5.4.09

faster, pussycat! kill! kill! (1965)

aka Faster Pussycat! Wham! Bang! Faster, Pussycat! Go! Go! Pussycat. The Leather Girls. The Mankillers.
"Go Girl! Go!"
Three Go-Go dancers hot wheeling it around America looking for kicks make trouble for themselves when they kidnap a young girl and kill her boyfriend. They hide out on a dilapidated ranch owned by a reclusive man and his two sons, who they are told has money hidden on the property, and they plan to find it.
Peppered with fantastic dialogue and outrageous characters, this is Russ Meyers finest film, an ode to violence in women. Unfortunately the audience was not ready for a nude free Russ film, and it bombed, only to become a stone cold classic when rediscovered. Maybe you won't like the over the top caricatures, but I'll guarantee that this film will leave an impression, especially if you like muscle bound impotent hunks, big breasted dominatrix, and unrequited lesbians. Oh and a classic theme tune, later covered by the Cramps. Not bad going for 1965!

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