The Muthers

The Muthers is a 1976 English-language Filipino blaxploitation women in prison film.^[1] It starred Jeannie Bell, Rosanne Katon, Trina Parks, Jayne Kennedy, Tony Carreon and John Montgomery.

The Muthers
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Directed by	Cirio H. Santiago
Written by	Cyril St. James
Produced by	Cirio H. Santiago
Starring	Jeannie Bell Rosanne Katon Trina Parks Jayne Kennedy
Cinematography	Ricardo Remias
Edited by	Gervacio Santos
Music by	Edd Villanueva
Distributed by	Dimension Pictures
Release date	November 1976 (1976-11)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	English

Quentin Tarantino later wrote, "So why is this cruddy little flick one of my favorite movies? It's the playful execution of a preposterous story that's the key to the film's charm."^[2]

Plot

Kelly and Angie lead a gang of modern-day pirates in the South Seas, passing on the valuables taken from rich travelers and shippers to comparably poor villagers. A Justice Department official informs Kelly that her sister Sandra has been swept up in a trafficking operation and isolated in a prison camp run by crime boss Montiero, disguised as a legitimate coffee plantation, and offers her gang immunity from prosecution if they can infiltrate and convey the information that will help them shut it down. When the women penetrate the camp, they eventually recruit longtime prisoner Marcie, and Montiero's mistress Serena, to forment a rebellion and escape from the compound.

Cast

• Jean Bell as Kelly (credited as Jeanne Bell)
• Rosanne Katon as Angie
• Trina Parks as Marcie
• Jayne Kennedy as Serena
• Tony Carreon as Monteiro (credited as J. Antonio Carrion)
• John Montgomery as Turko
• Sam Sharruff as Sancho
• Dick Piper as Murphy
• Ken Metcalfe as Barrows
• Rocco Montalban as Rocco (credited as Rock Monte)
• Bill Baldridge as Captain Montes
• Bert Olivar as Navarro (credited as Bert Oliver)