Synopsis
Hickspoiltation film from the early 1970s ostensibly starring Oscar nominee Mercedes McCambridge, but really more a film looking for an excuse to show off Simone Griffeth's beauty. She plays a daughter of a swamp family. The whole family goes to a carnival where she is seduced by an older male performer, while her teen brother is seduced by an older female performer.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Lawrence DobkinDirector
- Curtis Brown TaylorScreenplay
- Don WilkinsOriginal Music Composer
- Jack K. TillarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mercedes McCambridgeMother
- Ford RaineyFather
- Simone GriffethNaomi
- John LozierBruvver
- Buddy FosterJ.C.
- Beverly PowersCarmelita
- Peter GreeneJake
- Parley BaerReverend
- Maidie NormanAunt Ada
- Mitchell EdmondsCounty Road Representative
Stills
Themes
carnivalrural areaincestloss of innocence