SATAN'S SADISTS

I’ve never really been a fan of the so-called “biker picture” genre. In fact, I can’t even honestly say that I understand why the film “Easy Rider” is considered the finest of its kind – other than the fact that it had Jack Nicholson in it and his classic line of dialogue, “This used to be such a GOOD country.” Even the fact that a very young Toni (“Hey Mickey, you’re so fine, you’re so fine, you blow my mind, Hey Mickey”) Basil has a small role in the movie leaves me less than impressed. See BORN LOSERS – now THAT was a biker picture!

When Al Adamson decided to do a biker movie, he cast his wife, Regina Carroll, as the female lead. Now there were two reasons, really, why this was a good move, and both of those reasons rested on her chest. Other than the violence factor, Regina’s melons were probably as good a reason as any to plant your male posterior in a theater seat and sit through this movie.

Regina died of cancer quite a number of years before Al himself was murdered by a sleazy associate. Al’s body was buried under some renovations that were being done to his house, but was later recovered.

Mr. Adamson left us a number of memorable “bad” films as a legacy, SATAN’S SADISTS being key amongst them. My personal favorite was DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN. I’ve written about that movie before, but here is the DVD cover for it in case you’ve never seen it on the stands:

Regina’s first on-camera appearance in DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN is in a Las Vegas sequence as a showgirl with her own stage production. How she made a living in the story as a showgirl is beyond me; having something like four people in the audience really does not extend one’s credibility as an “in-demand” stage singer. In the movie, she performs a number called “I Travel Light”.

I suppose traveling light is a good thing, because not drawing a decent sized audience would necessitate that she pack up and make way for someone like Vic Damone or Liberace who could pack the place.

HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS, NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR, BLAZING STEWARDESSES and BLACK SAMURAI are other Adamson “Alternative” Classics which I have on VHS, but have never seen on DVD before.

Rest well, Al. They got your killer and he’s someone’s prison bitch now. Sorry you were a homicide victim but I’m happy to think that you just might be reunited with Regina now and are getting to ogle her snack trays again, this time for eternity. Do us a favor, Al, and say “hi” to her jugs for the rest of us.