Weird Wednesday: THE MUTHERS

Rated R; 101min; Director:Cirio Santiago (1976)  

Location: Alamo Downtown

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THE MUTHERS
AUGUST 5, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. CIRIO SANTIAGO, 1976, 35MM, 101 MIN, R

I won't try to pull the wool over anybody's eyes and argue that THE MUTHERS is some kind of neglected masterpiece. It's not. In fact, it's pretty silly. There are no spectacular insights to be had here, no moments of profound transcendence. What it is is a cheap, nudity-filled, Filipino action movie about two gorgeous black female pirates (Jeanne Bell and Rosanne Katon) who rob and loot on the China sea until they're caught, sent to a women's prison presided over by a sadistic warden who sells the inmates to a flesh trader, and who then revolt and turn the sky black with the smoke from their machine guns. But that kind of movie is good enough for me. As if two beautiful black women in one movie weren't enough, director Cirio Santiago throws in Jayne Kennedy, who doesn't act well, but WOW!, and Trina Parks of DARKTOWN STRUTTERS fame (who does act well). Santiago's films tend to operate on a third or fourth grade level, but they move right along and have a vulgar pulp vitality that's hard to resist. (Lars)

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