She-Devils on Wheels (1968)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writers:

Allison Louise Downe (writer)
Fred M. Sandy (idea)

Release Date:

7 May 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Guts as hard as the steel of their hogs!

Plot:

An all-female motorcycle gang, called 'The Maneaters' hold motorcycle races, as well as terrorize the residents of a small Florida town, and clash off against an all-male rival gang of hot-riders.

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Cult Favorite | Grindhouse | Cult Director | B Movie

Cast

Betty Connell	...	Queen
Nancy Lee Noble	...	Honey Pot
Christie Wagner	...	Karen
Rodney Bedell	...	Ted
Pat Poston	...	Whitey
Ruby Tuesday	...	Terry
John Weymer	...	Joe-Boy
Joani Kramer	...	Russian
Donna Stelzer	...	Supergirl
Roz Cohen	...	Deita
Donna Testa	...	Poodle
Laura Platz	...	Mac
Sharon Brown	...	Ginger Snap
Robert Woods	...	Rocky
David Harris	...	Bill

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Medley, Florida, USA

Company:

Mayflower Pictures

Trivia:

The theme song "Get Off the Road" was covered by Josie Cotton on her 2007 album "Invasion of the B-Girls".

Quotes:

[sprays bug spray into Joe-Boy's face]
Whitey: Go fumigate yourself, crap-head!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 4 (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Get Off The Road

HGL takes on the biker film

Although he'll be forever known as the "Godfather of Gore" for being the first man to break the taboo concerning graphic violence in "Blood Feast" as well as a few other films like "Two Thousand Maniacs!" and "The Gore Gore Girls", Herschell Gordon Lewis made lots of different types of films, including children's films. In 1968 he made he mark in the biker genre with "She-Devils on Wheels", a movie about a gang of vicious girl bikers called "The Man Eaters". They get there name because they treat me like disposable diapers (kinda like men do to women in real life). They line them up, have sex with them and forget them. In between using men they also recruit young girls into their gang and generally cause mayhem. One time they even drag a man to his death on a bike!

"She-Devils on Wheels" is good HGL, but not great HGL. It's an entertaining film even if it has the usual problems associated with Lewis's work (bad acting, amateurish writing, static camera-work, etc.). But as fans of Lewis know it's that technical badness that makes his films such a joy to watch. This film also features a kick ass theme song, cool bike races and a "Devil may care" attitude that I really enjoyed. And the girl gang members are all total bad asses. Still, there are a few things missing from "She-Devils on Wheels" that would have made it better. Namely this film has no nudity in it. A movie about a gang of girl bikers who treat men like a product should have a good helping of tasty nudity in it, but sadly this film fails to deliver. The girls are smoking hot as well, making the lake of nudity even more disappointing. Overall though, this is still a really enjoyable non-gore effort from HGL.