Tag Archives: Russ Meyer
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
The late 60’s and early 70’s saw Hollywood studios flailing and gesticulating, desperate to catch the attention of an audience that was turning on to films like Easy Rider (1969) and Five Easy Pieces (1970), as well as the growing … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Comedy, Drama, Rock Musical, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Slasher, Transvestite
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Motorpsycho (1965)
With Lorna (1964) and Mudhoney (1965), Russ Meyer finally graduated from his cheap but colorful “nudie-cuties” to feature-length narratives, and drive-in screens would never be the same again. His preference was lurid melodrama with hyperbolic scripts (he had his name … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 60's, Action, Alex Rocco, biker gang, cheesecake, Coleman Francis, Haji, motorcycle, Russ Meyer
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Wild Gals of the Naked West (1962)
Perhaps Russ Meyer’s The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959) wouldn’t automatically spring to mind when considering the most influential and important films of the 1950’s, but it reserves a certain special place in cinematic history for one simple reason: it elevated … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Leone, Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 60's, cheesecake, Comedy, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, slapstick, Western
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