A jazz singer stranded in rural Georgia faces nightmarish hospitality at a decaying lodge.
POOR PRETTY EDDIE
He does all the things you like... To forget!
A wrong turn on a jazz singer's road trip results in her car breaking down near an isolated lodge run by a faded starlet and a young, homicidal Elvis impersonator.
Poor Pretty Eddie is a 1975 American crime, drama, horror, and thriller film directed by Richard Robinson and David Worth about a popular black singer whose car breaks down in a remote southern town, trapping her in a rundown lodge ruled by eccentric and dangerous locals.
Synopsis
She is forced to spend the night at “Bertha’s Oasis”, a rundown lodge that serves as the bizarre fiefdom of an overweight ex-burlesque star who lords over her much younger boyfriend, Eddie, and a cast of equally-strange townsfolk. Eddie fancies himself a singer on par with Elvis, and expects Wetherly to make him famous. But things turn ugly for Wetherly, who endures rape and abuse at the hands of her captors, before culminating in her bloody revenge on the “rednecks” that terrorized her.
Why Cult
This film collides two exploitation genres: a black jazz performer trapped in a redneck fiefdom, with results that are as unsettling as they are unique.
The rundown lodge, ruled by an ex-burlesque star and her delusional, Elvis-obsessed lover, sets a memorably bizarre stage for horror.
After enduring horrific abuse, Liz Wetherly's bloody payback against her captors is a brutal staple of 1970s revenge cinema.
Where else can you find Leslie Uggams, Shelley Winters, Slim Pickens, and Ted Cassidy all circling the same fever-dream script?
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Questions from the Vault
What is Poor Pretty Eddie about? +
Poor Pretty Eddie follows a black singer whose car breaks down in a remote southern town, forcing her to stay at a decaying lodge under the control of a deranged ex-starlet and her younger boyfriend, leading to violence and revenge.
When was Poor Pretty Eddie released? +
Poor Pretty Eddie was released in 1975.
Who directed Poor Pretty Eddie? +
Poor Pretty Eddie was directed by Richard Robinson and David Worth.
How long is Poor Pretty Eddie? +
Poor Pretty Eddie has a runtime of 85 minutes.
What genre is Poor Pretty Eddie? +
Poor Pretty Eddie is a crime, drama, horror, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Poor Pretty Eddie? +
Poor Pretty Eddie is available to stream on SassyFlix.
