The Hellcats
| The Hellcats | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster. | |
| Directed by | Robert F. Slatzer |
| Produced by | Anthony Cardoza |
| Written by |
Tony Huston Robert F. Slatzer |
| Starring |
Ross Hagen Dee Duffy Sharyn Kinzie Del 'Sonny' West Robert F. Slatzer Tony Lorea Eric Lidberg Shannon Summers |
| Cinematography | Gil Hubbs |
| Edited by | Bud Hoffman |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
Release dates |
 December 16, 1968 |
Running time | 90 min. |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
The Hellcats, also known as Biker Babes, is a 1967 outlaw biker film. It was featured on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K).
Plot
Crime boss Adrian uses a motorcycle gang called the Hellcats to carry out drug runs for him, although it appears as if it is a tenuous alliance at best because the gang and Adrian's henchmen do not get along in the slightest. In the meantime, a detective named Chapman is involved in an investigation against Adrian's drug ring and hopes to gain evidence against him through the biker gang. Adrian has one of his henchmen shoot Chapman and kill him.
Following this, Chapman's brother Monte, a sergeant in the United States Army, returns from active duty only to learn of his brother's death. Vowing revenge against Adrian, Monte joins forces with Chapman's fiancee Linda who poses as his girlfriend and together they pretend to be bikers and join the Hellcats, during which time Monte becomes romantically involved with Sheila, the girlfriend of the Hellcats' former leader.
Home video releases
- The Hellcats was released with Chain Gang Women as a double-feature DVD, part of the Welcome to the Grindhouse series.
- The MST3K version of the film was released on VHS by Rhino Home Video on January 30, 2001. It was later released on DVD by Rhino on June 11, 2002, with the uncut version of the film as an extra.
- The Hellcats was released as a stand-alone DVD by Cheezy Flicks Entertainment in 2012.