The Female Bunch

The Female Bunch is a 1969^[2][3] action film directed by Al Adamson, and starring Russ Tamblyn and Lon Chaney Jr. The plot centered on a group of violent, man-hating female criminals who cause trouble near the Mexican border.

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	September 1, 1971 (1971-09-01)[1]
Running time	86 minutes
Language	English

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

• Russ Tamblyn as Bill
• Jennifer Bishop as Grace
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Monti
• Regina Carrol as Libby
• Nesa Renet as Sandy
• Megan Timothy as Pug

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.^[4]

See also

• List of American films of 1969