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They Call Me Macho Woman!

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
367
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They Call Me Macho Woman! (1989)
ActionComedy

The chromatic superhero Susan Morris must learn to fend for herself when she decides to escape the urban jungle. While searching for a charming house in the countryside, he falls into the cl... Read allThe chromatic superhero Susan Morris must learn to fend for herself when she decides to escape the urban jungle. While searching for a charming house in the countryside, he falls into the clutches of a band of muscular brutes.The chromatic superhero Susan Morris must learn to fend for herself when she decides to escape the urban jungle. While searching for a charming house in the countryside, he falls into the clutches of a band of muscular brutes.

  • Director
    • Patrick G. Donahue
  • Writer
    • Patrick G. Donahue
  • Stars
    • Debra Sweaney
    • Brian Oldfield
    • Sean P. Donahue
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    367
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Writer
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Stars
      • Debra Sweaney
      • Brian Oldfield
      • Sean P. Donahue
    • 17User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Debra Sweaney
    • Susan Morris
    Brian Oldfield
    • Mongo
    Sean P. Donahue
    • Terk
    Mike Donahue
    • Frankie
    Jerry Johnson
    • Georgie
    J. Brown
    • Mr. Wilson
    Roger Arildson
    • Buck
    • (as Roger Arildsen)
    Michael Terranova
    • Joey
    Bob Frazier
    • Jake
    Paul Henri
    • Apples
    Sean McCarty
    • Billy
    Eversley Forte
    • Benny
    Steve Oscar Lee
    • Chang
    • (as Oscar Steve Lee)
    Rick Slater
    • Big J
    Tony 'Satch' Williams
    • Gasser
    Monique Mullen
    • Star
    • (as Monica Mullen)
    Paul Gomez
    • Philip
    Paul Roder
    • Geno
    • Director
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Writer
      • Patrick G. Donahue
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    User reviews17

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    7runemesa

    I have to stick up for this movie

    This is one of my favorite bad movies. Yes it's badly made, but it's such a fun movie. I was never bored at all while watching it. In my opinion, this has "cult flick" written all over it. My only gripe is that the main character should've been recast and the axe was way too brand new and shiny-looking all the time, but still it's not that big a deal in a movie like this. There's a brief impressive stunt involving a car and a character that very well-done, and you rarely see that in movie like this, not to mention in the rest of the film, period. I love this flick, and I've actually bought it for 2 of my friends, and they loved it, too. Maybe you have to be a bad-movie-troll like me to appreciate movies like this. I'm picky, even with bad movies, but this flick is a real gem to me.
    6clay_animator

    This movie is dumb but not terrible.

    It's hard for me to give this movie a bad review. Yes, almost every aspect of the movie was done poorly. The story is dumb, the cinematography is crappy, the chases don't make any sense, and the acting is just terrible.

    But despite all of this, the movie is just incredibly entertaining. Every time you see a boom mic, or a stunt double that is clearly a forty year old man and not the female lead, your soul smiles a little bit inside.

    I would say that this is a better bad movie than the Rocky Horror Picture Show. While RHPS kinda drags in the third act, this movie remains entertaining throughout.

    Don't go in expecting a masterpiece or even competence and you're in for a good time.
    1wogboy-3

    RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN

    If you like really shocking movies this is for you. The acting is the worst I've ever seen and the story line goes no-where. If you come across this film in your video shop don't even consider borrowing it. The chick on the front cover isn't even the one in the movie.I gave this movie 1/10 only because I couldn't vote 0. Avoid it at all costs.
    2david_barnett1

    All rather silly.

    Anyone wanting to find out what it is like to waste one hour and twenty minutes of their life, time that is gone for ever and never to be reclaimed, is advised to watch this movie.

    A sweet young woman accidentally encounters a gang of thuggish drug dealers, falls in and out of their coarse and evil hands a few ties and is transformed overnight into a female killing machine.
    5mikecanmaybee

    Mongo And The Gang Meet the Macho Woman And Die to Regret It.

    Susan (Debra Sweaney) is checking out some quite rural real estate with her wimpy real estate agent Cecil (Lory-Michael Ringuette) when they encounter Cocaine manufacturer Mongo (Brian Oldfield) who is a dead ringer for TV series Night Court's Bull (Richard Mull). Susan has a habit of escaping and then being recaptured by mongo's band of misfits lead by the mean diminutive Terk (Sean P. Donahue). Susan finds her inner MacGyver and creates a number of deadly weapons from items in an tool shed after a much needed afternoon nap. More importantly she loses her Sister wife's with shoulder pads outfit and shows off her impressive abs. Mongos Merry Men experience misfortune at the hands of Susan which adds up to an impressive kill count by the end of the movie. A very enjoyable "B" action flick with quite well placed humor and a genuinely scary physically imposing bad guy Mongo. The one misstep is the overbearing music score which is too loud and distracting at times This is a must see for for all "B" Action fans.

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    • Trivia
      Only movie made by Brian Oldfield.
    • Goofs
      At the 1 hour 10 minute mark, boom mic operator clearly visible in frame when Susan (Macho Woman) is being led through some brush with a rope tied around her neck and pretends to faint.
    • Quotes

      [menaces Susan by breaking bricks with his forehead]

      Chang: Black belt. Karate. Fifteen years.

      [Susan kicks him with her spiked shoe]

      Susan Morris: Ballet. Six months.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video version was cut by 51 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of a butterfly knife and to heavily edit scenes of women being assaulted.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1989 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Bottom Line Studios
      • Troma
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Savage Instinct
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Gold Productions
      • Troma Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 21m(81 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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