Russ Meyer was a film director known for his sexploitation films full of campy humor, clever satire and women with very large breasts. Most of his movies were very successful. But “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” was not. It was a box office flop when it was originally released in August 1965. But since then, it’s gone on to become a cult classic. Dean DeFino tells us why “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” is worth watching and re-watching.
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