Racket Girls (1951)

Setting new standards in movie badness, 14 November 2007

I just finished watching Racket Girls and it's got me thinking about some of the ratings I've given other movies. Do those movies really deserve a 1/10 when compared with the hella bad Racket Girls? Is Hillbillys in a Haunted House as bad as Racket Girls? In comparison, Hillbillys was almost fun – stupid fun, but fun nonetheless. What about Zombie Lake? Zombie Lake comes close to falling into that "so bad, it's good" category – something Racket Girls could never hope to achieve. Sinbad of the Seven Seas? Lou Ferrigno can be good for an unintentional laugh or two – something I can't say about anything in Racket Girls. How about a movie like Red Zone Cuba? Well, you got me there – but Racket Girls is just as bad. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Racket Girls has to be one of the very worst movies I've ever had the misfortune to see. Many of the other movies I've given low ratings to come out smelling like roses in comparison. The plot, such as it is, involves a shady wrestling promoter who is also into gambling, prostitution, and drugs. Nice fella, huh? He's got the local mob after him for $35,000 so he tries to have his girls throw a few matches to raise the cash he needs. They won't go for it so he tries to make a run for it. It's tacky, dull, and lacks anything in any way resembling entertainment. Movies truly don't get much worse than this.

There's really only one way to watch a movie like Racket Girls. The Mystery Science Theater 3000 commentary turns this piece of trash into a goldmine of laughs. It's a very solid effort on the part of the MST3K crew. I give it a 4/5 on my MST3K rating scale.

1/10