"Victims!" is an ultra cheap, ultra crude exploitation feature notable for a misogynistic edge. Two lowlife bad guys played by Robert Axelrod and Lonny Withers go on a crime spree, and target four nubile ladies. These ladies have gone into a remote part of the desert to supposedly study rock formations for a geology class, but seem to be more interested in having fun. The cretins proceed to humiliate the gals for an extended period of time.
Written by John O'Hara and directed by Jeff Hathcock, this movie looks and sounds pretty damn bad. But the writer & director know what their audience demands, and deliver various scenes of nudity and degradation. They get off to an awfully funny start with a couple of random scenes of tacky violence. Soon, they ease into what passes for this movies' story. Still, even at a running time of a mere 77 minutes, they're obliged to pad the thing as much as they can.
The largely unattractive cast give what are some of the worst performances to be seen in this genre. Only Axelrod had a somewhat decent career after this, turning up in some of the Charles Bronson / Cannon Group pictures as well as the remake of "The Blob". That said, these performances *are* fairly amusing in their badness. Axelrod and Withers are stone cold creeps, and a flashback late in the movie reveals the origins of their hatred for women.
And that music score! Composed by Glenn Baxley, it's a mind boggling assortment of inane, keyboard and piano based drivel.
If the photography were of a higher quality, the use of the desert locations would come off better.
This is worth a gander if you're interested in unearthing obscure trash movies, but be warned that it's more tedious than other cinema of its kind.
Five out of 10.
Written by John O'Hara and directed by Jeff Hathcock, this movie looks and sounds pretty damn bad. But the writer & director know what their audience demands, and deliver various scenes of nudity and degradation. They get off to an awfully funny start with a couple of random scenes of tacky violence. Soon, they ease into what passes for this movies' story. Still, even at a running time of a mere 77 minutes, they're obliged to pad the thing as much as they can.
The largely unattractive cast give what are some of the worst performances to be seen in this genre. Only Axelrod had a somewhat decent career after this, turning up in some of the Charles Bronson / Cannon Group pictures as well as the remake of "The Blob". That said, these performances *are* fairly amusing in their badness. Axelrod and Withers are stone cold creeps, and a flashback late in the movie reveals the origins of their hatred for women.
And that music score! Composed by Glenn Baxley, it's a mind boggling assortment of inane, keyboard and piano based drivel.
If the photography were of a higher quality, the use of the desert locations would come off better.
This is worth a gander if you're interested in unearthing obscure trash movies, but be warned that it's more tedious than other cinema of its kind.
Five out of 10.