Born in 1931, Janice Rule emerged as a notable actress in the 1960s and 1970s, contributing to the realm of cult cinema with her performances. In The Ambushers (1967), she plays a key role that highlights her ability to navigate the complexities of genre storytelling. Her work in Doctors' Wives (1971) further cements her place in the exploitation genre, as she delves into the lives of women intertwined with scandal and intrigue. Rule's dual career as an actress and psychotherapist adds a fascinating layer to her performances, making her a compelling figure in the SassyFlix catalog.
The Ambushers
Helm is sent to the ICE (Intelligence and Counter Espionage) Training Headquarters to uncover a traitor in the organisation. While there he meets ICE agent Sheila Sommers, a test pilot who has been recovered from a Central American jungle with no memory of what happened to the experimental flying saucer she flew. Due to the electo-magnetic power of the saucer, only a woman is able to fly it, males of the species are killed by the energy. Helm had worked with Sommers on an assignment where the two had posed as man and wife. When Sommers meets Helm, her memory comes back. Mac, the head of ICE, decides to send Helm and Sommers posing again as his wife undercover as a photographer doing a story on the Montezuma Beer Brewery, whose advertising jingle is the same tune as the anthem of Ortega's political movement. Along the way, they must deal with Ortega's henchmen, Francesca Madeiros (an operative for Big O, Helm's main nemesis), who poses as a model and seduces Helm, an assassin named Nassim, plus a tough thug named Rocco.
