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'''''Motorpsycho''''' | |||
'''Motorpsycho''' or '''Motor Psycho''' is a [[1965]] film directed by [[Russ Meyer]].<ref>Infobox data from {{cite book|last=Frasier|first=David K.|year=1998|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography|publisher=McFarland & Co|location=Jefferson, N.C.|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8|pages=p. 205-206}}</ref> Made just before the better-known ''[[Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!]]'' (1965), the film explores similar themes of sex and violence. This film deals with a male motorcycle gang, unlike the female gang of go-go dancers in ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' The film is notable for containing one of the first portrayals of a disturbed Vietnam veteran character. | |||
== Plot == | |||
The story involves a veterinarian whose wife is raped by a motorcycle gang led by a sadistic Vietnam veteran. After the gang kills an old man, his wife teams up with the veterinarian to hunt down the gang. | |||
==Cast== | |||
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* [[Haji]] ... Ruby Bonner<ref>{{cite book |last=Krafsur|first=Richard P.|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures; Feature Films 1961-70|year=1976|publisher=R.R. Bowker Company|location=New York & London|isbn=0-8352-0440-5|chapter=Motorpsycho|page=p.734}}</ref> | |||
* Alex Rocco ... Cory Maddox | |||
* Stephen Oliver ... Brahmin | |||
* Holle K. Winters ... Gail Mddox | |||
* Joseph Cellini ... Dante | |||
* Thomas Scott ... Slick | |||
* Coleman Francis ... Harry Bonner | |||
* [[Sharon Lee]] ... Jessica Fannin | |||
* Steve Masters ... Frank | |||
* [[Arshalouis Aivazian]] ... wife | |||
* E.E. Meyer ... sheriff | |||
* George Costello ... doctor | |||
* F. Rufus Owens ... Rufus | |||
* Richard Brummer ... ambulance driver | |||
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==Legacy== | |||
Norwegian band Motorpsycho picked their name after watching this movie in a Russ Meyer triple feature. There was already a band named after ''Mudhoney'' and a band named after ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' - the other two films on the triple feature - so they used Motorpsycho. | |||
There are references to this film (and ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'') in the song "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{ | * {{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:33455|title=Motor Psycho|accessdate=August 9, 2008|last=Firsching|first=Robert|publisher=All Movie Guide|language=English}} | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Russ Meyer films]] | [[Category:Russ Meyer films]] | ||
[[Category:Films]] | [[Category:Films]] | ||
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| Type: | Film Black and white
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| Alternate title(s): | Rio Vengeance (working title) Motor Mods and Rockers Les Enragés de la Moto (Canada) Le Gang Sauvage (Belgium) Motor-Psycho - Wie Wilde Hengste (Germany) |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date(s): | August 1965 |
| Running time: | 74 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $38,000 |
| Company: | Eve Productions |
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| Directed by: | Russ Meyer |
| Starring: | Haji Arshalouis Aivazian |
| Produced by: | Russ Meyer |
| Written by: | Russ Meyer William E. Sprague |
| Music by: | Igo Kantor Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
| Cinematography: | Russ Meyer |
| Editing by: | Russ Meyer |
| Websites and databases | |
| IMDb | |
Motorpsycho or Motor Psycho is a 1965 film directed by Russ Meyer.[1] Made just before the better-known Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), the film explores similar themes of sex and violence. This film deals with a male motorcycle gang, unlike the female gang of go-go dancers in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The film is notable for containing one of the first portrayals of a disturbed Vietnam veteran character.
Plot
The story involves a veterinarian whose wife is raped by a motorcycle gang led by a sadistic Vietnam veteran. After the gang kills an old man, his wife teams up with the veterinarian to hunt down the gang.
Cast
- Haji ... Ruby Bonner[2]
- Alex Rocco ... Cory Maddox
- Stephen Oliver ... Brahmin
- Holle K. Winters ... Gail Mddox
- Joseph Cellini ... Dante
- Thomas Scott ... Slick
- Coleman Francis ... Harry Bonner
- Sharon Lee ... Jessica Fannin
- Steve Masters ... Frank
- Arshalouis Aivazian ... wife
- E.E. Meyer ... sheriff
- George Costello ... doctor
- F. Rufus Owens ... Rufus
- Richard Brummer ... ambulance driver
Legacy
Norwegian band Motorpsycho picked their name after watching this movie in a Russ Meyer triple feature. There was already a band named after Mudhoney and a band named after Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - the other two films on the triple feature - so they used Motorpsycho.
There are references to this film (and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!) in the song "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie.
External links
- Firsching, Robert. Motor Psycho (English). All Movie Guide. Retrieved on August 9, 2008.
References
- ↑ Infobox data from 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, p. 205-206. ISBN 0-7864-0472-8.
- ↑ Krafsur, Richard P. (1976). "Motorpsycho", The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures; Feature Films 1961-70. New York & London: R.R. Bowker Company. ISBN 0-8352-0440-5.
