If you have not seen this movie you are seriously missing out. I saw it a long time ago. I don't remember who I watched it with or when, although I'm assuming it was probably one of my gay friends since they would appreciate it the most. This friggin' movie is one of the most hilarious, campy, totally kick ass girl movies ever. It was directed by Jack Hill who, for those who do not know, is one of Quentin Tarantino's inspirations, and also director of such classics as Foxy Brown. The movie was originally released in 1975 and then re-released in 1996 by Quentin's Rolling Thunder Pictures. The movie starts out with our protagonist, Lace, and her all girl gang, The Dagger Debs, attacking the Repo Man in an elevator after he tries to take Lace's Mom's TV. The movie continues in much the same fashion with lots of killer knife fights and lesbian juvie guards. The acting is absolutely to die for. Lace, played by Robbie Lee, is the Innocent faced bad girl. Every word she speaks is through clutched teeth and spit out with disdain. All the players overact so much that the comedic value would be lost by few. I was surprised to realize that one of the guys from the guy gang, The Silver Daggers, plays Donna's Dad on That 70's Show. He didn't even have a fro and looked aight back then. This 70's style of gang bangers and and Black Panther wannabes totally captures something that movies today have lost. Everyone takes themselves so seriously now, albeit, Tarantino has tried to re-capture this black humor in films such a Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown.
Look, the bottom line is this, I am not a friggin' movie reviewer but this film will stay with you. So you better watch it or I'll shank your ass. Ok, I don't even really know what that means but you get the point.
"So easy to kill, so hard to love." -The Switchblade Sisters
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