Myra asks him if he thinks hes clever, to which buck claims to be smartern a flea in a feather bed. Myra breckinridge and 19 other gloriously campy films you must see. Which is funny, because he wouldnt like this movie. Originally rated x, it was the cinematic adaptation of gore vidals 1968 notorious story about a manhating transsexual myron rex reed, then renamed myra breckinridge raquel welch in hollywood.
In the character of rusty, author gore vidal demonstrates. Myra breckinridgemyron penguin twentiethcentury classics. His career peaked and ended with his costarring performance as rusty godowsky in the 1970 film of gore vidals 1968 bestseller myra breckinridge. Showing all 2 items special edition version on fox dvd is slightly different. Rusty godowsky roger herren as rusty godowsky in the 1970 film rusty godowsky is myra s sacrificial bull in her campaign to destroy the traditional american male and realign the sexes. Myra breckinridge 1970 based on gore vidals novel, this bonkers movie described by some as the worst ever produced is a literal trip many cast and crew members were reportedly high. Insisting that she is myrons widow, myra enrolls in an acting school run by her uncle, buck loner john huston, where she meets manhungry talent. Myron breckinridge rex reed flies to europe to get a sexchange operation and is transformed into the beautiful myra raquel welch. Sep 05, 2016 myra breckinridge and trans roles in film james gent takes a look at myra breckinridge and the wider issue of trans roles in film. The scene where myra rapes rusty roger herren with a strapon has to be seen to be. Gore vidals bestselling satiric novel gets an inarguably unique screen treatment in this offcenter psychosexual farce.
Myra breckenridge stars the famous movie critic rex reed. Myra breckinridge and trans roles in film james gent takes a look at myra breckinridge and the wider issue of trans roles in film. Myron breckenridge rex reed goes to europe for a sex change operation and returns to the u. Myra breckinridge rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Fussy film buff myron breckinridge rex reed goes to europe and gets a sexchange operation from a slovenly chainsmoking doctor john carradine and returns to the united states as the glamorous and willful myra breckinridge raquel welch.
Raquel welch drops her knickers in a scene from myra breckinridge, 1970. This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgenderrelated films released in 1970. Sexual politics, gender roles, the nature of celebrity all of these ideas play out today much as they play out in the novel. Gore vidals myra breckinridge 1968 edition open library. Search results for farrah fawcett 1970s stock photos and images 36. In his 1993 introduction to this volume combining the two, vidal quotes poet thom gunn as saying these two books are the twentiethcentury equivalents of alice in wonderland and through the looking glass. Hollywood a couple of months ago, mae west sauntered into arthur knights film class at usc, put her hand on her hip, took her time looking around the room, and finally said.
To ask other readers questions about myra breckinridge, please sign up. John huston looks on aghast as raquel welch drops her knickers in. Raquel welch in michael sarnes myra breckinridge with. Tom selleck made his film debut in a small role as one of leticias studs. The image measures 1258 1770 pixels and is 740 kilobytes large. Adapted from the gore vidal novel of the same name, in which a gay man, myron breckinridge rex reed, undergoes a sexchange operation before setting of as myra breckinridge on a mission to hollywood to destroy the american male in all its particulars. Raquel welchs most controversial role came in the comedy myra breckinridge michael sarne, 1970, based on gore vidals 1968 novel. Greece transliterated title to flogero agorokoritso.
Great image of mae west, would look beautiful framed. Myra appears at the door of former cowboy starturnedacting school entrepreneur buck loner john. She travels to hollywood, meets up with her rich uncle buck. She took the part as the films transsexual heroine in an attempt to be taken seriously as an actress. Myron breckinridge rex reed flies to europe to get a. Photo front photo back click an image above to see a larger version historic images part number. Described by the critic dennis altman as part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the books major themes are feminism, transsexuality, american expressions of machismo.
Myra breckinridge, a satirical novel by gore vidal written in the form of a diary myra breckinridge film, cinematic version of vidals novel uss breckinridge dd148, a wickes class destroyer in the united states navy, named for joseph breckinridge. The scene features raquel welch in the title role and newcomer farrah fawcett. Shortly after finishing this recap, i came across a copy of the august 1970 issue of playboy, which contains a pictorial essay on myra breckinridge written by rex reed himself. A nearly prestine color photo of the cast john houston, raquel welch, mae west, and rex reed as well as the director michael sarne of the cult film myra breckinridge. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Aug 24, 2003 shortly after finishing this recap, i came across a copy of the august 1970 issue of playboy, which contains a pictorial essay on myra breckinridge written by rex reed himself. Raquel welch, john huston, roger herren, and mae west in myra breckinridge 1970. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Germany s next top model get out get out of my room get smart 19651970 get smart 1995 get smart. I understood the inside jokes and the jabs at every single sex topic under the sun. Aug 24, 2003 cut to myra entering bucks office, and shes dressed in riding clothes, complete with red blazer, riding crop, and a top hat trimmed with chiffon. Myra breckinridge 1970 and the misandric hollywoodophile myra breckinridge was born with a scalpel and dont you ever forget it motherfuckers, as the kids all say, raquel welchas postop woman myra narrates in the unrememberrabble messtearracypiece myra breckinridge.
Myra breckinridge 1970 by rarelust july 22, 2015 3. Many of the references in myra breckinridge are dated and certainly would have been at the time of its publication as well, and yet the themes of the story still ring eerily true today. On april 5 she was hospitalized for abdominal bleeding. I wanted to read myra breckinridge for a numbers of years, but always put it off. Actor and producer mark ruffalo recently attracted controversy with the much publicised casting of cisgender actor matt boner as a transgender sex worker in the normal heart. High resolution german dvd movie cover image for myra breckinridge 1970. This book is an amusing story about sexual transformation, but despite an allstar cast, the film is a dismal failure. Few recall the critical uproar caused by his 1948 novel the city and the pillar that dealt frankly with male homosexuality. At least i think that thordis brandt, the movies credits are a bit lacking. After undergoing gender reassignment surgery, an aspiring actress travels to hollywood, where she also wants to make a claim on her wealthy uncles estate. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have samesex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Yet his work in hollywood has almost always disappointed him, never more so than with the wretched 1970 film of myra breckinridge made from a screenplay. Raquel welch, playing rex reed, has hisher way with him after tying him down to a table. Carmel, calvin lockhart, andy devine, grady sutton, john carradine, tom selleck, jim backus, kathleen freeman. She enrolls at the acting school of her uncle, conservative western star buck loner, insisting that she is myrons widow. Guys in trouble roger herren in myra breckinridge 1970. Rusty godowsky roger herren as rusty godowsky in the 1970 film rusty godowsky is myras sacrificial bull in her campaign to destroy the traditional american male and realign the sexes. Myron breckinridge is waiting for his sexchange operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into. Raquel welch, playing rex reed, has hisher way with him after tying him. Myra breckinridge by michael sarne mae west, john huston. Jul 22, 2019 gore vidals myra breckinridge by gore vidal, 1968, bantam books edition, in english. When i first saw this movie in 1970, i was shocked and confused about the plot if one can call it that as well as almost everything else about it.
This uneven film is taken from the novel by gore vidal. Sexchanged myron becomes shapely myra raquel welch and enrolls at buck loners drama school. I recently watched the documentary best of enemies, and really enjoyed it and they spoke about the brouhaha surrounding the books release in 1968 and the panned film that followed. The excesses of patriarchy have reduced women from their original status of replenishers to mere decorative accessories and slave labor when not used for breeding. Gore vidals myra breckinridge 1970 20th century foxs film was one of the biggest bombs ever made. Included are several pictures from the filming, particularly of the party scene apparently, it was meant to be a much more important deal than what it turned out to be. Myra breckinridge 1970 part 12 of 12 the agony booth. Buck begins to speak, but myra slaps his desk with her riding crop and yells at him to stand up when a lady comes into the room, you son of a bitch. Myron breckinridge is transformed by a sexchange operation into the beautiful myra raquel welch. The line dont you ever forget it, you motherfuckers is awkwardly redubbed to remove the bleep over mother.
The film was directed by michael sarne, and featured. Mae west myra breckinridge oversized color photo etsy. After undergoing gender reassignment surgery, an aspiring actress travels. She travels to hollywood, meets up with her rich uncle buck and, claiming to be myrons widow, demands money. The lesbian scene from the cult classic myra breckinridge 1970. The film was directed by michael sarne, and featured raquel welch in the title role.
Raquel welch, mae west, john huston, rex reed, roger herren, farrah fawcett, roger c. Described by the critic dennis altman as part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the books major themes are feminism, transsexuality, american expressions of machismo and patriarchy, and deviant sexual. Myra breckinridge is a 1968 satirical novel by gore vidal written in the form of a diary. Included are several pictures from the filming, particularly of the party scene apparently, it was meant to be a much more important deal than what it turned out to be, along with several interesting details. Myra breckinridge 1970 on veehd stream and download. Fawcett had experimental stem cell treatment in germany. Rusty godowsky is a recently comeofage allamerican boy studying acting at the buck loner academy. Myra breckinridge and its sequel myron are two novels that were very much a product of their times, the sexual revolution of the late 1960s. Tagged 1970s, based on novel, german, germany, high definition, jesus franco, vampire. He tells her the con game is up, but myra gets him to reiterate his assertion that theres no record of myron getting married in the whole united states. After myron breckinridge has a sex change to turn himself into myra raquel welch. The controversial film featured established stars raquel welch in the title role, mae west and john huston, as well as other newcomers farrah fawcett, who played herrens girlfriend, and tom.
Reverend deke omalley in the 1970 film cotton comes to harlem and biggie smalls in the 1975 warner bros. She travels to hollywood, meets up with her rich uncle buck and, claiming to. Somehow, in the context you understand why mae west is still the most fascinating personality in hollywood, and why everywhere you go theyre telling mae west stories again. With mae west, john huston, raquel welch, rex reed. Myron breckinridge is waiting for his sexchange operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into the operating room. Actor and producer mark ruffalo recently attracted controversy with the much publicised casting of cisgender actor matt boner as. Refusal notice for myra breckinridge 26 february 1971.
Myra breckinridge is a 1970s sex farce, and its age shows. Myra breckinridge mae west john huston raquel welch 1970 sexchanged myron becomes shapely myra raquel welch and enrolls at buck loners john huston drama school. Watch myra breckinridge full movie in hd visit myron breckinridge flies to europe to get a sexchange operation an. The young and the restless jed andrews 3467 episodes 20022020 daughters of satan james robertson 1972. The nude bomb getaway, the get carter get crazy get lucky get on up get yourself a college girl gettin it getting physical ghost busters ghostbusters ii ghost in the shell ghost writer ghosts of girlfriends past ghoulies gia g. Myra breckinridge 1970 full movie download full hd youtube. And while many recall myra breckinridge, it is usually the 1970 film often listed as one of the worst films ever made, not vidals 1968 bestselling novel, that people remember.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Myra breckinridge is a 1970 american comedy film based on gore vidals 1968 novel of the same name. It also starred john huston as buck loner, mae west as leticia van allen, farrah fawcett, rex reed, roger herren, and roger c. Myra breckinridge and 19 other gloriously campy films you. Myra breckinridge 1970 part 7 of 12 the agony booth. She spoke recently about several of her favorite roles. Myra breckinridge and 19 other gloriously campy films.
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