S
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M**L
Jack Hill Classic in an Exquisite A/V Upgrade!
This film always surprised me with how maturely written and structured it was for a seemingly routine 70s exploitation film. "THE SWITCHBLADE SISTERS" Stands as Jack Hill's best film in my humblest of opinion. The true cause for celebration is that Arrow Video has put out a stellar release here... exhaustive extras and an A/V presentations that will be the reference point for this film bar none. Highly recommended.
V**N
Collection
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S**E
great exploitation film
great package and content.
A**R
Must own
A great movie from Jack Hill
T**D
Awsome Blu ray Full score
Exellent release .good remastered picture wise also comes with English subs .this is probably the best release of the year 2016.hands down .
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