His old man gave him his first camera at 13 and that was it. Game over. Nothing else mattered. Cut to 2010 and with a few short films and one feature under his belt, Stuart Simpson completed EL MONSTRO DEL MAR; a tribute to drive-in cinema with a nod to Roger Corman, Russ Meyer, Tura Satana, and more. MONSTRO was the first Simpson film I have seen and it won’t be the last. This cat knows how to jam a film with rockabilly cool and he joined a short list of directors I am keeping my eyes on.

Simpson dropped a list off at DG HQ, he said he was sitting on his idea until he was sure it would pack a punch. He didn’t disappoint…

STUART SIMPSON PRESENTS:

TOP 10 GRINDHOUSE BEAUTIES

YOU DON’T WANT TO FUCK WITH

10. Zoë Lund as Thana In

Ms.45 (1981)

directed by Abel Ferrara

9. Diane McBain as Shayne in

THE MINI-SKIRT MOB (1968)

directed by Maury Dexter

8. Akemi Tachibana as Meiko Kaji in

Blind Woman’s Curse, aka

The Tattooed Swordswoman (1970)

Directed by Teruo Ishii

7. Wendy O. Williams as Charlie Chambliss in

REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS (1986)

directed by Tom DeSimone

6. Miki Sugimoto as Sachiko in

GIRL BOSS GUERILLA, aka

SUKEBAN GERIRA (1972)

directed by Norifumi Suzuki

5. Reiko Ike as Ochô Inoshika in

SEX AND FURY (1973)

directed by Norifumi Suzuki

4. Tura Satana as Varla in

FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (1965)

directed by Russ Meyer

3. Pam Grier as Blossum in

THE BIG BIRD CAGE (1972)

directed by Jack Hill

2. Robbie Lee as Lace in

SWITCHBLADE SISTERS, aka

THE JEZEBELS (1975)

DIRECTED BY JACK HILL

1. Christina Lindberg as One Eye in

THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE,

AKA THEY CALL HER ONE EYE (1974)

DIRECTED BY Bo. A. Vibenius

What do you think, Bastards? Is this list full of hot badass or what? This is going to get a lot of play here on DG, big thanks to our Featured Filmmaker Stuart Simpson for getting this good shit together. Pay the man back by buying EL MONSTRO DEL MAR. Click the cover art below to snag the goods.

SEE YOU ON FORTY DEUCE,

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Jon Abrams is a New York-based writer, cartoonist, and committed cinemaniac whose complete work and credits can be found at his site, Demon’s Resume. You can contact him on Twitter as @JonZilla___.

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