Review of Switchblade Sisters (1975) by Scott C — 13 Feb 2010

I consider Jack Hill to be a quality name in exploitation cinema and while SWITCHBLADE SISTERS isn't his best film, it still has a lot of fun stuff to offer. The movie takes place in a WARRIORS-style reality where teenage gangs run amok, the gang in question here being a group of nasty, lawless vixens called the Dagger Debs.

The movie drags a bit during the first half, but it really picks up once the backstabbing and betrayal begins among the Debs, leading to a fun shootout-on-skates at a roller rink and a MAD MAX-style urban battle between rival gangs.

In any other movie Robbie Lee's performance method of acting through a grinding set of teeth would be hideous, here it just adds to the fun.