Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer |
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Personal | |
Also known as | King Leer[1][2] |
Born | March 21, 1922[3] San Leandro, California, USA[3] |
Died | September 18, 2004 (aged 82)[4] Hollywood Hills, California, USA[4] |
Years active | 1955-2001 |
Nationality | American |
Professional | |
Occupation(s) | Director, photographer |
Field(s) | Adult, pin-up |
Influenced | John Waters (director), Quentin Tarantino (director)[1][2] |
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Russell Albion Meyer (born March 21, 1922, died September 18, 2004), was an American motion picture director and photographer. He was married to Eve Meyer from 1955[5][6] until 1970.[6]
Work
Photographer
- For a list of big bust Russ Meyer models, see Category:Russ Meyer models.
Russ Meyer started his career as a Playboy centerfold photographer.[1] In 1955, he married Eve Turner[6] and photographed her as Playmate of the month for the June 1955 issue.[7]
Director
Meyer's work as a film director has been divided into four stylistic periods. First were the "nudie-cuties"-- burlesque-style comedies which Meyer inaugurated with The Immoral Mr. Teas in 1959 and ended with Heavenly Bodies in 1963.[8] Next came the "Drive-in Steinbeck" period, films which have also been labeled "roughies" and "kinkies".[9] Another American film genre which Meyer started, his "roughies" began with Lorna in 1964, and ended with Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! in 1966. Meyer's "Color Synch-Sound Sex Dramas" began with Common-Law Cabin in 1967 and concluded with Cherry, Harry, and Raquel! in 1969. His "Parody-Satire" period started with the 20th-Century Fox film, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) and continued throughout his last independently-produced films, concluding with Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens in 1979.[8] Scattered throughout his film career were five uncharacteristic productions: Europe in the Raw! (1963), which critics call a documentary, but Meyer considered a "nudie-cutie", Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1964), a mainstream historical film made in Europe, Mondo Topless (1966) a documentary, The Seven Minutes (1971) Meyer's second film for Fox, and Blacksnake (1973), Meyer's second unsuccessful attempt at a historical film.[8] Meyer's last released film, Pandora Peaks, was a video in documentary style.
Filmography[10]
See also
- For a list of big bust Russ Meyer actresses, see Category:Russ Meyer actresses.
External links
- RM Films International - The Movies of Russ Meyer
Bibliography
- Frasier, David K. (1998). Russ Meyer: The Life and Films A Biography and a Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0472-8.
- McDonough, Jimmy. (2005) Big Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex Film. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 1-4000-5044-8.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gore, Chris (2004-12-26). The Man Who Really, Really Loved Women. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cult film-maker Russ Meyer dies. BBC News (2004-09-22). Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Naughton, Philippe (2004-09-22). Sexploitation king Russ Meyer dies, aged 82. Times Online. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 IMDb profile. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ Saltz, Jerry. Bosom Maximus. artnet. Retrieved on 2008-06-17. Reprint (with pictures) from: Saltz, Jerry (2002-06-04). Bosom Maximus. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ebert, Roger (2004-09-22). King of the funny skin flicks. rogerebert.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ Playmate directory profile of Eve Meyer. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Frasier (1998), p. 4.
- ↑ Moledski, Tania (2007). "Women's Cinema as Counterphobic Cinema: Doris Wishman as the Last Auteur", in Jeffrey Sconce: Sleaze Artists: Cinema at the Margins of Taste, Style, and Politics. Durham and London: Duke University Press, p. 49. ISBN 0-7864-0472-8.
- ↑ Filmography based on Frasier, David K. (1998). Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co, pp. 203-211. ISBN 0-7864-0472-8.