The Swinging Barmaids

The Swinging Barmaids
Theatrical release poster by John Solie
Directed by	Gus Trikonis
Produced by	Ed Carlin
Written by	Charles B. Griffith
Starring	Bruce Watson Laura Hippe William Smith Dyanne Thorne Katie Saylor
Music by	Don Bagley
Cinematography	Irv Goodnoff
Edited by	Jerry Cohen
Production company	Carlin Company Productions
Distributed by	Premiere Releasing Org.
Release dates	July 1975
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Swinging Barmaids is a 1975 exploitation film about a serial killer who targets cocktail waitresses. The film was directed by Gus Trikonis, and stars Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, William Smith, and Dyanne Thorne.

Plot

A man kills a cocktail waitress and then has to kill the witnesses.

Cast

• Bruce Watson
• Laura Hippe
• William Smith
• Dyanne Thorne
• Katie Saylor

Cult status

Quentin Tarantino screened the film at his festival in 2007. A critic at the screening wrote:

This flick is kind of bizarre. It’s a serial killer flick that’s not really high on the gore or suspense. It’s a sexploitation flick without much titillation. It’s a William Smith movie where he’s kind of unthreatening (until the end when he’s as badass as you want him to be). None of that means it’s a lame movie. Not at all.^[1]

See also

• List of American films of 1975

References

1. Review of 2007 screening at Aint-It-Cool-News

External links

• The Swinging Barmaids at the Internet Movie Database
• The Swinging Barmaids at New York Times
• The Swinging Barmaids at Grindhouse Database
• The Swinging Barmaid at TCMDB