The Yo-Yo Gang
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The Yo-Yo Gang is a thirty minute movie about girl gangs released in 1992 that has become a cult film.
Directed by G.B. Jones, this 'no budget film' follows the exploits of two girl gangs, the "Yo-Yo Gang" and the "Skateboard Bitches", as a gangwar erupts between them. The tag line for the film reads: "Gang girls frequently out-curse, out-fight and out-sex every boys' gang around". The film was shot on Super 8 format. Posters and stills from the film are featured in the book named after the director, G.B. Jones.
The theme song, "Yo-Yo" is performed by Fifth Column and the film also features songs by Human Ashtrays and by Anti-Scrunti Faction, seen performing their song "Frat Boy". The soundtrack, including these bands and songs, was a cassette tape only release on Bitch Nation Tapes.
The Yo-Yo Gang has played at film festivals around the world since it's release and continues to do so today.
[edit] The Cast
- Caroline Azar as "Chills"
- Beverly Breckenridge (of Fifth Column)
- Donna Dresch (of Team Dresch)
- Mark Freitas
- G.B. Jones
- Bruce LaBruce
- Leslie Mah (of Tribe 8 and Anti-Scrunti Faction)
- Deke Nihilson
- Suzy Sinatra
- Anita Smith as "Thrills"
- Tracie Thomas (of Anti-Scrunti Faction)
- Jena von Brücker as "Spills"
- Klaus von Brücker
