Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
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| Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! | |
 Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! original poster |
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| Directed by | Russ Meyer |
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| Produced by | Russ Meyer |
| Written by | Jack Moran Russ Meyer |
| Starring | Tura Satana Haji Lori Williams Susan Bernard |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Walter Schenk |
| Editing by | Russ Meyer |
| Release date(s) | 1965 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams.
The film features gratuitous violence, sexuality, provocative gender roles, and campy dialogue. It has become a cult film favorite and has been widely referred to in pop culture. Entertainment Weekly ranked the film #15 on their list of "The Top 50 Cult Films".[1]
It is one of Meyer's more provocatively titled and explicitly exploitative films, yet unlike most of his films, it does not contain explicit nudity.
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[edit] Plot
Three thrill-seeking go-go dancers — Billie (Lori Williams), Rosie (Haji), and their leader, Varla (Tura Satana) — encounter a young couple in the desert while drag racing. After killing the boyfriend (Ray Barlow) with her bare hands, Varla drugs, binds, gags and kidnaps his girlfriend, Linda (Susan Bernard). On a desolate highway, the four stop at a gas station, where they see an old man (Stuart Lancaster) and his muscular, dimwitted son, known as the Vegetable (Dennis Busch). The gas station attendant (Mickey Foxx) tells the women that the old man and his two sons live on a decrepit ranch with a hidden cache of money. Intrigued, Varla hatches a scheme to rob the lecherous old man, who is confined to a wheelchair.
[edit] Cast
- Tura Satana as Varla
- Haji as Rosie
- Lori Williams as Billie
- Susan Bernard as Linda
- Stuart Lancaster as The Old Man
- Paul Trinka as Kirk
- Dennis Busch as The Vegetable
- Ray Barlow as Tommy
- Mickey Foxx as Gas Station Attendant
- John Furlong as Narrator
[edit] Remake rumors
In July 2008 there was talk in the New York Post and Variety of a Quentin Tarantino remake of the film. Porn star Tera Patrick was rumored to be Tarantino's first choice for lead role.[2][3] Britain's Daily Telegraph printed an article on August 6, 2008, claiming that Britney Spears was up for the role,[4] but Access Hollywood later that same day reported that representatives of both Spears and Tarantino said there was no truth to this rumor.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Top 50 Cult Films". Entertainment Weekly. May 23, 2003.
- ^ Tarantino Considering Porn Queen Tera Patrick For Role- New York Post
- ^ Tarantino finds first 'Pussycat' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
- ^ "Britney Spears to play lesbian killer in Quentin Tarantino film"
- ^ "Britney Rep: Singer Not Playing Killer Lesbian Stripper In Film"
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