The first film is "The Arena" which stars Pam Grier and Margaret Markov. Corman relates that at first producer Mark Damon didn't want Markov in the film, but Corman insisted and won. After the movie was finished Markov and Damon married.
The next film is "The Hot Box" also starring Markov, and a film I really enjoyed. Corman then moves on to "Barbarian Queen" and talks about how beautiful Lana Clarkson was, but her height of 6 feet kept her from making a lot of movies. In talking about making "TNT Jackson" Corman recounts how the "Ebony Fist Award" was a totally made up concept, but garnered tons of publicity for the film and it's star Jeannie Bell.
"Silk", "The Sisterhood" and "Caged Heat" wrap up a most interesting episode about some of the best Corman produced films ever made. There is a lot of talk about feminism being the core to these films, but to me that is wrong. These films are great exploitation films that feature beautiful women in strong roles.
All of this feminism crap just rattles the hell out of me, and that's all I'll say on that disgusting topic.
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