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Supervixens
''Supervixens'' is a 1975 American film directed by American filmmaker Russ Meyer. The cast features Meyer regulars Charles Napier, Uschi Digard, and Haji. The film also features Shari Eubank (in a dual role) in one of her only two film roles and Christy Hartburg in her only film role. Plot Gas station attendant Clint Ramsey, who works at ''Martin Bormann's Super Service'' in the desert, finds himself too irresistible to a series of girls, all of whom have the word "Super" in their given names. In the beginning, he is married to the hypersexual, demanding, and jealous SuperAngel (Shari Eubank), who constantly harasses him at work. She orders him home at once when she calls Clint and overhears a female customer, SuperLorna (Christy Hartburg), hitting on him at work. Clint finds SuperAngel's constant accusations and arguing a turn-off and, back at home, they fight after he rejects her aggressive advances. A neighbor calls the police as Clint leaves for a local bar, where the barte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Meyer
Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) 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 Camp (style), campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, such as ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!''. Meyer often named ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970) as his definitive work. Early years Russ Meyer was born in San Leandro, California, the son of Lydia Lucinda (Hauck) and William Arthur Meyer, an Oakland police officer. His parents were both of German Americans, German descent. Meyer's parents divorced soon after he was born, and Meyer was to have virtually no contact with his father during his life. When he was 14 years old, his mother pawnbroker, pawned her wedding ring in order to buy him an 8 mm film camera. He made a number of amateur films at the age of 15, and served during World War II as a U.S. Army combat c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Napier (actor)
Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was an American character actor known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He made numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme, including roles in '' Something Wild'' (1986), ''Married to the Mob'' (1988), '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''Philadelphia'' (1993), ''Beloved'' (1998), and ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004). Other notable roles include the short-tempered country singer Tucker McElroy in ''The Blues Brothers'', gruff army Commander Gilmour in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shari Eubank
Shari Eubank (born June 12, 1947) is a retired American actress, best known for her starring role in the Russ Meyer film ''Supervixens''. Biography Eubank was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 12, 1947. The following year, her family moved east to Farmer City, Illinois. Eubank attended Farmer City High School, where she was a cheerleader and homecoming queen. After graduating from high school in 1965, Eubank studied at Illinois Wesleyan University and became a member of the Masquers—a student drama organization. Graduate work followed, before she began a modeling and acting career that included two feature films. Meyer, who said "she had real guts", said she inherited a great deal of money from her family. Filmography * ''Supervixens'' (1975), SuperAngel/SuperVixen * ''Chesty Anderson, USN ''Chesty Anderson, U.S. Navy'' is a 1976 R-rated comedy film featuring Shari Eubank as Chesty Anderson, a WAVE (Woman Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the U.S. Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah McGuire
Deborah McGuire (sometimes referred to as Deboragh McGuire, Debora McGuire, and Deborah McQuire) is an American actress and model. Career McGuire is probably best known for appearing as SuperEula in the sexploitation-satire film ''Supervixens'' (1975), directed by Russ Meyer. She is also known for her few pictorials in such men's magazines as The BUF Swinger, Gem, and Color Climax. Personal life McGuire was married to actor and comedian Richard Pryor from September 22, 1977, to August 1978. Filmography * '' The Godson'' (1971) as Black Hooker ''(uncredited)'' * ''The Devil's Garden'' (1973) as Possessed Cult Member * ''Black Starlet'' (also known as ''Black Gauntlet'') (1974) as Topless Dancer ''(uncredited)'' *The Young Secretaries (1974) as Kelly Rogers (''credited as'' ''Deborah McQuire'') * ''Supervixens ''Supervixens'' is a 1975 American film directed by American filmmaker Russ Meyer. The cast features Meyer regulars Charles Napier, Uschi Digard, and Haji. The film al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Lancaster (actor)
Stuart Gage Lancaster (November 30, 1920 – December 22, 2000) was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films. Biography Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lancaster's grandfather was circus owner Charles Ringling. He served as an aviator in the United States Navy in World War II. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962. Lancaster appeared in several Meyer films, including ''Mudhoney (film), Mudhoney'', ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'', ''Good Morning and... Goodbye!'', ''Supervixens'', and ''Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens''. He also had a recurring role on ''The Young and the Restless'' and a part in ''Edward Scissorhands''. He was sometimes credited as Stewart Lancaster or Stud Lancaster. Lancaster was the founder and director of the Palm Tree Playhouse in Sarasota, Florida. He died in Los Angeles, California. His wife Ivy Bethune and stepdaughter Zina Bethune were both actresses. He had five children, Mark Lancaster, Paul Gooding, Lynne Lancaster, John Lancaster aka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji (actress)
Haji (born Barbarella Catton; January 24, 1946 – August 9, 2013) 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. Life and career Born in Quebec, Canada, Haji—a nickname given to her by an uncle—appeared in several Russ Meyer films, including ''Motorpsycho'' (1965), ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' (1965), '' Good Morning and... Goodbye!'' (1967), and ''Supervixens'' (1975). Haji's final role was as Moonji in ''Killer Drag Queens on Dope'' (2003). Haji was reunited with fellow Russ Meyer film stars Kitten Natividad and Raven De La Croix in the 2001 comedy feature film ''The Double-D Avenger'', directed by William Winckler. In it, Haji played evil exotic dancer Hydra Heffer. Haji was featured as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Rowland (actor)
Henry Rowland (born Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock; December 28, 1913 – April 26, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Count Kolinko in the ''Zorro'' television series. Biography Rowland was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father left Germany before World War I began and became a professor of German at the University of Nebraska. Following the war, Rowland was educated in Germany through the secondary level. He returned to the United States and studied acting in Pasadena. Rowland was born in the American Midwest. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from ''Casablanca'' to Russ Meyer's ''Supervixens''. Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944's ''Winged Victory'', billed under his Army rank as Corporal Henry Rowland. In his last years, Rowland had continued playing such Germanic characters as the Amish farmer in ''The Frisco Kid'' (1979). He appeared six times on the western s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uschi Digard
Uschi Digard (born 15 August 1948) is a Swedish former softcore porn star and model mostly known for her roles in Russ Meyer films. Early years When asked of her childhood, she has said, She had a convent education and learned various languages. She learned to ski and loved the outdoors life. At school her left hand was tied behind her back and she was made to write with her right hand though she was naturally a lefthander. Digard's breasts started developing at a young age, about which she commented, After leaving school she travelled to Italy and then France to improve her Italian and French. She then travelled to the Channel Islands and to London where she worked for a large hotel. Following this she travelled via Marrakesh to the Canary Islands where she worked during the winters for a jewellery firm on percentage payment. During summers she would travel around. She also worked in jewellery stores in Sweden and Switzerland. She met her husband in the Canary Islands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Hartburg
Christy Hartburg is an actress and model who appeared in Russ Meyer's ''Supervixens'' (1975). She is the actress who adorns the famous poster for that film. She performed on several Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 5 ... tours to Vietnam in the late sixties and early seventies. She also performed under the alias Christina Cummings in several films and TV shows. References External links * * American film actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Brennan
Colleen Brennan (born December 1, 1949) is an American former pornographic actress. She has also gone by the name Sharon Kelly. Career A buxom, freckled redhead, Colleen Brennan began her career posing for men's magazines such as '' Swank'' and ''Penthouse''. She later starred as Sharon Kelly in several 1970s softcore sexploitation films produced by Harry Novak. She also made appearances in Russ Meyer's ''Supervixens'' (1975) and the women in prison films ''Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS'' (1975) and its first sequel ''Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks'' (1976).Landis & Clifford, pp.217–218 She also appeared in small parts in the mainstream films ''Shampoo'', '' Hustle'', and ''The Boob Tube''. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous B-level softcore men's magazine layouts. In the 1980s, Brennan began an extensive career in hardcore pornography films, starring in several installments of the ''Taboo'' series, and winning two AVN Awards in 1987. In 1985, she hosted the first XRCO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Loose
William George Loose (June 5, 1910 – February 22, 1991) was an American composer of film, cartoon and television soundtrack music and stock musical cues. Early life and career Born in Michigan, Loose became a staff musical arranger for an Omaha, Nebraska radio station. During World War II, he led the United States Army Air Forces Orchestra in New York. In the 1950s, Capitol Records represented several musical libraries. Capitol decided to assemble its own library in 1955, and when Nelson Riddle turned down the job of a composer of their musical cues, they hired Loose and John Seely. By 1957, Loose's music was played on no less than 24 different television shows a week; and as of the 1960s, some cues of his music were later used in theaters and drive-in theaters. Film companies such as National Screen Service and Filmack Studios later placed some of William's cues onto its soundtrack under its snipe works beginning in 1964. Loose's accomplishments led to invitations to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RM Films International
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. With the exceptions of ''Fanny Hill'' and the two movies he made for 20th Century Fox (''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' and '' The Seven Minutes''), Russ Meyer retained the rights to all of the features he directed. RM Films International is currently the only official source for most of Meyer's films, including: * ''The Immoral Mr. Teas'' (1959) * ''Eve and the Handyman'' (1961) * ''Wild Gals of the Naked West'' (1962) * '' Europe in the Raw'' (1963) * ''Lorna'' (1964) * ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' (1965) * ''Motorpsycho'' (1965) * ''Mudhoney'' (1965) * ''Mondo Topless'' (1966) * ''Common Law Cabin'' (1967) * '' Good Morning and... Goodbye!'' (1967) * ''Finders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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