This is a bad movie, but its subject is interesting. Many decades ago, women's professional wrestling was once a business (briefly). The matches were fixed to benefit promoters and gamblers, so it was a sleazy operation and never a real "sport." The film tries to portray the dirty reality of women's wrestling, but as is often the case in the film business, the producer added other things to the mix, such as the wrestling manager's drug dealing and bookmaking. Yes, these wrestling promoters were crooks, but we've seen hundreds of cheap crime films. Why not just focus on the lives of the (exploited) women wrestlers? This story could have been used to make a classic film noir.
Many reviewers have compared this to an Ed Wood film, but as bad as "Racket Girls" is, it is a MUCH better film than anything he did. And the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version is excellent.
Finally, if you know a college student who's taking a history of film course, and wants to do a paper on women in film, this "bad" movie is actually very good subject material, especially for a feminist analysis. There is nothing subtle about the sexism that flows through this film like the Mississippi River.
Many reviewers have compared this to an Ed Wood film, but as bad as "Racket Girls" is, it is a MUCH better film than anything he did. And the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version is excellent.
Finally, if you know a college student who's taking a history of film course, and wants to do a paper on women in film, this "bad" movie is actually very good subject material, especially for a feminist analysis. There is nothing subtle about the sexism that flows through this film like the Mississippi River.
