Bad Girls Go to Hell
Bad Girls Go to Hell is a 1965 American sexploitation film written, produced and directed by Doris Wishman. The film stars Gigi Darlene, Sam Stewart, Barnard L. Sackett, and Darlene Bennett.
| Bad Girls Go to Hell | |
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Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Doris Wishman |
| Written by | Doris Wishman (as Dawn Whitman) |
| Produced by | Doris Wishman |
| Starring | Gigi Darlene George La Rocque Sam Stewart |
| Cinematography | C. Davis Smith |
| Edited by | Ali Bendi |
| Distributed by | Juri Productions Inc. Sam Lake Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes (worldwide release) 71 minutes (US)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Meg (Gigi Darlene) is a Boston housewife, who is sexually assaulted by a custodian at her apartment building. Killing him during the attack, she flees to New York City. She is then befriended by a series of people with whom she becomes emotionally and sexually involved, all the while trying to evade a narrowing police dragnet. The film is structured around a long dream sequence and features a surprise ending. It contains soft-core sexual situations.
Cast edit
- Gigi Darlene as Meg Kelton / Ellen Green
- George La Rocque as the Husband who rapes Meg
- Sam Stewart as Ed Bains
- Gertrude Cross (as Sandee Norman) as Mrs. Thorne
- Alan Feinstein (as Alan Yorke) as Ted Kelton
- Barnard L. Sackett (as Bernard L. Sankett) as Tom
- Darlene Bennett as Tracy / Della
- Marlene Starr as the Wife who rents Meg the room (and the actress who appears on the cover)
- Harold Key as the custodian
Home media edit
In 2008, Apprehensive Films released Bad Girls Go to Hell on DVD.[2][3]
The film was included in the Blu-Ray collection "The Films of Doris Wishman: The Moonlight Years" [4] from AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) and Something Weird Video, released in September 2022.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)". imdb.com. from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Apprehensive Films [us]". IMDb. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Bad Girls Go To Hell DVD". The GrindHouse. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/the-films-of-doris-wishman-the-moonlight-years-agfa-something-weird?variant=40317636280362
External links edit
- Bad Girls Go to Hell at IMDb
- Bad Girls Go to Hell at AllMovie
- Trailer on YouTube
- [1] at The Criterion Collection
Reviews
- Acid Radio - review
- Cultflicks - review and trivia
- Turner Classic Movies - review
- Bright Lights Film Journal - Analysis of title sequence