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Bookmark this pageTruck Stop Women (1974)
Director: Mark L Lester
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A cult movie - about the Organisation's efforts to move in on the truck hijacking operation run by Anna and her girls - that drew lavish praise as Greek tragedy transposed to New Mexico and the funniest film since Lubitsch's To Be or Not To Be. How this relates to a juicy pulp movie with its (to quote the ad) 'double-clutchin'... gear-jammin' mamas who like a lot of hijackin' by day... a lot of heavy truckin' by night', you'll have to work out for yourself. The manic glee that Lester elicits from his performers, and his eye for incongruities, make for a true eccentricity. And the sight of his matriarchy consistently undermining male morale should shake staider patrons by the scruff of the neck. Complete with sub-Johnny Cash soundtrack and virtually incomprehensible plot.Author: VG
Cast & crew
Director: Mark L Lester
Producer: Mark L Lester
Cast: Lieux Dressler, Claudia Jennings, Gene Drew, Dolores Dorn, Dennis Fimple, Jennifer Burton, Paul Carr full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 87 mins
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