As we enter the final days of The September of Smackdowns, GEP is pitting The Mini-Skirts (from 1968's Mini-Skirt Mob) against the Dagger Debs/Jezebels (from 1975's Switchblade Sisters) to determine who's tougher. I've done the research (i.e., watched both films and taken extensive notes) and will be judging each gang in three different categories: tagline(s) from their film's poster, gang membership, and unruly behaviors on display. Let's get started.
1. TAGLINE(S)
Advantage: The Mini-Skirts
Advantage: The Mini-Skirts2. GANG MEMBERS
The Mini-Skirts: Shayne (the leader): a jealous, homicidal sociopath who will stop at nothing to break up her ex-boyfriend's fledgling marriage; Edie (the leader's sister): along for the ride and doesn't really approve of her sister's methods; Spook (the weird drunk): easily manipulated, fond of Budweiser-brand beer, and kind of a pervert; Fran and Bea (the gigglers): typically the victims of Spook's various perversions; Lon (the pussy-whipped second-in-command): willing to shoot and throw Molotov cocktails at an old rodeo buddy for the unlikely possibility that he will get laid; L.G. (the dead one): an instigator who is dead most of the time.
The Mini-Skirts: Shayne (the leader): a jealous, homicidal sociopath who will stop at nothing to break up her ex-boyfriend's fledgling marriage; Edie (the leader's sister): along for the ride and doesn't really approve of her sister's methods; Spook (the weird drunk): easily manipulated, fond of Budweiser-brand beer, and kind of a pervert; Fran and Bea (the gigglers): typically the victims of Spook's various perversions; Lon (the pussy-whipped second-in-command): willing to shoot and throw Molotov cocktails at an old rodeo buddy for the unlikely possibility that he will get laid; L.G. (the dead one): an instigator who is dead most of the time.
The Dagger Debs/Jezebels: Lace (the leader): cute as a button, but meaner than hell; Patch (Lace's right-hand-woman): a troublemaker with a fairly accurate bullshit detector; Maggie (the new girl): cool, calm and deadly with a switchblade and chain; Dom (leader of the Silver Daggers): good hair, but a lousy boyfriend; Hook (a yellow chicken): grows up to be Bob Pinciotti; Donut (the fat one): wishy-washy and kinda deserves the shit Lace is always giving her.Advantage: The Dagger Debs/Jezebels
3. UNRULY BEHAVIORS
The Mini-Skirts: lewd dancing outside the confines of marriage; rampant flirtation; public intoxication; littering; reckless driving; stalking; sexual manipulation; overly theatrical intimidation; murder; swearing.
The Dagger Debs/Jezebels: fast food restaurant destruction; disrespectful attitude toward the police; inter-group bullying; prison rioting; multiple murders; roller rink shoot-out; lackadaisical attitude toward rape; sexual manipulation; knife fighting; drug sales; gang warfare in a public street.
Advantage: The Dagger Debs/Jezebels
And the winners are...
THE DAGGER DEBS/JEZEBELS! Their actions make those performed by the Mini-Skirts look downright wholesome. True, both girl gangs commit murder, but The Debs commit so many murders, I lost count. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to be trapped in an elevator with any of these young ladies, but at the end of the day it's the Debs/Jezebels that scare me the most.
THE DAGGER DEBS/JEZEBELS! Their actions make those performed by the Mini-Skirts look downright wholesome. True, both girl gangs commit murder, but The Debs commit so many murders, I lost count. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to be trapped in an elevator with any of these young ladies, but at the end of the day it's the Debs/Jezebels that scare me the most.