Style: Satirical Musical Drama
Director: Russ Meyer
Starring: Dolly Learn, Cynthia Myers, John LaZar
Working Time: 109 minutes
Synopsis: Small-town musical trio Kelly, Casey, and Petronella (Dolly Learn, Cynthia Myers, and Marcia McBroom) and their supervisor Harris relocate to Los Angeles. Kelly connects along with her aunt Susan (Phyllis Davis) and claims a share of the household inheritance, a lot to the dismay of Susan’s sleazy lawyer Porter Corridor. Svengali-like promoter Ronnie “Z-Man” Barzell (John LaZar) rebrands the trio because the Carrie Nations and propels them to success. A number of romantic entanglements and sexual relationships ensue, culminating in jealousies, controversies, and violence.
What Does Not Work As Properly: A usually excruciating instance of the lunatics taking on the (twentieth Century Fox studio) asylum, Russ Meyer lastly will get a big funds and diligently deploys it to show his extreme limitations. The Roger Ebert script is overstuffed with creativeness and ambition, however usually surrenders to juvenile instincts and barely finds the meant edge. The modifying stays beneath the extent of a pupil venture, whereas the largely beginner solid members (chosen for bodily attributes somewhat than any appearing abilities) emphasize the prevailing incompetence with blank-eyed performances and wood line readings. Worst (however perhaps additionally funniest) of all is a musical trio (two guitarists and one drummer) pretending to belt out a collection of brass-heavy songs.
Key Quote:
Kelly: Why do not you lose your laundry, Porter?
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