Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! original poster
Directed by	Russ Meyer
Produced by	Russ Meyer
Written by	Jack Moran Russ Meyer
Starring	Tura Satana Haji Lori Williams Susan Bernard
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Cinematography	Walter Schenk
Editing by	Russ Meyer
Release date(s)	1965
Running time	83 min. Russell Albion Meyer ( March 21, 1922 &ndash September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director and Tura Satana, born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi July 10, 1938 in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Haji is a Canadian actress. Career Beginning with Motorpsycho (1965 Haji appeared in several Russ Meyer films including Lori Williams (born March 23[[ 946]] is an American actress whose prominence rests on her iconic portrayal of a blonde go-go dancer who embarks with two female compatriots Susan Bernard (born February 11, 1948) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1966 issue Paul Sawtell ( February 3, 1906 – August 1, 1971) was a Polish film score composer Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Russell Albion Meyer ( March 21, 1922 &ndash September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director and It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams. Tura Satana, born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi July 10, 1938 in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Haji is a Canadian actress. Career Beginning with Motorpsycho (1965 Haji appeared in several Russ Meyer films including Lori Williams (born March 23[[ 946]] is an American actress whose prominence rests on her iconic portrayal of a blonde go-go dancer who embarks with two female compatriots

The film features gratuitous violence, sexuality, provocative gender roles, and campy dialogue. Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes Generally speaking human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings A gender role is defined as a set of perceived behavioural norms associated particularly with Males or Females in a given social group or system Kitsch /kɪtʃ/ is a term of German or Yiddish origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior tasteless copy of an existing It has become a cult film favorite and has been widely referred to in pop culture. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance —

It is one of Meyer's more provocatively titled and explicitly exploitative films, yet unlike most of his films, it does not contain explicit nudity.

Plot

The Pussycats

Three thrill-seeking go-go dancers — Billie (Lori Williams), Rosie (Haji), and their leader, Varla (Tura Satana) — encounter a young couple in the desert while drag racing. Go-Go dancers are Dancers who are employed to entertain at a Discotheque. Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line After killing the boyfriend (Ray Barlow) with her bare hands, Varla drugs, binds, gags and kidnaps his girlfriend, Linda (Susan Bernard). Susan Bernard (born February 11, 1948) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1966 issue On a desolate highway, the four stop at a gas station, where they see an old man (Stuart Lancaster) and his muscular, dimwitted son, known as the Vegetable (Dennis Busch). Stuart Gage Lancaster ( 30 November 1920 – 22 December 2000) was an American Actor known for roles in Russ Meyer The gas station attendant (Mickey Foxx) tells the women that the old man and his two sons live on a decrepit ranch with a hidden cache of money.

Intrigued, Varla hatches a scheme to rob the lecherous old man, who is confined to a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits While Varla and her lover Rosie case the ranch, Billie is charged with guarding Linda and sent to distract the Vegetable. As Billie is seducing the Vegetable, Linda sits with the old man, who tries to rape her. When Billie and the Vegetable hear a scream, they stop their tryst; after finding that Linda has run away, they set out after her. While trying to escape, Linda encounters the old man's other son, Kirk (Paul Trinka), driving toward the ranch. Not knowing who he is or where he is going, she jumps in his truck and begs him to save her. She tells him how Varla killed her boyfriend and kidnapped her. He assures her that she will be safe with him and takes her back to the ranch. Linda, upset and aghast, is reunited with Varla, who tells Kirk the girl is mentally unstable after seeing her boyfriend killed in a racing accident. She concocts a story about Linda being from a socially prominent family who has hired the three women to return her quietly.

The women are invited to the house for lunch. During a mealtime conversation laden with sexual innuendo, they learn that the old man hates the Vegetable because his mother died giving birth to him. An innuendo (also called insinuation) is a remark or question typically disparaging that works obliquely by Allusion. After Billie gets drunk and recklessly hints at the real reason behind Linda's presence, Varla slaps her. The outburst upsets Linda, who screams that Varla is a murderer. Believing that Linda is hysterical, the men ignore her claims. After a few drinks, Billie gets completely drunk and passes out.

Meanwhile, Varla seduces Kirk, much to Rosie's dismay. The old man and the Vegetable begin yelling that Linda has escaped again and drive off in pursuit. Once they catch Linda, the old man encourages the Vegetable to sexually assault her. After a brief struggle, Linda expects the Vegetable to rape her. Kirk and Varla arrive, and Kirk rushes to save Linda. Much to everyone's surprise, the Vegetable does not harm Linda. Instead, he falls down sobbing and begging for forgiveness, disgusting his perverse father.

The old man decides that the girls are too much trouble and orders them to leave his land. To Varla's annoyance, Kirk no longer seems attracted to her, and now seems to believe Linda's story. When Varla tells Billie and Rosie to prepare to leave, Billie announces she is leaving the gang. As Billie is walking away, Varla takes Rosie's knife and throws it into Billie's back, killing her.

When the old man and the Vegetable see Billie's corpse, the old man again orders the girls to leave. Varla uses her car to play a game of cat and mouse with the old man in his wheelchair while the Vegetable is distracted by Billie's corpse, which he cradles in mourning. The old man tries to roll into the house, but his wheelchair gets stuck. Varla runs him over with her car and his wheelchair flies apart, revealing the money hidden under the seat of the chair. Varla tells Rosie to retrieve the knife while she collects the money. Rosie asks the Vegetable to remove the knife from Billie's body; after doing so, he stabs Rosie with the knife, killing her.

Varla sees Rosie is dead and tries to run down the Vegetable with her car. After striking him, she pins him against a wall with the car. He lifts the front of the car, burying its back tires in the sand. He then collapses beside the car. Varla abandons the car and uses the old man's truck to find Linda and Kirk. While walking through the desert back to the ranch, they see the truck and think the Vegetable is coming to rescue them. As the truck gets closer, Kirk and Linda realize that Varla is driving. They try to escape, but they cannot outrun the truck. Kirk turns to confront Varla. After a violent struggle, Varla appears to win the fight and is about to kill Kirk. Linda gets into the truck and runs over Varla, killing her, leaving Kirk and Linda as the only survivors.

Cast

• Tura Satana as Varla
• Haji as Rosie
• Lori Williams as Billie
• Susan Bernard as Linda
• Stuart Lancaster as The Old Man
• Paul Trinka as Kirk
• Dennis Busch as The Vegetable
• Ray Barlow as Tommy
• Mickey Foxx as Gas Station Attendant
• John Furlong as Narrator

References in pop culture

• John Waters, director of the cult classics Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Hairspray, has stated that this is his favorite film: "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! . Tura Satana, born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi July 10, 1938 in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Haji is a Canadian actress. Career Beginning with Motorpsycho (1965 Haji appeared in several Russ Meyer films including Lori Williams (born March 23[[ 946]] is an American actress whose prominence rests on her iconic portrayal of a blonde go-go dancer who embarks with two female compatriots Susan Bernard (born February 11, 1948) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1966 issue Stuart Gage Lancaster ( 30 November 1920 – 22 December 2000) was an American Actor known for roles in Russ Meyer John Samuel Waters Jr (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Celebrity, A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. ---- Pink Flamingos is a 1972 Comedy film directed by John Waters. Female Trouble is a 1974 Comedy film written produced and directed by John Waters starring Divine, David Lochary Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. . . is, beyond a doubt, the best movie ever made. " ^[1]
• Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Tracii Guns initially decided to form his own band named after the movie, but decided to re-use his old band name, L.A. Guns, instead. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Tracii Guns (born Tracy Ulrich on January 20, 1966) is an American Heavy metal guitarist who has played with a number of well-known LA Guns is an American rock band whose music is frequently associated with the L Close friend Taime Downe then took the name and created the sleaze metal band Faster Pussycat. Taime Downe (born Gustave Molvik Jr) is an American musician who first became notable as the lead singer of 1980s Sleaze Faster Pussycat is an American Hard rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1986 named after the 1965 film Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
• White Zombie frequently sampled this film. For the film see White Zombie (film White Zombie was an American Heavy metal band named after the 1932 film of the same
• The Killers' music video for "All These Things That I've Done" features images based on the movie. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards " All These Things That I've Done " is a song performed by The Killers, and written by Lead vocalist Brandon Flowers.
• The Cramps presented a cover of the film's theme song on their album Smell of Female. The Cramps are an American Punk rock band formed in 1976. Their line-up has rotated much over the years with lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist
• The Australian show The Bazura Project parodied the film in episode 2. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Bazura Project is a cult late-night television show broadcast throughout Australian community television stations ( Channel 31 Melbourne, 31 Brisbane 03, as part of the episode's opening sequence.
• In one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xander states that "if Giles wants to go after the . Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Alexander LaVelle "Xander" Harris (born 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a Fictional character in the cult Television series . . fiend that murdered his girlfriend, I say, "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!".
• In the Xena: Warrior Princess episode "The Play's The Thing", Gabrielle turns a peaceful play into new sexy and violent version with the title "Faster, Chakram! Kill! Kill! Kill!". Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001
• In The B-52's single, "Funplex", Fred Schneider repeats the phrase, "Faster, Pussycat! Thrill! Thrill!". The B-52's originated as a New Wave Rock band formed in Athens Georgia, United States, in 1976 Funplex is the eighth Studio album by The B-52's, recorded during 2006 and 2007 Fred Schneider III (born July 1, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey) is best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52s, of which
• The title of Paul Oakenfold's single, "Faster Kill Pussycat," featuring the vocals of actress Brittany Murphy, is based on title of the film
• The song "¡Viva Satana!" by Babasónicos refers to actress Tura Satana and her role in the film. Paul Oakenfold (born 30 August, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, UK) is a Record producer and a popular trance Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. Tura Satana, born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi July 10, 1938 in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a
• In the Quentin Tarantino film Death Proof, the character Shanna (played by Jordan Ladd) wears a shirt that reads "Badass Cinema" along with a print with the basic part of the cover from the movie. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Death Proof is a 2007 thriller Film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic Stunt man Jordan Elizabeth Ladd (born January 14, 1975) is an American Actress.
• In The Simpsons episode "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily", Bart and Lisa are seen watching an episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show entitled "Foster pussycat! Kill! Kill!" while they stayed with a foster family (the Flanders). " Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily " is the third episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season, which originally aired October The Itchy & Scratchy Show is a segment or "side-show" featured on The Simpsons which usually appears as a portrayal of the fictional

References

External links

• Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! at the Internet Movie Database