Drug-crazed hippies, a broken-down car, and a descent into early '70s exploitation sleaze.
WRONG WAY
LURED...! ABUSED...! ABANDONED...!
Two girls are driving home when their car breaks down in the country. They are kidnapped by a gang of drug-crazed hippies, and repeatedly raped. They escape, but soon run into a death cult who plan to gang-rape the girls, then kill them. Meanwhile, the father of one of the girls gets the police to begin an investigation into their disappearance.
Quick Answer
Wrong Way is a 1972 American crime, drama, horror, and thriller film directed by Ray Williams about two girls whose car breaks down in the country and who are then kidnapped and assaulted by a gang of drug-crazed hippies.
Programmer's Pick
This is the kind of film that made grindhouse theaters infamous: a sleaze-drenched odyssey through the back roads of exploitation America. If you’re after sunshine and redemption, keep driving—Wrong Way’s only detour is straight into the gutter. But for scholars of cinematic bad taste, it’s a jaw-dropping time capsule.
— SassyFlix Programmer
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Why Cult
The film’s central menace comes from a gang of unhinged, backwoods hippies whose lawless behavior drives the plot into ever more sordid territory.
Wrong Way is a raw artifact from a period when exploitation cinema reveled in pushing taboos and testing censors’ patience.
With its explicit content and X certificate, this film is a notorious example of grindhouse audacity, unafraid to cross every line.
Described as 'astonishingly bad' yet fascinating, it’s a showcase of the lowbrow, trashy, and bizarre excesses that defined its genre.
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Threat File
Car breakdown in the country
Kidnapping and sexual violence by a drug-crazed hippie gang
Repeated sexual assault and psychological trauma
Rural countryside and hippie hideout
Questions from the Vault
When was Wrong Way released? +
Wrong Way was released in 1972.
Who directed Wrong Way? +
Wrong Way was directed by Ray Williams.
How long is Wrong Way? +
Wrong Way has a runtime of 78 minutes.
What genre is Wrong Way? +
Wrong Way is a crime, drama, horror, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Wrong Way? +
Wrong Way is available to stream on SassyFlix.
