Let me give you some advice, cop. You can beat us, chain us, lock us up.
Exploitation films serve only a few purposes.
You can laugh at their serious attempts at drama, you can marvel at their gratuitous use of the female form, and you can earn big bucks making them. That's not to say there is anything wrong with exploitation films. Some of the best filmmakers in the industry got started making exploitation films. All were great films, and all foreshadowed a new generation of filmmakers. Jack Hill wasn't lucky enough to actually get out of the exploitation niche, but he did make some of the best of the breed.