They Call Me Macho Woman!
| They Call Me Macho Woman! | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Patrick G. Donahue |
| Written by | Patrick G. Donahue |
| Produced by | Dee Donahue Patrick G. Donahue Newman Goldstein |
| Starring | Debra Sweaney Brian Oldfield Sean P. Donahue Mike Donahue Jerry Johnson |
| Cinematography | Mike Pierce |
| Edited by | Jules Shapiro |
| Music by | Emilio Kauderer |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
They Call Me Macho Woman! is a 1989 action film written and directed by Patrick G. Donahue and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film belongs to the girls with guns subgenre.
Plot
[edit]The story follows city woman Susan Morris (Debra Sweaney), who decides to escape her banal urban life and goes looking for a house in the country. Unfortunately, she's taken prisoner by a group of savage drug smugglers, headed by the ruthless Mongo (Brian Oldfield). After escaping their clutches, Susan is forced to transform herself into a fearsome warrior and exact her revenge on Mongo and his evil henchmen.
Tagline
[edit]"Born to shop...she learned to kill!"[1]
Production
[edit]A lot of the original music in this film became trademark Troma songs and were used in a variety of films, including the Toxic Avenger sequels. [citation needed]
Reception
[edit]TV Guide sees in the film a "Troma thriller (a whole genre of humorously sub-"B" movies)".[2]
The website Girls With Guns said of the film: "Yes, it’s dumb. Yes, it’s cheap. Yes, it makes little or no sense, in particular her sudden transformation from plucky but largely ineffective heroine [who can’t even stab someone in a way that causes them more than moderate discomfort] into a warrior woman, capable of embedding a shiny axe in your head from 15 paces. But, you know what? It’s never boring (...)"[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "THEY CALL ME MACHO WOMAN | Troma". Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "They Call Me Macho Woman". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ McLennan, Jim (2015-01-26). "Review: They Call Me Macho Woman!". Girls With Guns. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
External links
[edit]- They Call Me Macho Woman! at IMDb
- They Call Me Macho Woman! at AllMovie
- They Call Me Macho Woman! at Rotten Tomatoes
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