Russ Meyer

Amid the cultural chaos of 1968 and armed with a budget of only $70,000, producer/director/cinematographer Russ Meyer transcended sexploitation by crafting this"bosomacious melodrama" (Time Magazine) about racism, communism, bush pilots, draft dodgers, and a ferociously free-spirited wife named Vixen (the incredible Erica Gavin of BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and CAGED HEAT). Despite attempts at censorship that included one of the first-ever X ratings and 23 separate U.S. prosecutions for obscenity, it became one of the year's top-grossing movies, forever transformed independent film, and remains the creative template for Meyer's unapologetic vision of American cinema. VIXEN! is now scanned in 4K from the original negative restored by The Museum of Modern Art with 3+ hours of new and archival Special Features curated by Severin Films in conjunction with The Russ Meyer Trust. <br/><br/>Special Features:<br/>UHD:<br/>Archival Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director/Producer Russ Meyer<br/>Audio Commentary with Actress Erica Gavin<br/>Trailer<br/><br/>BLU-RAY:<br/>1981 Censor Prologue (Theatrical Re-Release)<br/>Archival Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director/Producer Russ Meyer<br/>Audio Commentary with Actress Erica Gavin<br/>Woman... Or Animal? - Interviews With Actors Erica Gavin and Harrison Page<br/>David Del Valle's The Sinister Image with Guests Russ Meyer and Yvette Vickers<br/>Entertainment... Or Obscenity? - Marc Edward Heuck on the Film's Historic Cincinnati Censorship Battles<br/>Trailer<br/><br/>EXTRAS:<br/>Language(s): English, Interactive Menu, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Russ Meyer (co-writer/director/producer); Erica Gavin., Documentaries: 'Entertainment...Or Obscenity?'., Interviews: Erica Gavin (actor); Harrison Page (actor)., 1981 Censor Prologue; David Del Valle's 'The Sinister Image' with guests Russ Meyer and Yvette Vickers., Trailers

Following the 'serious' features THE SEVEN MINUTES and BLACK SNAKE, this 1975 return to form written, photographed, edited, produced and directed by Russ Meyer remains perhaps his most over-the-top and savagely entertaining epic of all: When a hot-blooded wife (Shari Eubank) and a psychotic cop (a startling performance by Charles Napier of THE BLUES BROTHERS fame) come together, it will ignite a cross-country odyssey of violence, vengeance and relentless coitus. John Lazar (BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS), Uschi Digard (BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRA-VIXENS) and Haji (FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!) co-star in Russ' "super-sexy live-action Road Runner cartoon" (Empire), now restored by Severin Films in conjunction with The Russ Meyer Trust and scanned in 4K from the original negative stored at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.<br/><br/>Special Features:<br/><br/>UHD:<br/>Archival Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director/Producer Russ Meyer<br/>Trailer<br/><br/>Blu-ray<br/>Archival Audio Commentary with Writer/Director/Producer Russ Meyer<br/>Russ Meyer Versus the Porn-Busters - Mike Carroll Interview with Russ Meyer <br/>The Man with The Square Jaw - Interview with Actor Charles Napier <br/>The Incredibly Strange Film Show Season 1, Episode 5: Russ Meyer<br/>Trailer<br/>TV Spot<br/><br/>EXTRAS:<br/>Language(s): English, Interactive Menu, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Russ Meyer., Interviews: Russ Meyer (writer/director/producer); Charles Napier (actor)., 'The Incredibly Strange Film Show' Season 1, Episode 5: Russ Meyer., Trailers

The final feature produced, photographed, edited and directed by Russ Meyer is a wicked take on Our Town, co-written by Meyer and Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Ebert (BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS). Russ' latter-day muse Francesca 'Kitten' Natividad stars - along with Uschi Digard, Ann Marie, June Mack, Candy Samples and Russ himself - in this unwashed look at Small Town, U.S.A., complete with faith healers, war criminals, bosom buddies, and the loin-girding quest for sexual salvation. Because the original elements for BENEATHTHE VALLEY OF THE ULTRA-VIXENS had been stored in less-than-optimal conditions, Severin Films devoted months to the painstaking restoration of its weather-damaged negative before scanning it in 4K and compiling 2+ hours of new and archival footage, all with the blessing and cooperation of The Russ Meyer Trust.<br/><br/>Special Features:<br/><br/>UHD:<br/>Archival Audio Commentary with Writer/Director/Producer Russ Meyer<br/>Trailer<br/><br/>Blu-ray<br/>Archival Audio Commentary with Writer/Director/Producer Russ Meyer<br/>The Latin Brünhilde - Interview with Actress Kitten Natividad <br/>Talk It Over - Ellen Adelstein Interviews Russ Meyer for her Tucson Talk Show In 1979<br/>Still Talking It Over - New Interview with Ellen Adelstein<br/>Trailer<br/><br/>EXTRAS:<br/>Language(s): English, Interactive Menu, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Russ Meyer (writer/director/producer)., Interviews: Kitten Natividad (actor); Russ Meyer (actor); Ellen Adelstein (actor)., Trailers

Welcome to a sex-blasted burg in Northern California where sodomized Fuhrers, ravenous piranha, sapphic ecstasy, murder mystery, Shakespearean appropriation and the remarkable Raven De La Croix collide, with Kitten Natividad - in her RM Productions debut - as The Greek Chorus of it all.<br/><br/>EXTRAS:<br/>Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Commentary: Elizabeth Purchell (film historian)., Interviews: Raven De La Croix (actor)., Radio spot.

Just prior to FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!, producer / director / co-writer and cinematographer Russ Meyer first unleashed his singular vision of full-throttle violence and vengeance with this 1965 shocker. When a trio of psycho bikers launches a sexual assault and murder spree in a desert town, the local veterinarian (Alex Rocco of THE GODFATHER fame in his screen debut) teams with a rage-ravaged vixen (the incredible Haji in her own first film role) to settle the score. Steve Oliver (WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS), Lane Carroll (THE CRAZIES), Timothy Scott (THE FARMER) and Russ himself co-star in this "slick, violent and well made" (Variety) Meyer milestone.<br/><br/>EXTRAS:<br/>Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Elizabeth Purchell (film historian) and Zach Clark (film-maker)., Interviews: Haji (actor); Alex Rocco (actor)., Trailers