''The Female Bunch'' is a 1969 action film directed by
Al Adamson, and starring
Russ Tamblyn and
Lon Chaney Jr. The plot centered on a group of violent, man-hating female criminals who cause trouble near the Mexican border.
''The Female Bunch'' was shot in the summer of 1969 at the
Spahn Ranch during the time that it was occupied by
the Manson Family. The film was distributed on DVD by
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production company, production and film distributor, distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz (producer), Michael Herz in 1974. They are the longest running independent film ...
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Plot
After a string of bad times with men, Sandy tries to kill herself. Co-waitress Libby saves her and takes her to meet some female friends of hers who live on a ranch in the desert. Grace, the leader of the gang, puts Sandy through her initiation and they get on with the real job of running drugs across the Mexican border, hassling poor farmers, taking any man they please, and generally raising a little hell. Soon Sandy becomes unsure if this is the life for her, but it may be too late to get out.
Cast
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Russ Tamblyn as Bill
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Jennifer Bishop as Grace
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Lon Chaney Jr. as Monti
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Regina Carrol
Regina Carrol (May 2, 1943 – November 4, 1992) was an American actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditio ...
as Libby
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Nesa Renet as Sandy
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Megan Timothy as Pug
Production
In addition to Spahn Ranch, parts of the film were shot in
Hanksville and
Capitol Reef in Utah as well as
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
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See also
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List of American films of 1969
This is a list of American films released in 1969 in film, 1969.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1969, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows:
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References
External links
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1969 films
American sexploitation films
American independent films
Films directed by Al Adamson
Films scored by Jaime Mendoza-Nava
1969 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films shot in California
Films shot in Utah
Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley
1969 independent films
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
English-language independent films
English-language Western (genre) films
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