Mad Cowgirl is a low-budget film by Gregory Hatanaka released in 2006. Hatanaka dedicated the movie to Doris Wishman, who directed 1960s sexploitation films such as Diary of a Nudist, Behind the Nudist Curtain and Bad Girls Go to Hell, and actor John Cassavetes. Mad Cowgirl officially was selected to the SF Indiefest and the Silverlake Film Festival, followed by a limited release in major cities such as New York City and Seattle. Mad Cowgirl was released on DVD on December 5, 2006.
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Plot
The central character in Mad Cowgirl is Therese, a meat inspector who is dying of a brain disorder. The film follows Therese on her surreal descent into violence, in which men in her life become the Ten Tigers of Canton that she must kill in order to become a better woman.
Victims of Therese's violent surreal madness include her meatpacking brother Thierry, naughty Pastor Dylan, and a Sri Lankan doctor.
Cast
Sarah Lassez — Therese
James Duval — Thierry
Devon Odessa — Aimee
Walter Koenig — Pastor Dylan
Linton Semage — Dr. Suzuki
Vic Chao — Charlie
Christo DiMassis - Confessional Priest
Douglas Dunning - Miles Graham
Jaason Simmons - Jonathan Hunter
Luke Y. Thompson - Big Brother Cheng
Katie Weaver - Cindy
Lucie Duval - Mother
Willard Morgan - Paul, the producer
Christopher Ogilvie - Leo
Ron Becks - Pastor Johnson
Jeff Milne - Willard