She-Devils on Wheels (1968)

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:

Decapitation | Biker | B Movie | Biker Gang | Exploitation

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
Steve White	...	Doodie
Leslie Sharoff	...	Muscles
John Shackleford	...	Policeman #1
John Chaffin	...	Policeman #2
Rick Williams	...	Outlaw
Roy Collodi	...	Bartender
Robert Lennard	...	Highway Patrolman
Robert Morrison	...	Stud #1
James Madalia	...	Stud #2
Rocky Williams	...	Stud #3
Lourdes Artique	...	Waitress
Toni Newsholme	...	Karen's Mother
Maria E. Arregui
Jim Pindras
Paul Jensen
Rosalind Leva
Joseph Smith
Ana Arteaga
John Nagar
Martin Wade Lewis
William C. Read
Vernon Herbert
Randall Woodbury
Albert G. Dawe
Barry Whitmore
Anita Martine
Kathy Cole
Richard Laird
Ken Trager
John Vardamis
Ray Welden

Directed by
Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Allison Louise Downe		writer (as Louise Downe)
Fred M. Sandy		idea

Produced by
Herschell Gordon Lewis	....	producer
Fred M. Sandy	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Larry Wellington

Cinematography by
Roy Collodi

Film Editing by
Richard Brinkman

Costume Design by
Miriam Jones
Alma Kamp

Production Management
Paul Jensen	....	assistant production manager
Robert Morrison	....	assistant production manager
Ralph Mullin	....	assistant production manager
Steve White	....	assistant production manager

Art Department
Robert Enrietto	....	set designer

Sound Department
Spyridon Hortis	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Ameri	....	camera operator: second unit (as Eskandar Ameripoor)

Editorial Department
Robert Lewis	....	assistant editor
Rick Williams	....	assistant editor

Other crew
J.G. Patterson Jr.	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Mayflower Pictures

Distributors

• Mayflower Pictures (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• CMV Laservision (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2000) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (USA) (VHS)
• VCI Home Video (VHS)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (video)
• Western World Video (VHS)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Medley, Florida, USA

Company:

Mayflower Pictures

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Psycho-lettes (1996)

Soundtrack:

Get Off The Road

Sex,Guts,Blood, and ALL men are MOTHERS!

Anyone who can't appreciate this CAMPY movie for what it is has no appreciation or knowledge of true 60's B-sleaze-movies. C'mon, folks - it was 1968.. the summer of Love was just barely over, and you still had massive restrictions on what you could, and couldn't show in a film of ANY genre. Enter Hershel G. Lewis. and the Man-Eaters. Part of what's so hilarious about this film is that the real-time, bikerChix of Southern FL (Filmed in a town called "Medley" around an abandoned airport) were bikers 1st, and actors second. Compared to latter-day hip-hop momma's of Brooklyn's PS103, these broads WOULD be a bunch of Daisy-pickin' mommas - but again, this was 1968. The styles, clothes, cars, HAIR!, and other peripherial shots are worth the watching, as is the clumsy acting. Those who lived through 1968 will catch some of the buzz-words of the day, ie: "Where's his PAD, Nick?" and "What's the Action?" And check out that theme song, repleat with the same twangin' guitar sound as (I) remembered being used on late-60's girl Scout commercials! It's hilarious! And the lounge-Music used for the orgies after the girls "Pick" - Not what I'd imagine Ruby Tuesday would have been into in 1968, with her LSD-inspired scraggly hair and shades - but hey, this is the mistique that is S.D.O.W. Even the "Sex" scenes are tame by today, when Janet Jackson can make a cereal commercial with her boob hangin' out - but remember, it was 1968 and the best that 200+ LB. "Whitey" could do sexually was ride some dork's back in a twitchin', twirlin' frenzy. Whoo! The swingin' female-sex kitten-dominatrix theme is nothing new, nor was it when HGL made this film. What WAS new was that he used real bikers, a real Florida town, and the REAL bad acting that made this cult film the classic it is. If you expect more than that - you're missing the point. I can't imagine what a current-day sequel could be. As for Karen - I think she should have left the gang with Rodney Beddell ( the Blond w/the Corvette ) - but that would have been my ulitmate ending: Kick Queenie's ass, send Whitey to jail, befriend HoneyPot before she gets herself knocked-up or raped again, and go back to being a good girl. Sigh* - I can dream.

If ANY of the actors involved with this movie are still breathing, CONTACT ME!