| The Girls from Thunder Strip | |
| Director: | David L. Hewitt |
| Producer: | David L. Hewitt Michael Mehas |
| Starring: | Jody McCrea Maray Ayres Mick Mehas Casey Kasem |
| Cinematography: | Gary Graver |
| Editing: | Gary Graver |
| Music: | Al Quick |
| Distributor: | American General Pictures (1970) (US) (theatrical) Peerless Films (1970) (Canada) (theatrical) Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (VHS) & (DVDR) |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Girls from Thunder Strip is a 1970 American biker exploitation film directed by David L. Hewitt, who co-produced it with Michael Mehas.[1] [2] It also featured American Top 40 DJ Casey Kasem.[3]
The film is about a trio of hillbilly girls who take on a biker gang over moonshine.[4] [5] The story line is basically about female bootleggers taking on a biker gang which is led by a typical bad biker called Teach.[6] They have to also deal with federal agent (played by Casey Kasem) who has been sent to the area to close the whiskey operation.[7]
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.[8]
According to The Grindhouse Database and TV Guide, it was released in 1966.[9] [10] Blu-Ray.com has the US release date as March 19, 1970, and German as February 11, 1972.[11]
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.