A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
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- TriviaCharles Band, of Empire Pictures and Full Moon Features fame and son of movie producer Albert Band, got a job as a production assistant as one of AIP's employees. He quit the job a week later after realising he wanted to make the movie and be the guy in control instead of 'running around getting coffee'.
- ConnectionsReferenced in My Best Friend's Birthday (1987)
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A gangsters former mistress (Angel Tompkins) is on the run from him after robbing him. She falls in with a midget acting group (called Little Cigars) who are also robbers. She teams up with them and starts falling for the head of the group (Billy Curtis).
As you can see this is an odd film---even for American International Pictures (AIP). In many ways this is an fun but ordinary caper film--the dialogue and plot would not be out of place in any generic film. It's just this is done with midgets. You think that might play with that more but they don't. There is some pretty explicit sex talk for a PG film and it's pretty obvious that Tompkins is sleeping with Curtis. And get a load of the very obvious sexual animation during the opening credits! The acting is just OK but Tompkins is pretty good.
All in all a strange film. It is fun and it moves very quickly but why have midgets in it and not use that aspect at all? Still it was enjoyable. I give it an 8.
As you can see this is an odd film---even for American International Pictures (AIP). In many ways this is an fun but ordinary caper film--the dialogue and plot would not be out of place in any generic film. It's just this is done with midgets. You think that might play with that more but they don't. There is some pretty explicit sex talk for a PG film and it's pretty obvious that Tompkins is sleeping with Curtis. And get a load of the very obvious sexual animation during the opening credits! The acting is just OK but Tompkins is pretty good.
All in all a strange film. It is fun and it moves very quickly but why have midgets in it and not use that aspect at all? Still it was enjoyable. I give it an 8.
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