Russ Meyer

Russ Meyer

Deceased · Born: Mar 21, 1922 · Died: Sep 18, 2004

Personal Details

BornMar 21, 1922 Oakland, California, USA
Spouse
  • Edy Williams

    ( Jun 27, 1970 to Nov 7, 1975 )
  • Eve Meyer

    ( Apr 2, 1952 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Betty Valdovinos

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • William Arthur Meyer
  • Lydia Lucinda Hauck

Biography

Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer, a dynamic and versatile individual with a multifaceted personality, embarked on a remarkably prolific career, leaving an indelible mark in the world of U.S. motion picture production, as a director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor, and photographer, each of these roles showcasing his impressive range and talent.

A cinematic visionary, he is renowned for his innovative approach to filmmaking, which centered around the creation of a series of financially successful, yet modestly budgeted, films that artfully blended elements of campy humor, subtle satire, and the undeniable allure of women with striking physical attributes, specifically notable for their ample bustlines.

Career

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1997
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1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon as Video Salesman (segment "Video Date")
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1979
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens as The Director (uncredited)
{"id":157982,"title":"Up!","year":"1976","character":"Hitchcock (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/up-1976","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_157982.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_157982.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
Up!
Up! as Hitchcock (uncredited)
{"id":81567,"title":"Supervixens","year":"1975","character":"Motel Manager #2 (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/supervixens","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81567.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81567.jpg"},"released":1}
1975
Supervixens
Supervixens as Motel Manager #2 (uncredited)
{"id":86147,"title":"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls","year":"1970","character":"TV Cameraman (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/beyond-the-valley-of-the-dolls","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/16s5lde3u8jo.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/16s5lde3u8jo.jpg"},"released":1}
1970
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls as TV Cameraman (uncredited)
{"id":166288,"title":"Vixen!","year":"1968","character":"Tourist (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/vixen-1968","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_166288.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_166288.jpg"},"released":1}
1968
Vixen!
Vixen! as Tourist (uncredited)
{"id":81981,"title":"Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!","year":"1968","character":"o.A.","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/finders-keepers-lovers-weepers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81981.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81981.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":65598,"title":"Motorpsycho!","year":"1965","character":"Sheriff (as E.E. Meyer)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/motorpsycho","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_65598.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_65598.jpg"},"released":1}
1965
Motorpsycho!
Motorpsycho! as Sheriff (as E.E. Meyer)
{"id":65538,"title":"Mudhoney","year":"1965","character":"o.A.","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mudhoney","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_65538.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_65538.jpg"},"released":1}
Mudhoney
Mudhoney as o.A.
{"id":186410,"title":"Heavenly Bodies!","year":"1963","character":"Fetischist","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/heavenly-bodies-1963","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_186410.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_186410.jpg"},"released":1}
1963
Heavenly Bodies!
Heavenly Bodies! as Fetischist
{"id":94541,"title":"Wild Gals of the Naked West","year":"1962","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/wild-gals-of-the-naked-west","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94541.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94541.jpg"},"released":1}
1962
{"id":186460,"title":"Erotica","year":"1961","character":"Cameraman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/erotica","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_186460.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_186460.jpg"},"released":1}
1961
Erotica
Erotica as Cameraman
{"id":66378,"title":"The Immoral Mr. Teas","year":"1959","character":"Audience Member (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-immoral-mr-teas","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_66378.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_66378.jpg"},"released":1}
1959
The Immoral Mr. Teas
The Immoral Mr. Teas as Audience Member (uncredited)
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2020
{"id":182871,"title":"That's Sexploitation!","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/thats-sexploitation-2013-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_182871.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_182871.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":53752,"title":"Pandora Peaks","year":"2002","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/pandora-peaks","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_53752.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_53752.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":54208,"title":"Shooting War: World War II Combat Cameramen","year":"2000","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/shooting-war-world-war-ii-combat-cameramen","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_54208.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_54208.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
{"id":156066,"title":"Playboy: Voluptuous Vixens II","year":"1998","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/playboy-voluptuous-vixens-ii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_156066.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_156066.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
{"id":200510,"title":"Playboy: The Story of X","year":"1998","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/playboy-the-story-of-x","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_200510.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_200510.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":156605,"title":"Les deniers du culte","year":"1997","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/les-deniers-du-culte","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_156605.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_156605.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
{"id":160522,"title":"Cult People","year":"1989","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/cult-people","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_160522.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_160522.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
{"id":53752,"title":"Pandora Peaks","year":"2002","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/pandora-peaks","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_53752.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_53752.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
Pandora Peaks
Pandora Peaks as Director, Screenplay
{"id":61835,"title":"Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens","year":"1979","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/beneath-the-valley-of-the-ultra-vixens","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_61835.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_61835.jpg"},"released":1}
1979
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1976
Up!
Up! as Director, Screenplay
{"id":81567,"title":"Supervixens","year":"1975","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/supervixens","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81567.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81567.jpg"},"released":1}
1975
Supervixens
Supervixens as Director, Screenplay
{"id":86590,"title":"Black Snake","year":"1973","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/black-snake","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_86590.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_86590.jpg"},"released":1}
1973
Black Snake
Black Snake as Director, Screenplay
{"id":86946,"title":"The Seven Minutes","year":"1971","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-seven-minutes","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_86946.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_86946.jpg"},"released":1}
1971
{"id":87040,"title":"Cherry, Harry & Raquel!","year":"1970","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/cherry-harry-raquel-1969","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87040.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87040.jpg"},"released":1}
1970
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{"id":166288,"title":"Vixen!","year":"1968","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/vixen-1968","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_166288.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_166288.jpg"},"released":1}
1968
Vixen!
Vixen! as Director
{"id":81981,"title":"Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!","year":"1968","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/finders-keepers-lovers-weepers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81981.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81981.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":87566,"title":"How Much Loving Does a Normal Couple Need?","year":"1967","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/how-much-loving-does-a-normal-couple-need","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87566.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87566.jpg"},"released":1}
1967
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{"id":166797,"title":"Mondo Topless","year":"1966","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mondo-topless","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_166797.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_166797.jpg"},"released":1}
1966
Mondo Topless
Mondo Topless as Director, Screenplay
{"id":26834,"title":"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!","year":"1965","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/faster-pussycat-kill-kill","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/453a8528jnp0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/453a8528jnp0.jpg"},"released":1}
1965
{"id":65538,"title":"Mudhoney","year":"1965","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mudhoney","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_65538.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_65538.jpg"},"released":1}
Mudhoney
Mudhoney as Director
{"id":65598,"title":"Motorpsycho!","year":"1965","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/motorpsycho","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_65598.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_65598.jpg"},"released":1}
Motorpsycho!
Motorpsycho! as Director, Screenplay
{"id":87709,"title":"Lorna","year":"1964","job":"Director, Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/lorna","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87709.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87709.jpg"},"released":1}
1964
Lorna
Lorna as Director, Story
{"id":87824,"title":"Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure","year":"1964","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fanny-hill-memoirs-of-a-woman-of-pleasure","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87824.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87824.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":173532,"title":"Europe in the Raw","year":"1963","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/europe-in-the-raw","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_173532.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_173532.jpg"},"released":1}
1963
Europe in the Raw
Europe in the Raw as Director, Writer
{"id":186410,"title":"Heavenly Bodies!","year":"1963","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/heavenly-bodies-1963","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_186410.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_186410.jpg"},"released":1}
Heavenly Bodies!
Heavenly Bodies! as Director, Screenplay
{"id":94541,"title":"Wild Gals of the Naked West","year":"1962","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/wild-gals-of-the-naked-west","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94541.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94541.jpg"},"released":1}
1962
Wild Gals of the Naked West
Wild Gals of the Naked West as Director, Screenplay
{"id":186460,"title":"Erotica","year":"1961","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/erotica","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_186460.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_186460.jpg"},"released":1}
1961
Erotica
Erotica as Director, Screenplay
{"id":82253,"title":"Eve and the Handyman","year":"1961","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/eve-and-the-handyman","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_82253.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_82253.jpg"},"released":1}
Eve and the Handyman
Eve and the Handyman as Director, Screenplay
{"id":66378,"title":"The Immoral Mr. Teas","year":"1959","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-immoral-mr-teas","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_66378.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_66378.jpg"},"released":1}
1959
The Immoral Mr. Teas
The Immoral Mr. Teas as Director, Screenplay