A witch resurrects a murdered Vietnam vet and takes revenge on his killers.A witch resurrects a murdered Vietnam vet and takes revenge on his killers.A witch resurrects a murdered Vietnam vet and takes revenge on his killers.
Maureen Ridley
- Damballa
- (as Maureen Chan)
Herbert G. Jahncke
- Sgt. Buck
- (as Herb Jahncke)
Donn Davison
- Folklore Expert
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaIn 1976, legendary director/huckster Donn Davison made a deal with small time New Orleans film distributor Jack Weis. Weis had released a voodoo-tinged, PG rated exploitation film that failed completely. Davison, forever on the prowl for a good outlet for his talents, teamed up with Weis, intending to score a hit. Davison conceived the idea of the naked priestess Damballa and planned to direct the footage himself. He auditioned a few local actresses and ended up hiring Maureen Ridley, who had absolutely no inhibitions or hesitation to performing totally nude. Once he saw how relaxed she was being naked in front of the crew and actors, he added a few other scenes to get her out of her clothes. He then edited that footage into the original film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)
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A Vietnam vet gets shot and is revived by an Aztec swamp witch (Maureen Ridley) who then... I'll stop here because the only thing that matters is Maureen Ridley as the witch. She levitates, gyrates and discombobulates in complete and utter nudity. She occasionally turns into a snake, and sometimes her amazing eyes glow via a shaky matte. She is a real beauty, with no apparent plastic surgery marring her natural, lithe hotness. She looks like Julie Christie, but prettier...and nuder. The dripping swamp locale, and the short running time (71minutes) are nice pluses, but in all honesty, I ended up fast forwarding to the scenes of Maureen Ridley dancing. If this film had been more widely seen, this swamp witch would have gone on to some kind of career. As it is, this is her one and only credit. Shame.
- chonghuilim
- Apr 4, 2006
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