The Girls from Thunder Strip

The Girls from Thunder Strip
Directed byDavid L. Hewitt
Written byPat Boyette
David L. Hewitt
Produced byDavid L. Hewitt
Michael Mehas
StarringJody McCrea
Maray Ayres
Mick Mehas
Casey Kasem
CinematographyGary Graver
Edited byGary Graver
Music byAl Quick
Distributed byAmerican General Pictures (1970) (US) (theatrical)
Peerless Films (1970) (Canada) (theatrical)
Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (VHS) & (DVDR)
Release date
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Girls from Thunder Strip is a 1970 American biker exploitation film directed by David L. Hewitt, who co-produced it with Michael Mehas.[1][2] It also featured American Top 40 DJ Casey Kasem.[3]

Story

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The film is about a trio of hillbilly girls who take on a biker gang over moonshine.[4][5] The story line is basically about female bootleggers taking on a biker gang which is led by a typical bad biker called Teach.[6] They have to also deal with federal agent (played by Casey Kasem) who has been sent to the area to close the whiskey operation.[7]

Reviews

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Jim McLennan of Film Blitz gave it a C− rating. The gratuitous nudity that would be expected of this type of exploitation film was a disappointment to him.[8]

Release info

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According to The Grindhouse Database and TV Guide, it was released in 1966.[9][10] Blu-Ray.com has the US release date as March 19, 1970, and German as February 11, 1972.[11]

SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO released "The Girls From Thunder Strip" on VHS in 2002. As stated on the sleeve summary: The VHS release was taken from a 35mm print in 2.35:1 widescreen Techniscope.

Cast

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Releases

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Film list
Title Company Year Run time Format Ratio Notes #
The Girls from Thunder Strip Something Weird Video 2010 79 mins DVD 2.35:1 Letterboxed Widescreen Region 0 NTSC[12]

References

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  1. ^ Turner Classic Movies The Girls From Thunder Strip (1966), Cast & Crew
  2. ^ Totten Tomatoes The Girls From Thunder Strip (1970)
  3. ^ Billboard.com 6/15/2014 -MUSIC NEWS, Casey Kasem, Iconic Radio Host, Dies at 82
  4. ^ Wild Beyond Belief!:
    Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s
    , By Brian Albright, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7864-3689-7 - Page 202 The Girl from Thunder Strip Megan Timothy
  5. ^ TV Guide The Girls From Thunder Strip
  6. ^ Something Weird Video GIRLS OF THUNDER STRIP - DVD-R
  7. ^ Do512 Weird Wednesday: THE GIRLS FROM THUNDER STRIP - 11:59p
  8. ^ Film Blitz, May 6, 2021 - The Girls from Thunder Strip - Jim McLennan
  9. ^ Grindouse Database The Girls from Thunder Strip
  10. ^ TV Guide - The Girls from Thunder Strip - Full Cast & Crew
  11. ^ Blu-ray.com - DIRECTED BY DAVID L. HEWITT, THE GIRLS FROM THUNDER STRIP 1970
  12. ^ 10K Bullets April 16, 2011 Girls From Thunder Strip, The - Written by: Carroll Jenkins
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