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They Call Me Macho Woman!

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
396
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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
    4.5/10
    396
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Writer
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Stars
      • Debra Sweaney
      • Brian Oldfield
      • Sean P. Donahue
    • 19User 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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    4rorymcpedal

    Inept, ridiculous, non-sensical, poorly executed, fun!

    The beautiful in an 80's way Debra Sweaney plays a woman looking at a piece of property in the woods with her real estate agent who runs afoul of an unconvincing gang of drug dealers (maybe?). Sweaney can't act, but she's Meryl Streep compared to her co-stars. From start to finish this movie very strongly resembles something you might have made as a kid when your parents bought their first video camera. Well, except that the continuity and special effects are worse than you probably produced. The action scenes are universally terrible, and the logic is non-existent. That said, this is a riot to watch. Strangely for this type of movie, Sweaney doesn't show any skin beyond her magnificent belly but, on the upside, the violence is hilarious, the gore is about as convincing as the lead being a badass, and the villains' lines are as cartoonish as their motivations. Yes, it's a 4/10, but still recommended. If you have some weed to smoke beforehand, so much the better.
    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.
    7HumanoidOfFlesh

    Female equivalent of "Deadly Prey"

    The main character of "They Call Me Macho Woman" is Susan Morris(Deborah Sweaney),a nubile young woman,who is being stalked by Mongo "Unicorn",big bad drug lord and his cohorts of merciless criminals.But Susan ain't gonna become easy victim.It's not in her style.After visiting some kind of tool shed and sleeping there she arms herself with instruments of steel and begins to kill gang members one by one.Hilariously funny action flick with bad acting and hysterical death scenes.There are a couple of really dumb scenes that made my jaw wide open.There is also a lot of running through the woods and a bit of gore.If you like non-stop action with hatches,blades and axes give this funny Troma release a chance.7 nine inch nails out of 10.
    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.
    1supercygnus

    Maybe the most inept movie EVER!

    I saw this on cable. Someone had to lose their job for greenlighting this one for air. Just because a movie is made does not mean it has to be shown! Savage Instinct should be shown in ALL film classes. It is the perfect template for how to not make a movie. The editing alone is so jumbled you'll think it was assembled by a team of trained (poorly) monkeys, traveling across unpaved canyon road in the back of a jeep, blindfolded and drunk. The audio is often not legible. Acting? I can't call anything I saw here acting. Reciting? Hmmm. Can't call it that either. Failing? That works. All that being said...IT IS HILARIOUS! I cannot stress enough that there is not one redeemable factor in this "film" other than the hilarity derived from it's own incredible ineptness. Fun, in a strictly masochistic sort of way. Watch it...if you dare.

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    • Trivia
      Second of only two movies made starring Debra Sweaney.
    • 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
      • February 1989 (United States)
    • 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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