Saturday, July 9, 2011

Addendum To The Female Bunch

The Female Bunch - An utterly bizarre psychedelic exploitation western. The Female Bunch tells the tale of five lesbians who live on a ranch. They despise men and none are allowed to live with them on the ranch. Russ Tamblyn can bee seen having his face branded before being impaled with a pitchfork.
I was wondering why the man on the cover had a cross on his forehead.

Above is another synopsis I found about The Female Bunch.

The movie was filmed at Spahn Movie Ranch in 1969. It is very likely the Family was living there at the time of filming. There is a good possibility Charlie and company watched the filming. Maybe even a few members appeared as extras? There are quite a few similarities in the movie and - in the life of the Family.

The Family - An utterly bizarre psychedelic exploitation semi-western.  A group of (bi-sexual) women live on the ranch with very few men. One man being their leader, Charlie. They despise society and its rules. The leader Charlie himself branded an X on his forehead. His women followed suit.

Did Charlie take what he saw in the filming of the movie and intertwine it with his own life and the Family?





16 comments:

Matt said...

Thanks Liz. This was a great find on your part. I definitely would like to know if CM took in some of the filming and indeed liked the idea of the cross on the forehead. This wasn't filmed long before the crimes.

Panamint Patty said...

Thank you Liz, this is a one of a kind find and thread. Your researching skills are truly amazing.

Ken619 said...

This is cool, Liz.

rfoster1 said...

Deliciously fascinating prospect to ponder, Liz!

Stacey L. said...

Things that make you go hmmmmm.

Matt said...

Happy Birthday, Stacey!

The Surf Bat said...

I wonder if Russ Tamblyn remembers any of the Family from his time filming there

The Surf Bat said...

Apparently, Russ is penning his memoirs:

http://www.russtamblyn.com/welcome.htm

Maybe someone could drop him a note via the PO Box given and ask him what he remembers of the Spahn shoot in the summer of '69

eviliz said...

actually, before the addendum Matt and I were chitchatting on the horn about the movie and HE is the one who brought up -that is probably where charlie got his X idea. so i cant take all the credit.

and STACEY- happy birthday, again!

Panamint Patty said...

Birthday girl! woot woot Enjoy youself, wontcha?

leary7 said...

speaking of lesbian movies, is there an update coming on the Lo science fiction effort?

Shak El said...

Do we know the exact dates that the film was made?

eviliz said...

Shak El said...
Do we know the exact dates that the film was made?

All I can tell you was it was made in 69 and i THINK released in 71. Google it.

Ken619 said...

Does anybody know of people as a group in modern American Society branding, cutting or scratching symbols in their foreheads prior to 69'? Outside of maybe religious purpouses, I haven't. Anybody else? If not, it might suggest that there was an influence by this movie for the X on the forehead.

I saw people who did this in the 80's, but we know where that came from.

Matt said...

Shak El: "The Female Bunch was shot in the summer of 1969, at Spahn Ranch during the time that it was occupied by the Manson Family."

Wikipedia (Yeh, I know...)

eviliz said...

leary7 said...
speaking of lesbian movies, is there an update coming on the Lo science fiction effort?

i e-mailed her yesterday. when i get the update i will post it