The Gore Gore Girls (1972)

Director:

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writer:

Alan J. Dachman (screenplay)

Release Date:

December 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

In screaming color

Plot:

A ditsy reporter enlists the help of a sleazy private eye to solve a series of gory killings of female strippers at a Chicago nightclub.

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Pantyhose | Murder | Topless Female Nudity | Camp

Cast

Frank Kress	...	Abraham Gentry
Amy Farrell	...	Nancy Weston
Hedda Lubin	...	Marlene
Henny Youngman	...	Marzdone Mobilie
Russ Badger	...	Lt. Anderson
Jackie Kroeger	...	Suzie Cream Puff
Nora Alexis	...	Lola Prize
Phil Laurenson	...	First Policeman
Frank Rice	...	Second Policeman
Corlee Bew	...	First Go-Go Dancer
Emily Mason	...	Mary McHenry
Lena Bousman	...	Second Go-Go Dancer
Marina Salli	...	Third Go-Go Dancer
Norman Dachman	...	Master of Ceremonies
Menda MacPhail	...	Fourth Go-Go Dancer
Luba Cherewchenko	...	Fifth Go-Go Dancer
Marlene Berger	...	Pickles
Peter Sande
Ray Sager	...	Barney the Bartender
Lauren Obeda	...	Lady Wrestler
Jim Killen	...	Doctor
Frank Kawsh	...	First Mobster
John Sezonoy	...	Second Mobster
Alex Petrovic	...	Third Mobster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vicki Carr
Alan J. Dachman	...	Stoner (uncredited)
Harry Dachman	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jeanne Molen	...	Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alan J. Dachman		screenplay

Produced by
Herschell Gordon Lewis	....	producer

Original Music by
Herschell Gordon Lewis		(as Sheldon Seymour)

Cinematography by
Alex Ameri

Film Editing by
Alex Ameri		(as Eskandar Ameripoor)

Production Management
Ray Craig	....	production manager
R.A. Powell	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Allison Louise Downe	....	assistant director
Ray Sager	....	second unit director (as Ray Szegho)

Sound Department
Mahmoud Jalili	....	synchronization
Robert Lewis	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Allison Louise Downe	....	special effects
Herschell Gordon Lewis	....	special effects
Robert Lewis	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Garcia	....	title photographer
Phillip Kimmel	....	still photographer
Daniel Krogh	....	camera operator: second unit

Editorial Department
Paul Dickinson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Larry Wellington	....	music coordinator

Other crew
Evelyn Chaitkin	....	continuity
Ron Muraoka	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Lewis Motion Picture Enterprises

Distributors

• Lewis Motion Picture Enterprises (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Select-a-Tape (1985) (USA) (VHS) (as Midnight Video)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2000) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• CMV Laservision (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Movies Unlimited (video)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Blood Orgy" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:X (original rating) | Australia:(Banned) (classification refused) | New Zealand:R18 (cut) | USA:Unrated | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Lewis Motion Picture Enterprises

Trivia:

Shot in two weeks.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, while Abraham is talking to the stripper in the bar, her yellow panties change into a blue thong.

Quotes:

Abraham Gentry:Lt. Anderson, one of my friends seems to have run into a bit of trouble... and lost her face.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Horror Business (2005) (V)

bad movie but nice gory shots

Everybody knows the name Herschell Gordon Lewis. The man who made the first slasher, Blood Feast. that one was nice for the time being and really bloody. It was made in 1963, 11 years later he made his last flick. Hold your horses, I mean, he made others after wards but took a break of 30 years. He appeared as an 'actor' in other flicks. In 11 years you would think that the way you're going to make a movie should be evolved. But he hasn't, there are a lot of bad editing, some takes are really blurred, faults in clothing, no color grading...a real low budget. The strippers are really doing it against their will, that's how they perform. No pole, no atmosphere, no nothing. But Herschell keeps you attracted by giving a lot of nudity and a lot of gore. Of course we're looking for the gore (ahum) which he was best known for. And it really is messy and gory. But you have to add yourself to the era it was made. You can easily see up to today that the effects are cheap, you can see the latex mask but it works well. Gory for the time being, but not worth mentioning for the storyline and acting.