Werewolf Women of the S.S. (2007)

Werewolf Women of the S.S. Poster

Short mock trailer attatched to “Grindhouse.”

Introduction
"Werewolf Women of the S.S". is a fake trailer that was part of the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double-feature movie "Grindhouse" (2007). Directed by Rob Zombie, the short blends scary, action, and exploitation genres to develop a sentimental tribute to '70s B-movie cinema.

Plot Summary
The trailer opens in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, establishing the grim atmosphere of the film. The audience is presented to the primary bad guys - notorious SS officers, siblings Eva and Gretchen Krupp, described as the 'She-Devils of Belzec'.

Their gruesome experiment in pursuit of developing a Nazi super race involves injecting innocent ladies with serum efficient in turning them into werewolves. The video shows terrible improvements, violence, and bloodshed, satirizing the excessive and gratuitous violence common for the exploitation category.

Cast and Characters
Category icon Bill Moseley stars as Dr. Heinrich von Strasser, a mad scientist assisting the Krupp siblings (played by Sheri Moon Zombie and Sybil Danning) in their gruesome machinations. The trailer also features prominent cameos from the similarity Udo Kier as Franz Hess, the SS commandant of Death-Camp 13, and Nicolas Cage in a surprising role as notorious criminal, Fu Manchu.

Visual and Style
Rob Zombie's family tree to '70s grindhouse cinema is shown in the trailer stylization, featuring exaggerated gore, campy dialogue, and exploitive sexual content. Grainy movie results, muted colors, high contrast, and abrupt cuts are utilized kindly, adding to the gritty visual aesthetic constant with B-movie horror and action flicks of the grindhouse era.

Conclusion
The fake trailer concludes with Fu Manchu (Nicolas Cage) declaring, "This is my Mecca!", highlighting the outrageous blending of genre and historical figures. It cheekily guarantees the viewer more exhilarating episodes in the fantastical saga such as "Frankenstein vs. the SS", amplifying its ridiculous premise in a hallmark grindhouse manner.

"Werewolf Women of the S.S". is a pastiche of the grindhouse visual. Belonging of the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's film experiment "Grindhouse", this faux trailer stands apart as a tribute to the raw, gritty, and notoriously stunning movie theater of the past. It flourishes on being grotesque, offending and ridiculously gory, satirizing taboos and perfectly catching the spirit of exploitation films that influenced it. In spite of its short running time, it handles to pack rather a punch, functioning as a bloody and entertaining microcosm of the cherished grindhouse period.

Top Cast

  • Nicolas Cage (small)
    Nicolas Cage
    Fu Manchu
  • Udo Kier (small)
    Udo Kier
    Franz Hess
  • Sheri Moon Zombie (small)
    Sheri Moon Zombie
    Eva Krupp
  • Sybil Danning (small)
    Sybil Danning
    Gretchen Krupp
  • Tom Towles (small)
    Tom Towles
    Lt. Boorman
  • Bill Moseley (small)
    Bill Moseley
    Dr. Heinrich Von Strasser
  • Andrew Martin (small)
    Andrew Martin
    Nazi Boxer (uncredited)
  • Oleg Prudius (small)
    Oleg Prudius
    Nazi Boxer (uncredited)
  • Alice Kim Cage (small)
    Alice Kim Cage
    Lead Gong Girl (uncredited)
  • Melanie Jayne (small)
    Melanie Jayne
    Harem Girl (uncredited)
  • Michael Deak (small)
    Michael Deak
    Gun-Wielding Werewolf (uncredited)