Rock and Roll Mobster Girls (1988) User Reviews

A fun cult flick

[Oskado · 5/10 · 15 August 2002]

I saw this in double feature with Back Street Jane, R & R Mobster Girls providing somewhat comic relief after the sinister evil of Jane. My viewing was marred by poor film quality, and I had expected a more flamboyant tongue-in-cheek rock-scene exuberance than this film provides. I personally found it fun - I like Seattle independents - but tentative, as though much was ad-libbed as shot, i.e., as though lacking a well-planned script and story board - or haunted by actors, et al., who wanted constantly to change things.

Again, this is a fun and somewhat light independent cult film - the kind often difficult to locate. For my viewing I can thank Facets Video in Chicago.

Early Pre-Grunge Sleeper!

[fhop32 · 12 May 2004]

I played the character of Bruno Moultrock in this 1988 film.

It was an extremely exciting picture to work on, as the Seattle music scene was at its most vibrant, with the early seeds of the grunge movement just about to sprout. Since video tape was extremely expensive back then, we shot the film on used regular grade video in the high gain mode to give it a more cinematic look. The Doll Squad was played by the real Doll Squad, a girl punk band, which featured Patty Shemel (later part of Courtney Love's Hole) on drums. The film was shot totally in Seattle and contains vintage shots of no longer existent Seattle music clubs, like Squid Alley on Capitol Hill. This is the music scene that truly spawned the world famous grunge movement and perhaps the film derives its greatest relevancy and importance from that simple fact.