Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters (1982): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1982, Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters is an action and comedy film directed by Jopi Burnama, running about 72 minutes. “If Woody Allen's What's Up Tiger Lilly? made you laugh out loud, this one'll make you change your underpants.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Spoof based (loosely) on an old Indonesian film, which has had the old foreign soundtrack removed and replaced by an over-dubbed English track. Central character is a female wrestler who has decided that she no longer wants to wrestle, but whose mother (a former wrestler herself) wants her to keep wrestling to make money so her brother can have the operation (his seminal vessels run to his skull, rather than his groin, which purportedly will cause his head to explode if he gets too excited). During the course of her story (in which a number of brawls ensue), she is befriended by a Elvis-impersonating martial artist. This recut/redubbed version is 72 minutes long.

Who’s in it. Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters stars Eva Arnaz as Bambi, Barry Prima as Barney, Leily Sagita as Mia and Wieke Widowati as Devora, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.4/10, Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Troma NOW and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.