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'''''The Immoral Mr. Teas''''' is a 1959 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. 203}}</ref> | '''''The Immoral Mr. Teas''''' is a 1959 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. 203}}</ref> The first of Meyer's three breakthrough films, which created new genres and indirectly influenced the mainstream cinema, ''The Immoral Mr. Teas'' was the first "nudie-cutie".<ref>Frasier (1998), p. 5.</ref> | ||
==Contemporary reception== | |||
''The Immoral Mr. Teas'' was not well-received by mainstream critics, and had to undergo charges of obscenity. In deeming the film non-pornographic, a Philadelphia judge still pointed out that ''The Immoral Mr. Teas'' was "vulgar, pointless, and in bad taste."<ref>"'Vulgar, Pointless, in Bad Taste' but 'Mr. Teas' Not Pornography". ''Variety'', November 2, 1960.</ref> Charles Stinson, of the ''Los Angeles Times'', wrote that the film "has much the same subtle, urbane wit to be found in any one of our undergraduate humor magazines."<ref>Stinson, Charles. "'Immoral Mr. Teas' Ends Era in Movies", ''The Los Angeles Times'', January 26, 1960.</ref> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:70178|title=The Immoral Mr. Teas|first=Mark|last=Deming|accessdate=August 9, 2008|publisher=All Movie Guide|language=English}} | * {{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:70178|title=The Immoral Mr. Teas|first=Mark|last=Deming|accessdate=August 9, 2008|publisher=All Movie Guide|language=English}} | ||
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| Type: | Film Color
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| Alternate title(s): | Steam Heat Mr. Teas and His Playthings (Great Britain) L'Immoral M. Teas (Canada & Belgium) |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date(s): | 1959 |
| Running time: | 63 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $24,000 |
| Company: | PAD-RAM Enterprises, Inc. |
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| Directed by: | Russ Meyer |
| Starring: | Marilyn Wesley Ann Peters Michele Roberts Dawn Danielle June Wilkinson (uncredited - torso only) |
| Produced by: | |
| Written by: | Russ Meyer |
| Music by: | Edward J. Lasko |
| Cinematography: | Russ Meyer |
| Editing by: | Russ Meyer John F. Link |
| Websites and databases | |
| IMDb | |
The Immoral Mr. Teas is a 1959 film directed by Russ Meyer.[1] The first of Meyer's three breakthrough films, which created new genres and indirectly influenced the mainstream cinema, The Immoral Mr. Teas was the first "nudie-cutie".[2]
Contemporary reception
The Immoral Mr. Teas was not well-received by mainstream critics, and had to undergo charges of obscenity. In deeming the film non-pornographic, a Philadelphia judge still pointed out that The Immoral Mr. Teas was "vulgar, pointless, and in bad taste."[3] Charles Stinson, of the Los Angeles Times, wrote that the film "has much the same subtle, urbane wit to be found in any one of our undergraduate humor magazines."[4]
External links
- Deming, Mark. The Immoral Mr. Teas (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. 203. ISBN 0-7864-0472-8.
- ↑ Frasier (1998), p. 5.
- ↑ "'Vulgar, Pointless, in Bad Taste' but 'Mr. Teas' Not Pornography". Variety, November 2, 1960.
- ↑ Stinson, Charles. "'Immoral Mr. Teas' Ends Era in Movies", The Los Angeles Times, January 26, 1960.
