The Gore Gore Girls 1972

Horror

Mystery

Comedy

Runtime

81 mins

Language

English

Made by

Lewis Motion Picture Enterprisee

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Nancy Weston, a reporter for The Globe, approaches Abraham Gentry Frank Kress, an obnoxious private investigator, and offers him a rich incentive: $25,000 from The Globe to probe the brutal murder of stripper Suzie Cream Puff. The deal sweetens with a further $25,000 bonus if he can crack the case and deliver an exclusive story. Gentry accepts the assignment, with Weston in tow, and the hunt begins in the smoky, glitzy world of a city nightclub where secrets hide behind sequins and a mountain of cash.

Inside the club, Gentry’s path crosses with Marlene Hedda Lubin, a waitress whose abrasive attitude tests his patience as he pushes through to speak with a new suspect, Joseph Carter. The work quickly spirals as tragedy follows tragedy: Candy Cane, another stripper, is murdered, expanding the suspect pool and pushing Gentry to confront a chain of possible culprits. Grout, a volatile Vietnam veteran who finds release in drawing faces on squashes before crushing them, becomes a prime suspect, and the investigation broadens to include a radical feminist group that stages noisy protests at the club, carrying banners with provocative phrases like “Lewd is Crude,” “Quit with Tit,” and “Women Right On!” The brutal crime scene of Lola Prize, also known as Pickles, adds another layer of horror when her buttocks are mutilated with a meat tenderizer hammer, then salted and peppered, with a badge reading “Women Right On!” found nearby.

As Gentry piles up clues, he uses Weston as a conduit to keep things moving, gently browbeating her into keeping the case visible while he steers his own inquiry. Weston, in a rare moment of candor between sips, admits an attraction to the hard-boiled investigator, a detail Gentry threads into the broader plot while maintaining the distance necessary to stay focused on the murders. The investigation takes him to the strip-club magnate, Mr. Marzdone Mobilie Henny Youngman, whom Gentry coerces into staging an amateur stripper contest with a $1,000 prize. The event becomes a trap: Weston, under the influence, is coaxed to perform and she goes all out, winning the cash and providing Gentry with a high-profile moment to maneuver closer to the killer.

After Weston returns to her apartment to rest, the supposed victim becomes a target again. The killer arrives, and Gentry—who anticipated exactly this move—emerges from the shadows, removing the hood to reveal Marlene [Hedda Lubin], the club’s abrasive waitress, as the perpetrator. The scene escalates into a brutal struggle as Marlene shifts into flight, slipping from a balcony and meeting a fatal end as a car on the street below barrels into her. A final, decisive monologue from Gentry to Nancy Weston [Amy Farrell] reveals the case’s deeper logic: Marlene’s backstory as a burned stripper, her breasts seared away in a past fire, explained her hatred for other women who still embodied the beauty she could no longer claim. The motive, born from jealousy and vengeance, ties the murders together in a grim, twisted arc.

Weston, part angry and part awed, accepts that she was used as bait to draw out the killer, recognizing the dangerous, morally gray calculus behind Gentry’s pursuit of the truth. The two lovers-to-be acknowledge their chemistry as they prepare to cover the story for The Globe, acknowledging that the narrative they’ve built will make a powerful contribution to the paper. The film closes with the pair looking into the camera as the credits roll, and the final title card declaring, “We announce with pride: this movie is over!”

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Assignment Offered by The Globe

Nancy Weston, a reporter for The Globe, approaches Abraham Gentry with a $25,000 offer to investigate the brutal murder of stripper Suzie Cream Puff. She sweetens the deal with an additional $25,000 bonus for solving the case, contingent on The Globe getting the exclusive story. Gentry agrees to take the case, and Weston accompanies him to begin the inquiry.

Evening The Globe offices

First Lead at the Club

Inside the club, Gentry confronts a loud-mouthed waitress, Marlene, whose obnoxiousness nearly matches his. He nudges his way to speak with another stripper and quickly pins down his first suspect, Joseph Carter. The early clues push the investigation toward the club and its personnel.

Night Strip club

Candy Cane’s Death Expands the List

Shortly after, Candy Cane is murdered, expanding the suspect pool. Gentry includes Grout, a volatile Vietnam veteran who enjoys crushing the heads of squashes and keeps his own peculiar trophies. The mounting violence confirms the club as the central crime scene.

Night Strip club

Pickles Is Found Murdered

Lola Prize, known as Pickles, is found murdered with her buttocks mutilated by a meat tenderizer. A Women Right On! badge is discovered at the scene, tying the crimes to a possible motive or group. Gentry begins to consider radical feminist tensions as part of the case.

Night Strip club

Weston’s Drunken Distraction

Gentry buys Weston many drinks to keep her drunk and out of the way so he can focus on the work. Weston, in a drunken moment, admits she is attracted to him, but Gentry remains focused on the investigation. The tension between professional distance and personal interest continues to simmer.

Night Bar/club area

Mobilie’s Trap-Setting Deal

Gentry travels to Mobilie, the owner of the strip clubs in town, and pressures him into staging an amateur stripper contest with a $1,000 prize. The plan is designed to lure out the killer under the pretense of entertainment, creating a trap. Mobilie reluctantly agrees, setting the trap in motion.

Evening Mobilie's establishment

Amateur Contest and Consequences

During the contest, Weston performs and goes all out, eventually taking the prize by stripping and winning the $1,000 cash. Gentry uses the event to keep Weston close while maintaining the trap's momentum. The contest scene also serves as the bait for the killer's next move.

Evening Contest stage, Mobilie’s venue

The Trap Strikes

After a few drinks, Gentry escorts Weston to her apartment and pretends to leave, then waits for the killer to strike again. He ambushes the killer behind a door, ripping off the hood to reveal Marlene. The killer's burn marks on her chest expose a history of self-inflicted injuries and jealousy over the others' beauty.

Night Weston’s apartment

Marlene Falls to Her Fate

Marlene charges toward the balcony, but tumbles over as a car passes, crashing her head on the street. Gentry reveals his trap and what he has learned, sealing Marlene's fate. The violence underscores the killer's dangerous motive.

Night Street outside Weston's apartment

Gentry’s Grand Monologue

Gentry delivers a long monologue to Nancy Weston, explaining how the burned marks and prior clues fit together. He recounts that Marlene burned herself in a fire and used jealousy over the other strippers' beauty as motive. Weston listens, torn between anger and admiration for how the trap uncovered the killer.

Night Weston’s apartment

Resolution and Romance

Weston is angry that she was used as bait, but she concedes the risk was worth it. They profess their love for each other and celebrate a sensational Globe exclusive. Gentry closes the case by addressing the audience, asserting that the story will be a great contribution to The Globe.

Night Weston’s apartment

The Movie is Over

Closing credits roll with the line 'this movie is over!' as the audience is reminded that the case is finished. The camera lingers on Gentry and Weston together before the film ends.

End Credits

The Gore Gore Girls Characters

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Abraham Gentry (Frank Kress)

A hard-edged private investigator hired by The Globe to solve the Suzie Cream Puff murder. He is relentless, cunning, and willing to manipulate suspects and witnesses to force progress. His climactic unmasking of the killer is delivered with a long, telling monologue that ties the clues together.

🕵️ Detective 🧠 Strategist

Nancy Weston (Amy Farrell)

A Globe reporter who pushes for a lucrative exclusive while chasing the killer. She wavers between professional ambition and personal involvement with Gentry, and ultimately becomes a tool in his trap as the case escalates. Her participation helps bring the story to a sensational finale.

📰 Reporter 💃 Ambitious

Marlene (Hedda Lubin)

The obnoxious stripper who is revealed as the killer, driven by jealousy and a past trauma that fuels her violence toward rivals. She confronts Gentry in a fatal confrontation and meets her end after a balcony fall, exposing the burn scar backstory as motive.

🗡️ Killer 🔥 Jealousy 👀 Obsessed

Lola Prize / Pickles (Marlene Berger)

A stripper known as Lola Prize, nicknamed Pickles, who becomes one of the victims. Her brutal murder involves a meat tenderizer, and the scene yields a clue in the form of a parade banner—adding to the film’s chilling tableau of exploitation and violence.

🗡️ Victim 💃 Stripper

The Gore Gore Girls Settings

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Time period

early 1970s

The events unfold in the early 1970s, a period marked by post-Vietnam tensions, counterculture clashes, and rising visibility of feminist movements. The go-go dancers, sensational crimes, and media-driven narratives reflect the era’s appetite for provocative entertainment and bold journalism. Social debates of the time surface in the form of a radical feminist group marching with banners, shaping the backdrop of the story.

Location

Strip clubs in town, The Globe, Nancy Weston's apartment

The setting centers on a seedy strip club district that blends entertainment with danger. The Globe’s pursuit of an exclusive story threads the investigation through the club scene and into Weston's private apartment. The atmosphere is a volatile mix of spectacle, sex appeal, and threat, where workers and reporters alike become entwined in a grisly crime.

🎭 Strip clubs 🏙️ Nightlife district 🗞️ Tabloid press

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Violence

The plot centers on a string of brutal murders of strippers, escalating to graphic detail. The killer uses disturbing methods, including a meat tenderizer and burn injuries, to mutilate victims and leave a chilling trail. The detective’s pursuit builds to a final reveal that ties the clues to motive and obsession, underscoring the film’s shocking intensity.

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Media & Mystery

A sensational, media-driven pursuit for an exclusive story propels the investigation. The Globe pressures for a groundbreaking scoop, while the lead detective crafts a narrative to trap the killer. Journalism and spectacle intertwine, making the media a central force in both motive and resolution.

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Gender & Jealousy

The presence of a radical feminist group and the killer’s motive rooted in jealousy of other dancers’ beauty explore gender dynamics within the strip club world. A past trauma adds a layer of fury, revealing how vanity and rivalry can escalate into violence. The narrative probes how society’s gaze and power structures influence the crime.

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Manipulation & Seduction

Manipulation is a persistent undercurrent as Gentry uses Nancy Weston’s vulnerability and alcohol-fueled scenarios to steer the investigation. The detective’s calculated seduction of truth blurs ethics and drives the plot toward its climactic disclosure. Tension is heightened by flirtation, deception, and strategic deception.

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In a neon‑splashed slice of Chicago where nightclubs pulse with sequins, cheap perfume and the hum of restless crowds, the city’s underbelly shines as brightly as its billboard lights. The atmosphere is deliberately garish, a kaleidoscope of screaming color that makes every shadow feel alive with secrets. Here, the line between glamour and grime blurs, and the rhythm of the streets is punctuated by the echo of protest signs and the distant wail of a saxophone, hinting at a world that’s as chaotic as it is captivating.

Nancy Weston is a reporter for The Globe whose breezy demeanor masks an insatiable hunger for a story that will make her name. Armed with a notebook, a keen eye for the sensational, and a willingness to dive into the seedy heart of the nightlife, she becomes the catalyst that pulls the city’s darkest whispers into the daylight. Her curiosity draws her toward a series of unsettling murders that have rattled the glittering strip‑club scene, a mystery that promises both professional glory and dangerous intrigue.

Abraham Gentry is the private eye who answers her call—a hard‑boiled gumshoe with a reputation for sleaze, sarcasm, and an unmatched knack for digging through the muck. He moves through the smoky backrooms with a practiced ease, his cynicism softened only by a flicker of unexpected chemistry with Nancy. Their partnership is a study in contrast: her bright optimism against his world‑weary pragmatism, each pushing the other to venture farther into the labyrinth of the club’s hidden dealings.

Together they navigate a landscape where glittering performances sit beside radical protests, where the allure of cash‑filled contests masks something far more unsettling, and where every whispered rumor could be a clue. The city’s electric vibe and the pair’s uneasy camaraderie set the stage for a tense, color‑bursting chase that promises to uncover what lurks beneath the surface of Chicago’s nocturnal spectacle.

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