Mad Cowgirl
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Mad Cowgirl is an underground cult film by Gregory Hatanaka
. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman
, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as Diary of a Nudist, Behind the Nudist Curtain and Bad Girls Go to Hell, and actor John Cassavetes
. Mad Cowgirl officially was selected to the SF Indiefest and the Silverlake Film Festival, followed by a limited release in major cities such as New York
and Seattle. Mad Cowgirl was released on DVD
on December 5, 2006.
that she must kill in order to become a better woman.
Victims of Therese's violent surreal madness include her meatpacking brother Thierry, naughty Pastor Dylan, and a Sri Lankan doctor.
Gregory Hatanaka
Gregory Hatanaka is an independent filmmaker and film distributor based in Los Angeles, California, USA.-Career:Hatanaka is the founder of film distribution and production company Cinema Epoch....
. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman
Doris Wishman
Doris Wishman was an American film director, screenwriter and independent film producer....
, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as Diary of a Nudist, Behind the Nudist Curtain and Bad Girls Go to Hell, and actor John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
. Mad Cowgirl officially was selected to the SF Indiefest and the Silverlake Film Festival, followed by a limited release in major cities such as New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Seattle. Mad Cowgirl was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
on December 5, 2006.
Plot
The central character in Mad Cowgirl is Therese, a meat inspector who is dying of a brain disorder. The film follows Therese on her surreal descent into violence, in which men in her life become the Ten Tigers of CantonTen Tigers of Canton
The Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of Guangdong refer to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong , China, who lived during the late Qing Dynasty . They were said to be the best fighters in southern China at that time...
that she must kill in order to become a better woman.
Victims of Therese's violent surreal madness include her meatpacking brother Thierry, naughty Pastor Dylan, and a Sri Lankan doctor.
Cast
- Sarah LassezSarah LassezSarah Lassez is a French-American-Canadian actress and author. She was born in Canada to French parents and raised in Australia. At the age of 14, she moved to New York City and currently lives in Los Angeles....
— Therese - James DuvalJames DuvalJames Edward Duval is an American actor, who is most famous for his roles in the Gregg Araki trilogy—Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere—in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Blank in May, Miguel in Independence Day and Singh in Go.-Personal life:Duval was born in Detroit, Michigan...
— Thierry - Devon OdessaDevon OdessaDevon Odessa is an American actress and film producer most famous for her role as Sharon Cherski on My So-Called Life....
— Aimee - Walter KoenigWalter KoenigWalter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.-Early life:...
— Pastor Dylan - Linton Semage — Dr. Suzuki
- Vic ChaoVic ChaoVic Chao is an Asian American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Seiji Shamada in Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, Dr. Shinji Shimada in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising, and CTU Agent McCallan and FBI Agent Mark Dornan in two seasons of 24. He is also a former engineer and Chicago...
— Charlie - Christo DiMassis - Confessional Priest
- Douglas Dunning - Miles Graham
- Jaason SimmonsJaason SimmonsJaason Simmons is an Australian actor best known for the role of Logan Fowler on the TV series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
- Jonathan Hunter - Luke Y. Thompson - Big Brother Cheng
- Katie Weaver - Cindy
- Lucie Duval - Mother
- Willard Morgan - Paul, the producer
- Christopher Ogilvie - Leo
- Ron Becks - Pastor Johnson
- Jeff Milne - Willard