The slaughter of innocent bystanders, and the use of women as shields (in the all-male film) were served up as counterpoints o the media""s honest display of violence during the late 60s, with he Vietnam War, assassinations, urban riots, and other events filling he airwaves.Its meandering tale examines he inner psychological turmoil of a fiercely independent, crusading man obsessed with revenge and hatred, who searches for his two nieces (Pippa Scott and Natalie Wood) among the "savages" over a five-year period.Will convinced Lori to leave the scene and not remain to help Kia: "You pulled Freddy out, and now he""s fighting Jason.Sousè is offered a proposition to direct he film, to substitute for inebriated director A.Pismo Clam (Jack Norton) [Pismo Beach is the actual name of a coastal California town] after he brags about his directorial experiences:You""re yellin"" right down my alley.