Dixie Dynamite

Rating:
Summary: Makes 'Dukes of Hazzard' Look Thought-Provoking
Review: There's just something about watching good ol' boys stick it to "the man," whether it's "Smokey and the Bandit" or TV's "Dukes of Hazzard." But before Burt Reynolds tore through the South in his Trans Am or the Duke boys flipped a metaphorical finger at Boss Hogg, exploitation partners Lee Frost and Wes Bishop gave us "Dixie Dynamite." This time, it's good ol' girls (one with blond, wig-like hair; the other brunette) who take on their town's evil patriarch. When their daddy's still is busted, and daddy is subsequently shot and killed in a high speed chase, our heroines try to lead law-abiding lives. But there ain't no work in town and when the bank forecloses on their house, well, maybe it's time to start fightin' back! The girls get ahold of a truckload of TNT and start blowing up everyone who's done them wrong--becoming folk heroines in the process! Yeeee-haw!

Not exactly thought-provoking entertainment, but it's entertaining nonetheless. As usual, director Lee Frost (who also has a bit part as a pathologist) keeps the action flowing, so even if the movie's quality lags behind, the pace doesn't. Acting ranges from passable to wooden (Jane Anne Johnstone, the brunette Dixie, has only two facial expressions: a furrowed brow and sternly set mouth for anger/grief/concern; a bemused smile for everything else). Producer Wes Bishop plays a trigger-happy deputy and Warren Oates is the girls' platonic pal whose primary interests are alcohol and motorcycles. Standing in, unconvincingly, for the state of Georgia is Southern California.

Given the sado-sexual bent of most of Frost's other movies ("Love Camp 7," "Hot Spur," "The Defilers" and the hardcore "Climax of Blue Power"), "Dixie Dynamite" is surprisingly lighthearted and tame. That PG rating ensures nothing goes too far. Still, Frost is generally a safe bet when you're looking for trash entertainment, and "Dixie Dynamite" is trash the whole family can enjoy.

Rating:
Summary: Makes "Dukes of Hazzard" Look Highbrow
Review: There's just something about watching good ol' boys stick it to "the man," whether it's "Smokey and the Bandit" or TV's "Dukes of Hazzard." But before Burt Reynolds tore through the South in his Trans Am or the Duke boys flipped a metaphorical finger at Boss Hogg, exploitation partners Lee Frost and Wes Bishop gave us "Dixie Dynamite." This time, it's good ol' girls (one with blond, wig-like hair; the other brunette) who take on their town's evil patriarch. When their daddy's still is busted, and daddy is subsequently shot and killed in a high speed chase, our heroines try to lead law-abiding lives. But there ain't no work in town and when the bank forecloses on their house, well, maybe it's time to start fightin' back! The girls get ahold of a truckload of TNT and start blowing up everyone who's done them wrong--becoming folk heroines in the process! Yeeee-haw!

Not exactly thought-provoking entertainment, but it's entertaining nonetheless. As usual, director Lee Frost (who also has a bit part as a pathologist) keeps the action flowing, so even if the movie's quality lags behind, the pace doesn't. Acting ranges from passable to wooden (Jane Anne Johnstone, the brunette Dixie, has only two facial expressions: a furrowed brow and sternly set mouth for anger/grief/concern; a bemused smile for everything else). Producer Wes Bishop plays a trigger-happy deputy and Warren Oates is the girls' platonic pal whose primary interests are alcohol and motorcycles. Standing in, unconvincingly, for the state of Georgia is Southern California.

Given the sado-sexual bent of most of Frost's other movies ("Love Camp 7," "Hot Spur," "The Defilers" and the hardcore "Climax of Blue Power"), "Dixie Dynamite" is surprisingly lighthearted and tame. That PG rating ensures nothing goes too far. Still, Frost is generally a safe bet when you're looking for trash entertainment, and "Dixie Dynamite" can even be enjoyed with the kids!