Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.
Acting
Carroll Baker's ice-cold matriarch of murder.
Direction
Jed Johnson's Warhol Factory grime aesthetic.
Writing
Dialogue so flat it circles back to hilarious.
Director
Jed Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jed Johnson was Andy Warhol's longtime lover and interior designer; this was his only directorial credit before dying in a plane crash five years later.
Brigid Berlin's performance as Estelle channels her real Factory persona—she was famous for her 'tit paintings' and phone-call monologues with Warhol.
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