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Overview

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Director:

Michael Sarne

Writers:

David Giler (writer)
Michael Sarne (writer)
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Release Date:

24 June 1970 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

Meet Myra Breckinridge. You'll Never Forget Her! more

Plot:

Myron Breckinridge is waiting for his sex-change operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into the operating room... more | add synopsis

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(2 articles)

Farrah Fawcett dies of cancer, age 62
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Farrah Fawcett Dies of Cancer at 62
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Only In The 60's, Baby! more (78 total)


Cast

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Mae West ... Leticia Van Allen

John Huston ... Buck Loner

Raquel Welch ... Myra Breckinridge
Rex Reed ... Myron

Farrah Fawcett ... Mary Ann Pringle
Roger C. Carmel ... Dr. Randolph Spencer Montag
Roger Herren ... Rusty Godowski
George Furth ... Charlie Flager Jr.
Calvin Lockhart ... Irving Amadeus
Jim Backus ... Doctor
John Carradine ... Surgeon
Andy Devine ... Coyote Bill
Grady Sutton ... Kid Barlow
Robert P. Lieb ... Charlie Flager Sr. (as Robert Lieb)
Skip Ward ... Chance
Kathleen Freeman ... Bobby Dean Loner
B.S. Pully ... Tex
Buck Kartalian ... Jeff
Monte Landis ... Vince

Tom Selleck ... Stud
Peter Ireland ... Student
Nelson Sardelli ... Mario
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Cal Bartlett ... Acting school student (uncredited)

Thordis Brandt ... Whip-cracking masseuse (uncredited)
Choo Choo Collins ... Party guest (uncredited)

Dan Hedaya ... Patient in Hospital Ward (uncredited)
William Hopper ... Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold ... Extra / bridge party guest (uncredited)
Miel Saan ... (uncredited)
Michael Sarne ... Acting school student (uncredited)
Michael Stearns ... Stud (uncredited)
Svetlana ... Extra (uncredited)
Geneviève Waïte ... Dental patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Sarne 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Giler  writer
Michael Sarne  writer
Gore Vidal  novel

Produced by
Robert Fryer .... producer
David Giler .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Phillips 
 
Cinematography by
Richard Moore 
 
Film Editing by
Danford B. Greene 
 
Casting by
Michael McLean 
 
Art Direction by
Fred Harpman 
Jack Martin Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Reg Allen 
Walter M. Scott 
 
Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle 
 
Makeup Department
Edith Lindon .... hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup supervisor
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
William Eckhardt .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dick Glassman .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Greg C. Jensen .... set construction
 
Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Donna Garrett .... stunts (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Del Ruth .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head .... costumes: Miss Mae West
 
Editorial Department
Hugh K. Cummings .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Jeff Alexander .... orchestrator
Jack Elliott .... orchestrator
Allyn Ferguson .... orchestrator
Lyn Murray .... orchestrator
Lionel Newman .... conductor
Lionel Newman .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Ralph Beaumont .... choreographer
Don Prince .... unit publicist
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge
Il caso Myra Breckinridge (Italy) [it]
Myra - herkkua helmoissa (Finland) [fi]
Myra Breckinridge (Austria) [de]
Myra Breckinridge (Spain) [es]
Myra Breckinridge (France) [fr]
Myra Breckinridge - Die Sexgöttin Hollywoods (West Germany) [de]
To flogero agorokoritso (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:

94 min | Spain:91 min (alternate version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2006) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | USA:X (original rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | UK:18 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) (1978) | Australia:M


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Gore Vidal disowned this screen version of his novel. more

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The sign at the entrance identifying Buck Loner's Academy is placed to be read from inside the campus, not from the street outside as would be necessary in real life to help people find the establishment. more

Quotes:

Buck Loner: Oh, that feels real good, honey. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue more


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30 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Only In The 60's, Baby!, 13 August 2005
8/10
Author: hokeybutt from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

MYRA BRECKINGRIDGE (4 outta 5 stars) Considering that this is historically considered one of the "worst" movies ever made, I didn't expect I was going to enjoy it... though I was curious to see how bad a train wreck it was going to be. Well, I was simply amazed at how well-done the movie actually is! To be honest, the movie is not for everyone... and I don't even know if I could actually recommend it to casual movie viewers in good conscience... but if you are a fan of truly bizarre and outrageous movies... this one is a must-see. Raquel Welch gives the best performance of her career... really! She never got many decent film roles but in this one she actually got to show that she was more than just a huge, heaving bosom. (Nonetheless, I also maintain that she probably never looked more attractive in a motion picture than she does in this one.) This movie really is a mess in certain respects but there is so much going on and most of it is so entertaining that I didn't mind the incoherence at all. The use of vintage movie clips to "comment" on what's going on in the storyline is brilliant. (The later HBO series "Dream On" also used this technique but I think this movie did it much better.) Rex Reed is perfectly cast as Myron, a gay man who decides on having a sex change (though Reed vehemently insisted throughout filming that he *wasn't* playing a gay man... uh, okay, Rex). Well, Rex turns into Raquel Welch and that's when the fun begins... he/she embarks on a quest to make men and women re-think the roles that society has imposed on them (I think that's sorta kinda supposed to be the point but it does get muddled a lot of the time). Mae West shows up for no real purpose... 76 years old and belting out her most outrageous sexual innuendos ever. (One of the recipients, a young Tom Selleck.) I never really cared much for Mae West in her prime... and was amazed how not-bad she was here! (I also am a bit reluctant to admit that I have been humming the Shirley Temple ditty that opens and closes this movie non-stop since hearing it.) John Huston probably gives one of his worst performances ever... but he's STILL worth watching... now THAT is star power! There are many classic scenes in this movie that will have you shaking your head in disbelief... could you imagine a Hollywood movie *today* that would have a buxom beauty wearing an American flag bikini, strapping on a dildo and using it on an unwilling male? I think not. Only in the 60's, baby!

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