This is a film that is destined to have a cult following. That it is a ripoff of The
Dirty Dozen will be obvious to one and all.
Christopher George is a Treasury agent who breaks six convicts off a chain gang in the south as these are guys who know the territory and would blend right in. The object is to take down moonshine kingpin Ralph Meeker who has a wired in operation and has killed a few Feds. One of those he frees is Ross Hagen who knows Meeker well and has his own reason for wanting to nail him. Hagen's ex, Leslie Parrish has moved in with Meeker.
The others are about as willing as Lee Marvin's crew was, but soon enough the idea of freedom appeals to them more than the chain gang.
The Devil's 8 is certainly cheaply made with a cast of B list players. But it doesn't take itself seriously at all.
And it does have one catchy musical score. This one will be rumbling around my head for days.
Christopher George is a Treasury agent who breaks six convicts off a chain gang in the south as these are guys who know the territory and would blend right in. The object is to take down moonshine kingpin Ralph Meeker who has a wired in operation and has killed a few Feds. One of those he frees is Ross Hagen who knows Meeker well and has his own reason for wanting to nail him. Hagen's ex, Leslie Parrish has moved in with Meeker.
The others are about as willing as Lee Marvin's crew was, but soon enough the idea of freedom appeals to them more than the chain gang.
The Devil's 8 is certainly cheaply made with a cast of B list players. But it doesn't take itself seriously at all.
And it does have one catchy musical score. This one will be rumbling around my head for days.