Flareup (1969)

After witnessing her friend (Sandra Giles) shot to death by her psychotic husband (Luke Askew), a Las Vegas go-go dancer (Raquel Welch) flees Las Vegas for Los Angeles with the psycho killer in hot pursuit. Directed by James Neilson (THE MOON SPINNERS), fans of cheesy low budget 60s movies will have a ball with this one. The opening credits sequence with fluorescent go-go dancers shaking their tail feathers to Les Baxter's vintage disco beat promises a "guilty pleasure" treat that never quite happens but FLAREUP is one of those bad movies where one can revel in its badness and have a good time. This is probably Welch's worst performance, we're talking Joan Crawford territory here, and her hilarious eyebrow acting when on the phone with Askew's killer has to be seen to be believed. There's a romantic subplot involving James Stacy that's a drag and slows down the film considerably. With Ron Rifkin, Don Chastain and Jean Byron (THE PATTY DUKE SHOW).