The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Maury Dexter

Writer:

James Gordon White (writer)

Release Date:

May 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

They Play Around With Murder Like They Play Around With Men!

Plot:

Driven by jealousy, the jilted leader of a female motorcycle gang instigates a sadistic reign of terror against her ex-lover and his new bride.

Plot Keywords:

Jilted | Leader | Bride | Sister | Molotov Cocktail

Cast

Jeremy Slate	...	Lon
Diane McBain	...	Shayne
Sherry Jackson	...	Connie
Ross Hagen	...	Jeff Logan
Patty McCormack	...	Edie
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Spook
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	...	L.G.
Barbro Hedström	...	Bea
Sandra Marshall	...	Fran
Steve Balazs	...	Hank
Robert Shelton	...	Carl

Directed by
Maury Dexter

Writing credits
James Gordon White		(writer)

Produced by
Maury Dexter	....	producer
Julie Foote	....	assistant producer
Hank Tani	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Les Baxter
Val Johns

Cinematography by
Archie R. Dalzell

Film Editing by
Sidney Levin

Makeup Department
Ted Coodley	....	makeup artist
Wava Green	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jack Voglin	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Voglin	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ted Berkeley	....	property master

Sound Department
Burdick S. Trask	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Fred Krone	....	stunt coordinator
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt double: Patty McCormack
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Garnell	....	chief electrician
F. Bud Mautino	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Magahay	....	wardrobe: men
Shirlee Strahm	....	wardrobe: women

Music Department
Val Johns	....	composer: title song (as Valjean Johns)
Al Simms	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Bonnie Prendergast	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• American International Pictures (AIP)

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Perfect)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

THE MINI-SKIRT MOB

Not One of the Better Biker Films

I am a fan of Sixties motorcycle flicks, and I've seen many (but not all) of them. This is certainly one of the lesser efforts. The plot bears more than a few similarities to SATAN'S SADISTS (q.v.). In this case, it's Shayne, the psychotic female leader of The Mini Skirts (Diane McBain and her hair-do) stalking the innocent young couple along with her flunkies. It seems that the man she's after used to be "her guy," but he got wise, dumped his rodeo/biker buddies and married some hot brunette wimp from the local bank. But such treachery could not stand! First the couple is stalked, then assaulted, and the whole thing just escalates from there until finally Molotov cocktails enter the picture, leading to one of the ubiquitous gags where a stunt man wears a fire suit and runs around the desert while flaming away.

Most of the actors were totally unconvincing. I found myself thinking "these aren't real bikers, these are bourgeois middle-class Hollywood types just playacting." They didn't seem threatening at all. These chicks wouldn't have time to menace society as maintaining their giant hairdos and false eyelashes probably required a lot of effort. Yes, Harry Dean Stanton is in this, and he exhibited his usual sleazy charm. The character of the wife was annoying. I know she was supposed to be a little flitty hummingbird, but her whining became like fingernails on a chalkboard almost immediately. Plus, what real biker gang rode TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES?! Yeah, right! I can only recommend this highly if you have a burning desire to see hot Sixties chicks in mini-skirts, go-go boots and huge hair.

Look, you people need to get way down the list of biker movies before this one comes up. Start off with THE WILD ANGELS, try HELL'S ANGELS '69, or THE CYCLE SAVAGES. SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS is also a good pick. THE TORMENTORS is probably the most outrageous and entertaining one, if you can find it.