Several sweaty babes land in the Womens Rehabilitation Center of a far away tropical island of questionable political stability. The gal with the most attitude is, of course, Pam Grier (as Lee Daniels) who is on the wrong side of the law for peddling her bod. But running a close second is a beautiful blonde revolutionary named Karen (Margaret Markov). Salivating over both of them are the two lesbian honchettes who run the humid hoosgow and take turns trying to coax inmates into impromptu games of nekkid Twister.
For plot purposes, Lee and Karen hate each other and are mighty steamed when they’re shackled wrist-to-wrist during a prison transfer. In a bloody, but semi-failed escape, the girls manage to evade their captors, but each remains chained to a wildcat who wants to scratch her eyes out. A fay-YAW to communicate? Nah, their priorities are just different. Lee wants to vamoose with the $40,000 she stole from her Jabba The Hutt pimp/sugar daddy, while Karen merely wants to overthrow the government. So after some gratuitous flailing about in bright-yellow nighties — er, prison uniforms — they decide to put aside their differences long enough to save their hineys.
Among the fellas a-lookin’ for them is the incomparable Sid Haig as a wanna-be cowboy with a passion for western wear, country music and kickin’ ass. CineSchlockers undoubtedly know Mr. Haig has been cast as Captain Spaulding in House of 1,000 Corpses — rocker Rob Zombie‘s upcoming ode to superior ’70s horror.
Notables: 21 breasts. 37 corpses. Peeping with self-gratification. Heroic slow-mo death. Multiple gun battles. Catfighting. Guitar to the brainpan. Exploding car. Food fights. Panty sniffing. Nuns on the run.
Quotables: Warden Logan starts the movie off right, "OK, strip ’em and get ’em wet!" Rhonda knows the score, "To get a gun, you need something to trade that’s pretty damn valuable. What you got besides your ass?" Ms. Grier emotes, "I’LL KILL THAT BITCH!" Karen plays the race card, "We’re trying to set this island free! You’re black. You understand, don’t you!?" But Lee isn’t hearing it, "Some jive-ass revolution don’t mean s@#% to me!"
Time codes: The girls entertain themselves in the shower (4:05). Our heroines are tossed into "the oven" — topless, of course (16:33). Karen and Lee attempt to break the ice and each other’s skulls (25:00). Cowboy Ruben thinks size matters (56:15). Underage gals engage in some horseplay (1:03:35).
Final thought: Think The Defiant Ones with a much needed infusion of sex appeal AND explosions.