How bad is it? It's amateur in the extreme.
Should you see it? Sure. It goes by pretty fast, even though it's padded.
Retitled for video to fit in with a series of releases, this is a rare film from West Virginia. Girls are being discovered strangled with stockings and with an X marked on their foreheads with lipstick. The prime suspects are the local gang, the Fastbacks, who are the least threatening gang in film history. The prime suspect, a kid with a past, has a kid brother who wears glasses, is twitchy, has a girlish voice and is so awkward you feel guilty for laughing at his nerdiness. A lot of characters are townspeople playing themselves, so the acting is non-existent, particularly the sheriff, who is wooden. There's a surprise musical number, "Yipes Stripes," which is a highlight. This was featured by MST3K, but it stands on its own as a funny bad film.
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