A Senate hearing, a Tennessee cousin, and one very greasy pizza joint. 1960 exploitation cinema at its weirdest.
Mario, a gangster, takes the fifth amendment when being questioned by the Senate Sub Committee on his connection with racketeering within the juke box industry. While in a small New Jersey town, teenagers Bob, Judy, Ginger, Seymour and Betty go to the train station to pick up Judy's cousin-from-Tennessee, Lulubelle . They take her to their local hangout, a pizzeria called "Mom & Pops", a broken down place ran by a couple named Mom and Pop.
Acting
Seymour Cassel's screen debut before becoming an indie legend
Production
Shot in actual Jersey pizzeria on shoestring budget
Director
George Barris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was shot for roughly $30,000 and distributed directly to drive-ins, bypassing major studios entirely.
Released during the actual Congressional payola hearings that destroyed Alan Freed's career—exploitation cinema feeding on real scandal.
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