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An unwashed look at Small Town, U.S.A., complete with faith healers, war criminals, bosom buddies and the loin-girding quest for sexual salvation.
THE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE RESTORED UNCUT WITH 2+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
The final feature produced, photographed, edited and directed by Russ Meyer is a wicked take on Our Town, co-written by Meyer and Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Ebert (BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS). Russ' latter-day muse Francesca 'Kitten' Natividad stars - along with Uschi Digard, Ann Marie, June Mack, Candy Samples and Russ himself - in this unwashed look at Small Town, U.S.A., complete with faith healers, war criminals, bosom buddies and the loin-girding quest for sexual salvation. Because the original elements for BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS had been stored in less-than-optimal conditions, Severin Films devoted months to the painstaking restoration of its weather-damaged negative before scanning it in 4K and compiling over 2 hours of new and archival footage, all with the blessing and cooperation of The Russ Meyer Trust.
Special Features
- Archival Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor/Director Russ Meyer
- The Latin Brünhilde - Interview With Actress Kitten Natividad
- Talk It Over - Ellen Adelstein Interviews Russ Meyer For Her Tucson Talk Show In 1979
- Still Talking It Over - New Interview With Ellen Adelstein
- Trailer
Press Quotes
It holds a special place in film history... The last ever film directed by Russ Meyer, scripted by Roger Ebert, takes Meyer's particular style about as far as it would go.
—The Spinning Image
A Russ Meyer opus... It recalls his raunchy backwoods melodramas like LORNA and MUDHONEY, a romantic farce-cum-morality play with skin.
—The Boston Phoenix
One of Russ Meyer's best... A brilliant, satirical movie that subverts even the most taboo subjects. Meyer's final movie is a fitting capstone to his filmography.
—Collider
Highly recommended... Everything in this film has been kicked into overdrive - the dialogue, the narration, the sex, the whole look, all come blasting down on you with both barrels.
—Rock! Shock! Pop!
★★★★... His last and most archetypical romp, with Meyer at the height of his powers. Above all, everyone in it looks like they're having an absolutely great time.
—The Guardian
- Genre: Cult
- Run Time: 93 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1979
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 0
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actor: Kitten Natividad
- Actor: Ann Marie
- Actor: Ken Kerr
- Actor: June Mack
- Actor: Patrick Wright
- Actor: Henry Rowland
- Actor: Robert E. Pearson
- Actor: Michael Finn
- Actor: Sharon Hill
- Actor: Don Scarborough
- Actor: Aram Katcher
- Actor: DeForest Covan
- Actor: Steve Tracy
- Actor: Uschi Digard
- Actor: Stuart Lancaster
- Actor: Candy Samples
- Director: Russ Meyer
- Producer: Russ Meyer