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The Swinging Barmaids (1975)

The Swinging Barmaids poster
Directed by
Gus Trikonis
Genre
drama film, crime film, exploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A serial killer murders cocktail waitresses. The police try to catch him.

tensegrittyexploitativesleazypulp1970slow-budgetsuspenseful

What happens

The Swinging Barmaids is a 1975 American exploitation film about a serial killer who targets cocktail waitresses. The film was directed by Gus Trikonis, and stars Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, William Smith, and Dyanne Thorne. It was re-released in 1980 as Eager Beavers. William Smith later recalled "Jesus Christ, that was a wild fuckin’ movie! (Laughing) Yeah, that was kind of fun." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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