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They Call Me Macho Woman

1989 · 81 min

A scrappy, campy revenge thriller that's tense but easy to watch, with a resourceful heroine turning the tables on cartoonish villains.

Directed by
Patrick G. Donahue
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Debra Sweaney, Brian Oldfield, Sean P. Donahue
Tagline
Born to shop, she learned to kill!
Overview
A young widow on a trip to the backwoods stumbles upon the operation of a gang of drug smugglers. They attempt to kill her in order to keep their operation a secret, but she turns out to be more resourceful than they thought, and starts to turn the tables on them.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Patrick G. Donahue
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Debra Sweaney, Brian Oldfield, Sean P. Donahue
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • violence
  • crime
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Patrick G. Donahue
Written by
Patrick G. Donahue
Starring
Debra Sweaney, Brian Oldfield, Sean P. Donahue, Mike Donahue, Jerry Johnson, Roger Arildson, Michael Terranova, J. Brown
Music
Emilio Kauderer
Cinematography
Mike Pierce
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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