The Doll Squad
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| Directed by | Ted V. Mikels |
| Produced by | Ted V. Mikels Paul Burkett |
| Screenplay by | Jack Richesin Pam Eddy Ted V. Mikels |
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Michael Ansara Francine York Anthony Eisley John Carter Tura Satana |
| Music by | Nicholas Carras |
| Cinematography | Anthony Salinas |
| Edited by | Ted V. Mikels |
| Distributed by | Feature-Faire Productions |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Doll Squad is a 1973 low-budget action film Z movie by Feature-Faire that was later re-released under the title Seduce and Destroy. Directed, edited, co-written and co-produced by Ted V. Mikels, it features Francine York, Michael Ansara, John Carter, Anthony Eisley, Leigh Christian and Tura Satana. Mikels claimed he filmed it for a total cost of $256,000.
CIA operative Connolly (Eisley) assigns Sabrina (York), the leader of a group of five shapely female operatives individually selected by a computer. Code named the Doll Squad, they thwart the efforts of a madman who formerly worked alongside Sabrina as a fellow CIA agent who has become an entrepreneur to overthrow world governments. His plan is to release rats infected with bubonic plague.
Time Inc. contributor Ed White notes that the visuals for the action sequences near the end of the film are unusually dark. This part of the film was shot in a single night. The multiple machine guns used by the actresses in this sequence was really a single weapon that was on temporarily loan to the director.
DVD reviewer and Rolling Stone contributor Doug Pratt called it "an enjoyable action romp". He adds, "the girls kick some serious butt and they look terrific in their hot black jumpsuits. Who can resist?" Film critic Michael Adams said the film is "so slow in parts I think it should be called The Dull Squad", but "it picks up at the end". He rated it a solid 37/100. Nonetheless, it has become something of a cult film for fans of actress Francine York.
This film may have been the inspiration for the Charlie's Angels television series.Aaron Spelling, who later produced the television series, and at the time was executive producer of Mod Squad, was invited to the premiere of this movie, and the lead member of the squad was named Sabrina, just as in Charlie's Angels.Quentin Tarantino has cited the film as an influence on his Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in his film Kill Bill.
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