Sadly Over-hyped

Load of rubbish!!

Admirable film.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Basic Plot: The US Army wants to move some guns into the disputed Texas Territory. They decide to disguise the guns in a wagon train taking settlers west. To make things look truly authentic, though, they need women. The Army recruits five women from a local stockade to act as wives for the men. Overall, Wild Women is harmless enough, but it's not very good. It's all horribly predictable and there's not much to get excited about. The title, Wild Women, is misleading. Sure, all of the women were in prison, but these are hardly hardened criminals. But "Wild Women" sounds more enticing than "Moderately Fun Women" or "Mildly Amusing Women". I suppose the "Wild" part had to be toned down as this was made for television. Also, being made-for-TV means that you know everything's going to be okay in the end. Any hardship they might face – Indian attack, lack of water, or the Mexican Army – is going to be resolved fairly quickly and in our heroes' favor. This isn't Peckinpah. The cast is actually better than it had any right to be. I always enjoy seeing Marie Windsor. She's been a favorite of mine since I first watched Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy about 45 years ago. Wild Women also features the talents of Anne Francis, Huge (yes, I typed it that way on purpose) O'Brian, and Marilyn Maxwell. Not a bad cast for a fairly lame movie.

Five women from an Army stockade are chosen to help transport guns across the country. When the trip goes awry, their pluck and resolve comes in handy. Director Don Taylor, working from a witty script by Richard Carr and Lou Morheim, relates the fun story at a snappy pace, maintains an engaging lighthearted tone throughout, and keeps things buzzing with a nice sense of good-natured humor. Hugh O'Brian delivers a fine and lively performance as rugged trail boss Killian. Richard Kelton likewise registers strongly as the no-nonsense Lt. Charring. This teleflick further benefits from the robust contributions by a bevy of beautiful ladies: Anne Francis as the sassy Jean Marshek, Marilyn Maxwell as the brash Maude Webber, Marie Windsor as the feisty Lottie Clampett, Sherry Jackson as the spoiled and stuck-up Nancy Belacourt, and Cynthia Hull as the proud Mit-O-Ne. A fierce and lengthy fistfight between Killian and a Native American warrior chief rates as a definite exciting highlight. Fred Steiner's jaunty harmonic score hits the stirring and twangy spot. An entertaining oater.

From the sound of the premise of "Wild Women" - five women prisoners promised freedom if they join the military on a mission - one might think that this made-for-TV movie is ripping off "The Dirty Dozen". To its credit, the movie doesn't really come across as a rip-off. The women characters are considered equals and manage to prove themselves at the end. However, there's not much else of interest to be found in the movie. The women are likable, but there's very little development of their characters - they are pretty interchangeable. The movie is a compact 74 minutes long, but still manages to feel mostly slow and largely devoid of action (though there is an okay hand-to-hand combat sequence halfway through.) The movie has a flat and unspectacular look, no doubt to the limited television budget. And there is the glaring fault that a mysterious rider trailing the party is eventually forgotten about and never brought up again! The 1970s had a lot of good made-for-TV movies made, but this effort isn't one of them.

This is a sexy sensuous cute Western about five women convicts trying to deliver arms to 1840 Mexican Held Texas.Made back in 1970,it's comparable to the other great westerns of that era that's highly commendable and recommended.It's a fun must see movie that's very well worth watching!!!