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One Sheet poster for the 1968 American
exploitation biker film She-Devils on Wheels, directed and produced by the "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis. The movie features an all-female motorcycle gang known as the Man-Eaters, who terrorize a small Florida town.
Key Information
Release Date: May 7, 1968
Director/Producer: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Production Company: Mayflower Pictures
Starring: Betty Connell, Nancy Lee Noble, Christie Wagner, Rodney Bedell, and Pat Poston
Plot: The film follows the Man-Eaters motorcycle gang as they hold races, exploit men ("stud line"), and clash with a rival all-male gang of hot-rodders. The gang's tough leader is Queen (Betty Connell), and the story includes the initiation of new member Honeypot (Nancy Lee Noble).
Authenticity: For added realism, actual members of a real-life female motorcycle club, the Iron Cross motorcycle club's Cut-Throats Division, were cast in the film.
Themes: The film is known for its low-budget style, campy dialogue, and scenes of violence, including a man being decapitated by a wire strung across the road. |
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