| Some of the most enjoyable films ever have
been gang and biker films: films like Class
of '84, The Warriors
and The Wanderers. The violence
quotient in gang film is usually pretty high,
which is why these types of films are high up
on the list of Terror Australis readers. She
Devils on Wheels can be best described
as being the Forrest Gump of
gang films. Not because it has any awards to its
name, but because its IQ sits well below 100.
The Godfather of Gore, H.G. Lewis has really created
a terrible film, that while not everybody's
cup of tea, the exploitation fan will probably
like it. If you like Lewis films, then there is
no reason why you would not like this one as well,
as you know what to expect.
The Man-eaters are the toughest all girl gang
in the town. Spending their time fighting, cussing
and riding, they are led by Queenie, who rules
with an iron fist, and if anyone crosses her,
that fist will be planted firmly in their mouths.
After a few run ins with a local Hot Rod gang,
new member Honey Pot is kidnapped and assaulted,
but the girls won't stand for that, and
exact their revenge!
None of the 'comedy' in the script
is funny at all, but the unintentional humor is
all over the place. Tough biker gang chicks who
can't even put up their own kick stand,
the most disorganized fight scene ever to be put
on film, the obvious discomfort of some of the
girls riding, the WORST theme song EVER and my
favorite, the gang member who just can't
get her bike started in the background of the
race scene. For everything that Faster
Pussycat! Kill! Kill! does right, She
Devils on Wheels does wrong. The script
for both movies are about as corny as each other,
and the acting about as hammy, but the production
quality of this production is so low, that it
is surprising it ever got released at all. Most
of the girls who played the Man Eaters were actual
biker girls, although several of Lewis'
regulars turn up, such as the incredibly cute
Nancy Lee Noble, and Lewis fans will recognize
some of the faces and names from films like Just
for The Hell of It, The Girl,
The Body and The Pill, Alley
Tramp and The Blast Off Girls,
and towards the end he also manages to sneak a
bit of his trademark gore. |
