Russ Meyer

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

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.

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