''Bad Girls Go to Hell'' is a 1965 American
sexploitation
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film written, produced and directed by
Doris Wishman
Doris Wishman (June 1, 1912 August 10, 2002) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is credited with having directed and produced at least 30 feature films during a career spanning over four decades, most notably in the ...
. The film stars Gigi Darlene, Sam Stewart, Barnard L. Sackett, and Darlene Bennett.
Plot
Meg (Gigi Darlene) is a Boston housewife, who is sexually assaulted by a custodian at her apartment building. Killing him during the attack, she flees to New York City. She is then befriended by a series of people with whom she becomes emotionally and sexually involved, all the while trying to evade a narrowing police dragnet. The film is structured around a long
dream sequence
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and features a
surprise ending. It contains
soft-core
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sexual situations.
Cast
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Gigi Darlene as Meg Kelton / Ellen Green
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George La Rocque as the Husband who rapes Meg
* Sam Stewart as Ed Bains
* Gertrude Cross (as Sandee Norman) as Mrs. Thorne
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Alan Feinstein (as Alan Yorke) as Ted Kelton
* Barnard L. Sackett (as Bernard L. Sankett) as Tom
* Darlene Bennett as Tracy / Della
* Marlene Starr as the Wife who rents Meg the room (and the actress who appears on the cover)
* Harold Key as the custodian
Home media
In 2008,
Apprehensive Films released ''Bad Girls Go to Hell'' on
DVD
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.
See also
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List of American films of 1965
A list of American films released in 1965.
''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A–D
E–I
J–R
S–Z
See also
* 1965 in the United States
Notes
References
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External links
*1965 filmsat the Interne ...
References
External links
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The Criterion Collection
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Reviews
Acid Radio - reviewTurner Classic Movies - reviewBright Lights Film Journal - Analysis of title sequence
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1965 films
American LGBT-related films
American black-and-white films
1960s English-language films
1960s exploitation films
Films directed by Doris Wishman
Lesbian-related films
Films set in Boston
Films set in New York City
Films about dreams
1965 LGBT-related films
1960s American films