She-Devils On Wheels

Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis

Overview

"Herschell Gordon Lewis' cult favorite She-Devils on Wheels comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither closed-captions nor subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/2000
UPC:	0014381606621
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	NR
Source:	IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[monaural, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	33,647

Special Features

Digitally mastered; Audio commentary by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Original theatrical trailer; Archival short subject: "Biker Beach Party"; Herschell Gordon Lewis gallery of exploitation art

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Betty Connell	Queen
Pat Poston	Whitey
Nancy Lee Noble	Honey-Pot
Christie Wagner	Karen
Rodney Bedell	Ted
Ruby Tuesday	Terry
Joani Kramer	Russian
David Harris	Bill
Donna Testa	Poodle
Laura Platz	Supergirl
John Weymer	Joe-Boy
Steve White	Doodie
Roy Collodi	Bartender
Rick Williams	Outlaw
Donna Stelzer	Mac
John Shackleford	Police
John Chaffin	Police
Christian A. Wagner	Actor
Larry Wellington	Composer
Herschell Lewis	Composer

Technical Credits

Louise Allison Downe

Herschell Gordon Lewis	Producer,Special Effects
Louise Allison Downe	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Index
1. Main Title; The Man-Eaters [7:47]
2. Winner Take All [10:41]
3. The Stud Line [7:57]
4. Against the Rules [7:14]
5. Full Membership [6:19]
6. Trouble with the Fuzz [3:19]
7. Wheel War [10:18]
8. New Stud [7:08]
9. Taking the Honeypot [6:03]
10. Queen's Revenge [7:11]
11. Royal Justice [5:48]
12. End Credits [2:37]

Menu

Side #1 --
Feature Start
Special Features
Promotional Trailer
Audio Commentary By Herschell Gordon Lewis: On
Audio Commentary By Herschell Gordon Lewis: Off
Short Subject: "Biker Beach Party"
Herschell Gordon Lewis Gallery Of Exploitation Art

Editorial Reviews

With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going farther than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era. However, when he attempted to follow the profitable trends of the day, his inexperience with whatever subject was most exploitable is clearly evident amongst the wreckage of amateurish acting and home-movie level cinematography. She-Devils on Wheels is a stab at the biker genre, with a gang of limerick-spouting, colorfully attired biker ladies, all of whom can ride (Lewis' one nod to realism), but have a hard time appearing threatening, even while committing heinous acts. The lack of profanity ("Dirty Mother Fuzz!" "Up Your Magic Dragon!") is peculiar considering how feral these females are supposed to be, and the raucous orgy sequences are performed with their gaudy felt-and-yarn outfits intact. There's only about 15 minutes worth of plot stretched out to feature length, but the film is packed with sick thrills. The Man-Eaters rumble with a rival male gang and urinate on the losers, drag a former stud behind a bike at high speeds to prove that love means nothing to them, and decapitate a motorcycle-riding enemy (depicted in a memorably fake fashion). This is precisely what makes She-Devils on Wheels so entertaining; fairly dull, fresh-faced young people having a ball pretending to be bad, and coming up so wonderfully short.