This is actually pretty good. It starts out slow, but there is a lot of increasing drama and violence as the story approaches the climax.
Anyone growing up in the 1960's or 70's knows the meaning of "Drive In Movie". This is definitely one of them. Low budget, only a few cameras, very basic scripts, and B-movie actors. Minimal sets used again and again.
Ferlin Husky was a famous singer back in the day, using the stage name Simon Crum. When he sang the opening theme song, his fans probably reveled in it.
The plot is certainly interesting, if a bit far-fetched. The movie does drag in a few places, you are waiting for something to happen. Don't worry, before it's done, there will be alligator attacks, torture, rattlesnake bites, quicksand deaths, and gunfire.
There are of course some serious improbabilities. The Swamp is over 400,000 acres, but somehow the Ranger finds the girl on his first outing. And the escaped convict and her boyfriend bushwhack their way through the woods, and just happen to come upon Swamp Girl's house. Not likely!
In the real world, that beautiful Okefenokee Swamp is swarming with mosquitoes. You need a heavy amount of Off or DEET to keep them away. Other than a joke about killing a mosquito by one of the fisherman at the beginning of the movie, nothing is said about the bugs. (Yes, the same can be said of Tarzan movies or just about any movie filmed in a jungle or a swamp). The cast was probably wearing a lot of bug spray.
Great scene at the Turner Snake Farm. Then, Poor Nat is disposed of without ceremony. The Boyfriend also succumbs to the Swamp. And the writers have a definitive ending for the Bad Girl convict.
Something else they threw in... what Drive-In Movie would be complete without a catfight between a blonde and a brunette?
You can sense a plot twist coming at the end. You won't be disappointed. Or maybe you will be... it gets rather corny in the final scene!
I rate "Swamp Girl" 8 stars!
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Personal comment about the Okefenokee: I live in north Florida, I have been to that swamp, and to the Suwannee River and St. Mary's River many times. It is a spectacularly beautiful place. So this movie has a homey feeling for me. (Slightly off topic: if you live anywhere near that Swamp, there are several tour operations that will guide you. Canoe, kayak, motorboat. Go there, see the place!).
Florida Fred.
Anyone growing up in the 1960's or 70's knows the meaning of "Drive In Movie". This is definitely one of them. Low budget, only a few cameras, very basic scripts, and B-movie actors. Minimal sets used again and again.
Ferlin Husky was a famous singer back in the day, using the stage name Simon Crum. When he sang the opening theme song, his fans probably reveled in it.
The plot is certainly interesting, if a bit far-fetched. The movie does drag in a few places, you are waiting for something to happen. Don't worry, before it's done, there will be alligator attacks, torture, rattlesnake bites, quicksand deaths, and gunfire.
There are of course some serious improbabilities. The Swamp is over 400,000 acres, but somehow the Ranger finds the girl on his first outing. And the escaped convict and her boyfriend bushwhack their way through the woods, and just happen to come upon Swamp Girl's house. Not likely!
In the real world, that beautiful Okefenokee Swamp is swarming with mosquitoes. You need a heavy amount of Off or DEET to keep them away. Other than a joke about killing a mosquito by one of the fisherman at the beginning of the movie, nothing is said about the bugs. (Yes, the same can be said of Tarzan movies or just about any movie filmed in a jungle or a swamp). The cast was probably wearing a lot of bug spray.
Great scene at the Turner Snake Farm. Then, Poor Nat is disposed of without ceremony. The Boyfriend also succumbs to the Swamp. And the writers have a definitive ending for the Bad Girl convict.
Something else they threw in... what Drive-In Movie would be complete without a catfight between a blonde and a brunette?
You can sense a plot twist coming at the end. You won't be disappointed. Or maybe you will be... it gets rather corny in the final scene!
I rate "Swamp Girl" 8 stars!
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Personal comment about the Okefenokee: I live in north Florida, I have been to that swamp, and to the Suwannee River and St. Mary's River many times. It is a spectacularly beautiful place. So this movie has a homey feeling for me. (Slightly off topic: if you live anywhere near that Swamp, there are several tour operations that will guide you. Canoe, kayak, motorboat. Go there, see the place!).
Florida Fred.