Sweet and innocent young blonde lass Janeen (a charming performance by the fetching Simone Griffith) was abandoned as a little girl by her mother and raised in the Georgia swamp by protective surrogate dad Nat (nicely played by Lonnie Bower). Janeen's sheltered existence gets ripped asunder after an escaped convict and her boyfriend kill Nat and force Janeen to guide them out of the swamp.
Director Don Davis keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a quick pace, stages the exciting action with flair, and offers a flavorsome evocation of the backwoods region and the hardy folks indigenous to the area. Jay Kulp's pulpy script does a good job of presenting Janeen as the larger-than-life stuff of local legend and delivers a real corker of a surprise twist ending. The sound acting by the competent cast holds this picture together: Country singer Ferlin Husky as an amiable swamp ranger (he also sings the catchy theme song), Claude King as the easygoing sheriff, Donna Stanley as the mean Carol, Steve Draxel as the sniveling Steve, and Robert Corley as no-count troublemaker Dent. Kulp's vibrant cinematography boasts lots of lovely shots of the breathtaking sylvan scenery. A fun hicksploitation flick.
Director Don Davis keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a quick pace, stages the exciting action with flair, and offers a flavorsome evocation of the backwoods region and the hardy folks indigenous to the area. Jay Kulp's pulpy script does a good job of presenting Janeen as the larger-than-life stuff of local legend and delivers a real corker of a surprise twist ending. The sound acting by the competent cast holds this picture together: Country singer Ferlin Husky as an amiable swamp ranger (he also sings the catchy theme song), Claude King as the easygoing sheriff, Donna Stanley as the mean Carol, Steve Draxel as the sniveling Steve, and Robert Corley as no-count troublemaker Dent. Kulp's vibrant cinematography boasts lots of lovely shots of the breathtaking sylvan scenery. A fun hicksploitation flick.