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A hurricane, island castaways, dancing native girls, female monsters, Nazis, a mad scientist, weird surgical experiments and a volcano--all prime ingredients for horror exploitation films. Or, in the case of "She Demons," one horror exploitation film. This lively, lurid shocker from writer/director Richard E. Cunha managed the remarkable feat of cramming all of these plot elements into its 76-minute running time.
A Classic Of Its KindReviewed by Gary F. Taylor, 2009-06-15
Fans of vintage "B" horror do not, of course, judge such films in
the same way they would an "A" level production, and as "B" horror
goes SHE DEMONS is easily among the leader of the late-1950s pack.
No one is going to win any awards, but the cast and script are
adequate and the premise is ditzy enough to make the whole thing
fun. Hurricane. Ship wreck. Volcano. Bad dancers bouncing around in
the jungle to tom-toms. Oh, and Nazis. Yes, there are even Nazis on
She Demon island.
The story concerns a party of four who set sail for an island about
which there have been "rumors." Unfortunately, they encounter a
hurricane that wrecks the ship. Fortunately, they wash up on the
very island they seek. Unfortunately, it is inhabited by a mad Nazi
doctor who wants to restore his wife's beauty by doing weird
experiments on native girls who have been kidnapped from another
island.
The cast is mildly amusing. Irish McCalla was originally best known
for her 1950s television stint as Sheena, Queen of the jungle;
today she is best known as an artist. She's no actress, but she's
unpretentious about it and that makes it fun. Charlie Chan fans
will also recognize Victor Sen Yung, who played Chan's "Number Two
Son" Jimmy in that popular series, and Todd Griffin and Rudolph
Anders, and Leni Tana round out the cast pleasantly enough.
When the native girls aren't dancing, they're being held inside
bambo cages or being turned into she demons, and when the hurricane
isn't blowing the volcano is. All things considered its silly
matinee-style fun. Mildly recommended to fans of the genre.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
The Beauties Are The Beasts!!!!Reviewed by Henry E. West, 2008-08-30
She-Demons is a great 1950's B-movie filled with monsters and mayhem. The late Irish McCalla(TV's original Sheena, Queen of the Jungle)stars as a spoiled daddy's girl who, along side a group of treasure hunters, gets marooned on an uncharted island in the Pacific, there they uncover a evil plot by Nazi sympathizers to turn beatuiful island women into hideous mutant killers. This film is sure to be enjoyed by b-movie fans and fans of Miss McCalla.
Great Z movie from the 50s.Reviewed by a reader, 2006-03-31
I last saw this movie ages ago on "Chiller Theatre"!
Even then, my family and I enjoyed it because it was so campy and
rediculous. This is the perfect film for a lazy weekend. Just make
lots of popcorn, don your fuzzy socks and curl up in front of the
TV for some great laughs. It's better than watching SNL!
I'll Take This "B" Movie Over A Coma AnydayReviewed by Angela J. Thorpe, 2005-09-19
I've seen hundreds of Sci Fi/Horror movies over the years. This is
one of those you'll wonder whether you've watched it or not a few
years down the road. You just can't remember.
All in all, I figure it's still better to watch a so-so Sci
Fi/Horror movie than "Dances With Wolves" or "Evita". This movie
will end up being non-memorable, but it's preferable to being in a
coma.
Jungle Fever...Reviewed by Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein, 2004-06-11
On a remote, uncharted island in the south pacific, strange things are happening. Nazis have set up camp, kidnapping a troupe of dancers (The Diana Nellis Dancers to be exact) and subjecting them to diabolical experiments at the hands of an evil SS officer / scientist named Osler (aka: The Butcher)! Enter 4 castaways, Gerri (Irish McCalla) and 3 guys to whom I paid little attention (when you see Ms. McCalla you'll understand why). Gerri's a rich, spoiled brat. Her zillionaire father footed the bill for the expedition which landed her and her cohorts on the island. Well, our heroine and friends soon encounter the lost dancing girls, and we are treated to a fairly good little jungle-hoochy-koo number! Then, those mean old nazi-boogers show up, pooping all over the party! It's a battle between the forces of good and evil, as Osler tries to get Gerri to be more than a friend! Unfortunately for Hitler jr., Gerri does befriend his wife, who's badly burned face is the reason behind Osler's experiments. The actual SHE DEMONS themselves (dancing girls turned icky through Osler's serum) don't do a whole lot, except for exterminating the worst of their nazi tormentors! The rest is pretty standard fair, but Irish McCalla makes it all seem worthwhile somehow! Check her out in her black evening dress! Wowzers...
