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Case File: “Female Empowerment” - Switchblade Sisters (1975)


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The Movie Gumshoes are diving into a cult case file from 1975—originally known as The Jezebels, but later resurrected by Quentin Tarantino under a sharper name: Switchblade Sisters. What we uncovered? A gritty, gutsy, gloriously chaotic slice of cinema, courtesy of exploitation legend Jack Hill.

It’s got girl gangs, eye patches, switchblades, and a whole lotta attitude. Turns out, before Hollywood figured out what “female empowerment” meant, Hill had already loaded it into a switchblade and let it rip. This one isn’t just a cult classic—it’s a cinematic turf war, and the sisters don’t play nice.

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