The Abductors (1972 film)
| The Abductors | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Don Schain |
| Written by | Don Schain |
| Starring | Cheri Caffaro |
Production company | Derio |
Release date | January 1972 |
Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.1 million[1] |
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The Abductors is a 1972 American sexploitation film directed by Don Schain[2] and starring Cheri Caffaro.
The second instalment in the "Ginger" trilogy, it is a sequel to Ginger,[3] and is sometimes referred to as Ginger 2.[4]
Premise[edit]
Ginger goes undercover to investigate a white slave ring.
Reception[edit]
Box Office[edit]
The film made $2.1 million in the US and Canada.[1]
Critical[edit]
In a review for The New York Times, Vincent Canby wrote, "It has, as you can see, a very curious conception of the seats of American high life.The movie, which could have been very funny, isn't, principally because the demands it makes upon our imaginations are too great. All of the women are idiots. The men look like the sort of people who pose in $42 suits in Sears Roebuck catalogues, and the main set, which is described in my synopsis as a baronial country estate, resembles a suburban garage without A/C.The only reason I bother to take note of it is that it opened yesterday at the DeMille Theater, which occasionally plays real movies."[5]
According to Variety the film "is a clumsy sexploitation meller" which "falls in a no-man’s-land of commerciality: too tame for hardcore situations, too raunchy for all others, except the occasional switch-hitter house. Film is accidently funny to the point of professional embarrassment."[6]
The Baltimore Sun also gave the film a negative review, quipping, "The Abductors is a sequel to Ginger, which prior to its release, was soporific champion of the year."[7]
Video Movie Guide described the film as follows: "The sequel to Ginger is even nastier as the blonde spy battles a white-slave ring".[8] Other reviews were also very mixed.[9][10] The website Pulp International found that "it's bad but interesting; it's surprisingly equal opportunity with its nudity; and it showcases a uniquely brave actress in Caffaro"[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Search this book on Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ↑ "Don Schain: From The Deuce To Disney". Grindhouse Database.
- ↑ "Bardot lookalike now star in own right". The Orlando Sentinel. 12 October 1971. p. 46.
- ↑ "THE ABDUCTORS (1972) aka GINGER 2". Horror Cult Films. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (1972-01-29). "The Screen:'The Abductors' Begins Run at the DeMille". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ↑ "The Abductors". Variety's film reviews 1971-1974. 2 February 1972. p. 192. Search this book on
- ↑ Gardner, R.H. (February 14, 1972). "Two more dull films on a subject suffering from too much exposure". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (1995). Video Movie Guide 1996. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-345-39783-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Film Bulletin. Wax Publications. 1972. Search this book on
- ↑ Filmfacts. Division of Cinema of the University of Southern California. 1972. Search this book on
- ↑ "Pulp International - The+Abductors". www.pulpinternational.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
External links[edit]
- The Abductors at TCMDB
- The Abductors at Grindhousedatabase
- The Abductors at Letterbox DVD
- The Abductors at IMDb
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