Russ Meyers Mudhoney 1965
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Mudhoney: A Southern Gothic Tale of Sex and Violence by Russ Meyer
Mudhoney is a 1965 film directed by Russ Meyer, the master of sexploitation cinema. It is based on the novel Streets Paved With Gold by Raymond Friday Locke. The film is a period drama set during the Great Depression, and tells the story of a drifter who gets involved with a troubled married woman in a small Missouri town.
The film stars Hal Hopper as Sidney Brenshaw, a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money; Antoinette Cristiani as Hannah Brenshaw, his unhappy and abused wife; John Furlong as Calif McKinney, the mysterious stranger who falls in love with Hannah; and Stuart Lancaster as Lute Wade, the uncle-in-law who hires Calif for odd jobs. The film also features Rena Horten as Eula, a seductive waitress; Princess Livingston as Maggie Marie, a gossiping neighbor; Lorna Maitland as Clara Belle, a voluptuous farm girl; and Frank Bolger as Brother Hanson, an eccentric preacher.
The film is full of sex and violence, as Sidney and Brother Hanson plot against Calif, who finds it difficult to conceal his past and his growing affection for Hannah. Sidney winds up burning his farm and attempting to frame Calif. He rapes and murders the preacher's wife and is killed by a lynch mob. The film ends with Calif and Hannah leaving the town together.
Mudhoney is considered one of Meyer's most ambitious and complex films, as he tried to create a serious drama with social commentary. However, the film was a financial failure, as Meyer later admitted: \"I made a gamble with Mudhoney and I failed. The only reason I made Mudhoney was I was in love with a girl named Rena. I should have not made the film.\"
The film has gained some cult status over the years, as it inspired the name of the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney, formed in 1988. The band's leader Mark Arm was a fan of Meyer's films and chose the name as a tribute. The film also influenced singer-songwriter Norah Jones, who based her album cover for Little Broken Hearts on a poster for the film.
Mudhoney is a film that showcases Meyer's unique style and vision, blending eroticism, humor, violence, and melodrama. It is a film that leaves a taste of evil.
Mudhoney is one of Meyer's Gothic period films, a quartet of black-and-white films that he made in the mid-1960s. The other films in this period are Lorna (1964), Motorpsycho! (1965), and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965). These films are considered by many critics and fans to be his best work, as they showcase his distinctive style and vision. They combine eroticism, violence, humor, and social commentary, and feature strong female characters, anti-heroes, and eccentric villains.
Mudhoney was shot on location in Missouri, using local actors and extras. Meyer used his own money to finance the film, as he did with most of his films. He also wrote, produced, edited, and photographed the film himself. He had a small crew of loyal collaborators, such as his wife Eve Meyer, who was the co-producer and distributor of the film. Meyer was known for his meticulous and efficient work ethic, as he often finished his films on time and on budget.
Mudhoney was not a commercial success when it was released in 1965. It was overshadowed by Meyer's later color films, such as Vixen! (1968), which was the first film to receive an X rating in the United States and made over $6 million at the box office. Meyer was hired by 20th Century Fox to make studio pictures, such as Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), which was co-written by film critic Roger Ebert and became a cult classic. However, Meyer returned to his independent sex-and-violence films in the 1970s, such as Supervixens (1975) and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979). aa16f39245