russ meyer

I find it hard to fault Russ Meyer, but when your niche is soft porn with extra boobs then it's hard for you to go wrong anyway.

With a career spanning over 50 years Meyer has cemented his place in cult movie folk lore creating some iconic titles such as Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Supervixen, however out of the cult scene he is little known. You may not have seen any of Russ Meyer's films but it's doubtless that you will have seen his influence, because it's not the plot -which at times are paper thin- that makes you love Meyer's films, it's his style; the music, the cinematography, the direction that all contribute to an orgy of cult imagery, these aren't films they are pieces of pop art. Most of Meyer's plots can be summarised in three words: sex, violence and domination, and if you are absolutely honest with yourself then most of his work differs little other than budget and bra size, but that doesn't stop you loving it. Neither does the sexism and racism that goes hand in hand with these exploitation films because you get the feeling that it was not intended maliciously, more a reflection of the time. And what a reflection! A colourful romp across America in fast cars, beautiful women and cartoon violence!

Take these films with a pinch of salt and with your tongue firmly placed in your cheek then it's hard not to love them and with Amazon selling the box set at a boobilicious £25.48 you have no excuse not to indulge yourself.