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Russell Albion Meyer 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! Kill!.
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1966 American exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and Jack Moran. It follows three go-go dancers who embark on a spree of kidnapping and murder in the California desert.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, Phyllis Davis, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, and David Gurian. The film was directed by Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and Roger Ebert.
Tura Satana was a Japanese American actress, vedette and exotic dancer. From 13 film and television credits, some of her work includes the exploitation film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), and the science fiction horror film The Astro-Zombies (1968).
Haji was a Canadian-born actress of British and Filipino descent, and a former exotic dancer known for her role in Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. She made significant contributions to her roles by introducing elements of psychedelia and witchcraft as well as writing most of her own dialogue.
Shari Eubank is a retired American actress, best known for her starring role in the Russ Meyer film Supervixens.
Common Law Cabin is a 1967 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. The movie features Alaina Capri and Meyer regulars Babette Bardot and Jack Moran.
Good Morning and... Goodbye! is a 1967 American exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. It features Alaina Capri, Karen Ciral, as well as Meyer regular Jack Moran, who co-wrote the script.
Babette Bardot is a Swedish actress who appeared in Russ Meyer's films, including Common Law Cabin and Mondo Topless.
Cherry, Harry & Raquel! is a 1970 American action film and softcore exploitation film produced and directed by American film director Russ Meyer.
Raven De La Croix is an American actress and stripper known for her lead role in the 1976 Russ Meyer film Up!. When Meyer first discovered her at Joe Allen's, a hangout in West Hollywood, California, she had no acting experience. In 2011, Owen Gleiberman wrote that she "...may be [Meyer's] most spectacular siren". She is the granddaughter of aviation pioneer Lieutenant William Knox Martin.
Eve Meyer was an American pin-up model, motion picture actress, and film producer. Much of her work was done in conjunction with sexploitation filmmaker Russ Meyer, to whom she was married from 1952 to 1969. She was killed in the Tenerife airport disaster in 1977.
Marie McDonald was an American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" and later nicknamed "The Body".
Lorna is a 1964 independent film starring Lorna Maitland, produced and directed by Russ Meyer. It was written in four days by James Griffith, who played the preacher in the film.
Lorna Maitland is an American film actress. She appeared in three Russ Meyer films: Lorna, Mudhoney, and Mondo Topless.
The Seven Minutes is a 1971 American drama film directed and produced by Russ Meyer. The film was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irving Wallace.
Alaina is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Alaina means beautiful and noble truthful and is a female name.
Rebecca Louise "Bec" Gilbert is a fictional character from the Australian drama series Winners & Losers, played by Zoe Tuckwell-Smith. She made her debut screen appearance in the pilot episode "Covert Aggression in Netball", which was broadcast on the Seven Network on 22 March 2011. Tuckwell-Smith auditioned for the role of Bec. At the callback, she was introduced to Blair McDonough, who was cast as Bec's partner, before she was given the role. Having previously appeared in guest parts, Winners & Losers marks Tuckwell-Smith's major television acting debut. The series revolves around four "losers" who are reunited at their school reunion and then win the Oz Lotto.
RM Films International is a film distribution company based in Hollywood, California. It was started by filmmaker Russ Meyer to distribute his movies. Since Meyer's death in 2004, RM Films International has been owned and operated by the Russ Meyer Charitable Trust and is a recognized 501(c) private foundation.
Megan D'Ewes Timothy is a Rhodesian-born American actress, singer, and author of Let Me Die Laughing!: Waking from The Nightmare of a Brain Explosion, an account of her brain injury.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 McDonough, Jimmy (2005). Big Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex Film. New York: Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 1-4000-5044-8.