The Female Bunch

The Female Bunch
The Female Bunch
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Al Adamson
Written by	Jale Lockwood; Brent Nimrod; Raphael Nussbaum
Produced by	Raphael Nussbaum; Mardi Rustam
Starring	Russ Tamblyn; Jennifer Bishop; Lon Chaney Jr.; Alesha Lee; Geoffrey Land; Regina Carrol
Cinematography	Paul Glickman
Edited by	Serge Goncharoff; Brent Nimrod
Music by	Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Production; companies	Dalia Productions; Mardi Rustam Films
Distributed by	Gilbreth
Release date	1969
Running time	86 minutes
Language	English

The Female Bunch is a 1969^[3]^[4] action film directed by Al Adamson, and starring Russ Tamblyn and Lon Chaney Jr. (in his final feature film). The plot centered on a group of violent, man-hating female criminals who cause trouble around the Mexican border.

The Female Bunch was shot in the summer of 1969 at the Spahn Ranch during the time that it was occupied by the Manson Family. The film was distributed on DVD by Troma Entertainment.

Plot[]

After a string of bad times with men, Sandy tries to kill herself. Co-waitress Libby saves her and takes her to meet some female friends of hers who live on a ranch in the desert. Grace, the leader of the gang, puts Sandy through her initiation and they get on with the real job of running drugs across the Mexican border, hassling poor farmers, taking any man they please, and generally raising a little hell. Soon Sandy becomes unsure if this is the life for her, but it may be too late to get out.

Cast[]

Production[]

In addition to Spahn Ranch, parts of the film were shot in Hanksville and Capitol Reef in Utah as well as Las Vegas, Nevada.^[5]

In popular culture[]

The film shoot at Spahn Ranch is the setting for the short story "Another Fish Story" by English film critic and author Kim Newman. In the story, a mystic drifter makes a deal with Adamson to employ the over-the-hill Chaney for a mysterious mission in the desert in exchange for promising that the Manson Family's rowdy followers will not interrupt the film's shooting schedule any further with their disruptive behavior.

References[]

^ Weldon, Michael (1983). "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film". Ballantine Books. ISBN 034534345X. Page 235
^ McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 103
^ Weldon, Michael (1983). "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film". Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780859651561. Page 235
^ McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 103
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links[]

The Female Bunch at IMDb
The Female Bunch at AllMovie

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[1] Weldon, Michael (1983). "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film". Ballantine Books. ISBN 034534345X. Page 235

[2] McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 103

[3] Weldon, Michael (1983). "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film". Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780859651561. Page 235

[4] McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 103

[5] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

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