The Girls from Thunder Strip
The Girls from Thunder Strip is a 1970 American biker exploitation film directed by David L. Hewitt, who co-produced it with Michael Mehas. It also featured American Top 40 DJ Casey Kasem.
Story
The film is about a trio of hillbilly girls who take on a biker gang over moonshine. The story line is basically about female bootleggers taking on a biker gang which is led by a typical bad biker called Teach. They have to also deal with federal agent who has been sent to the area to close the whiskey operation.Reviews
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.Release info
According to The Grindhouse Database and TV Guide, it was released in 1966. Blu-Ray.com has the US release date as March 19, 1970, and German as February 11, 1972.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
- Jody McCrea.... Pike
- Maray Ayres.... Red
- Mick Mehas
- Casey Kasem.... Conrad
- Lindsay Crosby
- William Bonner.... Animal
- Megan Timothy.... Jessie
- Gary Kent.... Teach
- Melinda MacHarg.... Lil
- Jack Starrett... Sheriff
- Eve Curtis
- Dan Kemp.... Luther
- Bruce Kimball.... Orville
- Lisa Tinelli
- Alex Elliot.... Alex
- Robert H. O'Neil
- Ricky Roberts
- Tiffany Stone
- Harry Woolman
- Joe McManus
- Gary Graver.... Pike's cousin
- Randee Lynne Jensen.... Raped girl