Shelley Winters, born in 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, was a remarkable actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. In A House Is Not a Home (1964), she portrays a woman navigating the complexities of love and loss, showcasing her ability to embody emotionally charged characters. Winters also appears in Poor Pretty Eddie (1975), where she delivers a compelling performance that adds to the film's gritty narrative. Her role in Tentacles (1977) further solidifies her presence in the realm of exploitation cinema, making her a significant figure in the SassyFlix catalog.
Ellie
Set in the backwoods of the deep south. Young, beautiful Ellie has just witnessed the murder of her father at the hands of her evil step-mother Cora and Cora's three lecherous sons, all hoping to get their hand's on Ellie's father's money. Vowing to avenge her father's death, Ellie plots to do in the murderers using the only weapon she has: her body.