Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Good Morning and Goodbye! (1967)
This is what a Russ Meyer fable looks like. Good Morning and Goodbye! (1967) makes its point clear with the subtlety of a jackhammer (you will note all the quarry imagery in the film). This is a film about being … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Alaina Capri, cheesecake, Haji, impotence, Psychedelic, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, witches
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
There’s a scene early in Russ Meyer’s Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) which deserves to stand alongside the diner scene from Five Easy Pieces in iconic stature. A bumpkin working the pump at a gas station is making innocuous small … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Action, cheesecake, drag racing, Haji, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Tura Satana
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The Telephone Book (1971)
The tagline says it all: “The story of a girl who falls in love with the world’s greatest obscene phone call.” That didn’t sell many tickets – despite the fact that the film was produced by Merwin “Merv” Bloch, New … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Animal Masks, Animation, Obscene Phone Call, Psychedelic, sexploitation, Surreal
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