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Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, such as Faster, Pussycat! Kill!.
Russ Meyer. Director: Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens. Russell Albion Meyer was born in San Leandro, California, to Lydia Lucinda (Hauck), a nurse, and William Arthur Meyer, a police officer, who divorced during his childhood.
- March 21, 1922
- September 18, 2004
- Author
- 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' (1965) "Dialog to shame Raymond Chandler" "The point is of no return, and you've reached it!" Faster, Pussycat! represents the pinnacle of Meyer's exploitation powers.
- 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls' (1970) The cult classic to beat all cult classics. "Step into my web said the spider, etcetera." A spoof of the original Valley of the Dolls, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls was written by Roger Ebert as a psychedelic and irreverent take on the music industry and Hollywood excess.
- 'Supervixens' (1975) A classic of camp cinema. "What you need is a long fuse and a big bang." Supervixens chronicles the adventures of Clint Ramsey (Charles Pitts), a gas station attendant who finds himself pursued by various demanding and hypersexual women, all of whom have "Super" in their name: SuperAngel (Shari Eubank), SuperSoul (Uschi Digard), SuperLorna (Christy Hartburg), SuperCherry (Colleen Brennan), and SuperEula (Deborah McGuire).
- 'Vixen!' (1968) The quintessential Meyers movie. The tongue-in-cheek, taboo-smashing Vixen! revolves around Vixen Palmer (Erica Gavin), who lives with her bush pilot husband, Tom (Garth Pillsbury), at a Canadian wilderness resort.
Dec 31, 2014 · Russ Meyer, Publication date. 1975-04-02. Topics. Supervixens, Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra Vixens. Language. English. Two classic Russ Meyer films. Addeddate.
Russ Meyer. Director: Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens. Russell Albion Meyer was born in San Leandro, California, to Lydia Lucinda (Hauck), a nurse, and William Arthur Meyer, a police officer, who divorced during his childhood.
- March 21, 1922
- September 18, 2004
This is the official website of RUSS MEYER, Director of the legendary cult film “Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!”. We offer the authentic, exclusive collection of RUSS MEYER films, produced and directed by the legendary Breastman Extraordinaire.
Meyer's survival as an independent producer is phenomenal. He has lasted 10 years in the most hotly competitive genre in movies, and dominates an adult film market totaling 400,000 admissions a week in 900 theaters.
