James Avery, born in 1945, carved a niche in cult cinema with his memorable performances in The Stunt Man (1980) and 8 Million Ways to Die (1986). His role in Extremities (1986) highlights his ability to navigate intense narratives, while The Ladies Club (1986) showcases his versatility in exploring complex characters. Avery's contributions to films like Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987) and Nightflyers (1987) further cement his status as a significant figure in the realm of exploitation and grindhouse cinema.
The Ladies Club
Joan Taylor is a Los Angeles policewoman who gets gang-raped by a trio of burglars in her own house. When the three rapists get caught, go to trial and get away with through a legal technicality, Joan takes up going to women's support meetings. There, she forms an alliance with a resident doctor Constance Lewis, whose daughter was raped and killed by a sex offender, as well as a few other rape victims. Joan takes charge of the group and leads them out to abduct and surgically castrate various men whom have committed rape and got away with it. But each of the ladies personal problems soon get in the way.
