Johnny Showtime: Russ Meyer and FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!
by JBIn which we near the end of our yearly exploitation journey, race around the desert in our hot jalopies, and attempt to kill some innocent lovebirds and a family of three... Russ Meyer is one of the original exploitation auteurs. He predates Joe Sarno, Jess Franco, Larry Cohen, Jack Hill, Doris Wishman, and Fred Olen Ray. Meyer was a contemporary of Jack Arnold, Roger Corman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and William Castle. Only Dan Sonney and Kroger Babb pre-date him.According to Nathan Rabin of The AV Club, “Meyer [...] got his start making films while serving in the US Army's 166th Signal…
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