Faster, pussycat! Kill! Kill!
By: Dean DeFino
Series: Cultographies; Cultographies
Publisher: Wallflower Press; Columbia University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9780231167390
Subjects: Faster, pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Motion picture); Cult films; History and criticism
Description: Russ Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! was a box-office failure on its release in 1965. It has since been embraced by art-house audiences and referenced in countless films, television series, and songs. A riot of styles and story clichés lifted from biker, juvenile delinquency, and beach party movies, the film has the coherence of a dream and the improvisatory daring of a jazz solo. This book considers the production and critical reception of the film, its place within the culture of the 1960s, its representations of gender and sexuality, and the specific ways it meets cult film criteria.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-104) and index.