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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful: Meyer gets carried away with several sadistic scenes that are real turn-offs..., 10 October 2008 Author: ironside (robertfrangie@hotmail.com) from Mexico
After the brutal murder of his promiscuous wife, Clint (Charles Pitts) is forced to flee a small town… Harry (Charles Napier), a wicked look-alike who committed the killing, had little trouble to put the blame for the murder on Clint… Clint falls into a number of adventures, getting caught in the act with the mail-order wife of a farmer, having a brief affair with a chesty black mute girl, and finally coming across a diner/gas station run by a lonely but beautiful woman who turns out to be a copy of his former wife… Clint stays on at the diner to help out the woman, and falls in love… The assassin, however, passes through, discovers Clint, kidnaps his new girlfriend, and tries to kill them both… The women in "Supervixens" are buxom, attractive, and very intelligent, whereas the men are generally sex-crazed, vicious, and uncoordinated... Meyer usually bombards his audience with erotic images—big breasts, strong desire women, and simulated lovemaking—but here he gets carried away with several sadistic scenes that are real turn-offs...
17 out of 26 people found the following review useful: Supertrash!, 24 June 2001 Author: INFOFREAKO from Perth, Australia
Russ Meyer, like David Lynch or Alejandro Jodorowsky, creates his own world in his movies and invites you to visit. And while I may not want to LIVE there, I sure do like to visit! You either love Meyer or you don't, it's as simple as that. Most fans seem to regard either Faster Pussycat or Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls as his best movies. I worship them both but my particular favourite is Supervixens. This movie is like no other ever made, with it's surreal mix of buxom babes, humour, violence, car chases and dynamite that has to be seen to be believed! Charles Napier fans note that this is his definitive performance playing psycho cop Harry Sledge, which may or may not be a reprise of his role in Cherry, Harry and Raquel! I dunno. Other Meyer regulars pop up including Haji, Stuart Lancaster and the criminally underseen John Lazar(Z-Man). But the real find here is Shari Eubank in a duel role. She unfortunately only made one other movie after this, Chesty Anderson,USN (with Timothy Carey!). She will always be remembered by lovers of trash cinema everywhere. You haven't lived until you've seen Supervixens!
16 out of 25 people found the following review useful: `SUPER' is the only word to use here!, 28 May 2004 Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls
Russ Meyer is a God who succeeds in creating his own utopist universe over and over again. This film is just brilliant, even though the entire prudish and easily offended world will never admit it. Yes, it's a sexfilm… So what if it is? And besides, apart from that it also is a truly ingenious comedy and a cruel satire. After his more pretentious (but equally terrific) portrait `Beyond the Valley of the Dolls', Meyer falls back on the themes and ideas that gained him his first successes. This being the adventures and misfortunes of a young protagonist on the run. Falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, a handsome man hitchhikes across rural America. Everywhere he goes gorgeous, voluptuous nymphs sexually harass the poor, poor guy (???). Isn't life hell? Charles Napier is excellent as the psycho cop, while the `vixens' are too hot to handle! Every single girl who walks through the screen here looks like a fantasy come true. Supervixens constantly features cheerful music and the screenplay is very funny. Although I can imagine not for all tastes, I personally laughed sick when the Austrian chick starts squealing German while making love! Russ Meyer often reuses stuff that also featured in his earlier movies. Like the snakebite or even the entire climax which is a more explosive update of the `Motor Psycho' ending. Not too original but who cares? He's Russ Meyer so he can do anything he wants! A fellow fan stated in his user comment that you haven't lived until you see Supervixens, and I couldn't have said it better. A must!
8 out of 12 people found the following review useful: Superboobs, Superviolence and Supersleazy! Need say more?, 13 November 2002 Author: maartengaillard from Amsterdam, Netherlands
The movie follows the hilarious odyssey of a nice young fellow, on the run for one man and an army of very very voluptuous bigbreasted women. The production and the visualization is low budget, but very effective and moody, the humor is really incredibly weird (especially the Nazi-jokes are very sick) and the violence is convincingly sadistic. One of the most exciting films ever made and absolutely Meyer's masterpiece. Nice, nice, nice!
9 out of 14 people found the following review useful: What's not to love?, 26 December 2004 Author: fertilecelluloid from Mountains of Madness
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Meyer's out of control. It's in his method. Machine gun cutting. Marathon coverage of every scene. More angles than a mathematician's convention. Sweet, sharp pacing. Terrific, over-the-top performances. Sweeping desert vistas. Gorgeous ladies. Hung heroes. What's not to love?I accept that some folks don't take kindly to Charles Napier's stomping to death of Shari Eubank. They cry "Misogynist!" and keep watching. Frankly, who cares what these folks think. It's Russ's movie. Let Russ do Russ's movie. If you don't like it, turn it off, or make your own goddamned movie.There's love in every frame of SUPERVIXENS as Charles Pitts skips town to avoid the cuffs of lawman Napier. Along the way Pitts encounters an s***-load of female trouble, an unhappy husband and an overprotective daddy who wants to nail his balls to a floor. It's all good, dirty fun and Meyer wheels out a bevy of large-breasted beauties who are sure to make Uncle Foamy stand up and tapdance.Meyer is a great filmmaker. He has a skewed, fascinating world view that permeates every inch of his celluloid.His flicks, like SUPERVIXEN, document an era and an attitude.God bless him. And all hail SUPERVIXENS.
13 out of 22 people found the following review useful: Too much, even for Russ, 15 October 2002 Author: Michael_Cronin from Sydney, Australia
Part of the fun of watching a Russ Meyer movie is sitting in mind-boggling disbelief at just how sexist & deranged it is, then going with the flow as you escape into his voluptuous pre-silicone dreamworld. Misogyny isn't really the word, as you can imagine the old sleazeball worshipping these women & doing anything for them while he's filming them bouncing around.Supervixens, however, is just plain nasty, due to the one scene in which Super-Angel (the running joke is that all the women have the Super- prefix to their names) is kicked to death & electrocuted in a bathtub by Charles Napier's impotent cop. Not funny. Doesn't help that Super-Angel's character is set up as being somehow deserving of it.No, not funny at all, even if you're used to the Russ Meyer school of sensitivity. It belongs in a 1980's splatter film, & leaves a nasty taste in the mouth for the rest of the film, which is pretty ordinary until Charles Napier turns up again & torments Super-Angel's later re-incarnation, Supervixen, in a way that would be amusing if you could only forget his earlier scene.See Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls instead.
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Meyer's at his most entertaining..., 17 January 2007 Author: Matthew Jaworski from Detroit
Russ Meyer is a truly original American filmmaker of the highest caliber. His films are filled with lightning-speed edits, larger-than-life characters, delicious women, and over-the-top acting. His movies are shining examples of wonderful exploitation. They are by no means 'high-art' and should not be judged as such. Myer masterfully puts his unique vision on the screen in all of his films, and 'SuperVixens' is a shinning example of this...This film starts off wonderfully, for it is incredibly entertaining and highly humorous (filled with VERY sexy women, large breasts, and lots of violence of course). It maintains a pretty rudimentary story-line, but that was never something that Meyer really pursued. He is more concerned with amusing characters, gorgeous women, and sweet violence, and this movie has plenty of that. Charles Napier gives one of his best performances ever here, as a psychotic, impotent, woman-killing cop. Shari Eubanks is dynamite and a vision to behold...My only complaint about this film is that it loses a bit of momentum after its blazing beginning. If you are into Russ Meyer you have undoubtedly seen this film- if you haven't, you must! The transfer to DVD is of a very high quality- the sound and picture and crystal clear. If you have never seen any of Meyer's films, this as good a place to start as any...
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful: Possibly the ultimate Russ Meyer flick, 3 February 2008 Author: TimothyFarrell from Worcester, MA
While this isn't my personal favorite from the legendary Russ Meyer's output (that'd be either "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" or "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" at the moment), its possibly the most defining film Meyer ever made. All his regular trademarks that have endured him to trash fanatics everywhere are on full display here. His editing style is rapid, with few shots lasting more than several seconds. There's a style of insanity which makes one wonder how sincere Meyer actually is - whether he has something up his sleeve or is legitimately demented. The film's sense of absurdity bordering on surrealism illustrates this. Also, the film's lighthearted tone is interrupted by shocking moments of violence which, while over-the-top in nature, are still potent. Most of all, this film features six buxom females, the most defining trait of a Meyer film.This is Meyer's show all around, meaning outside of the voluptuous females, the actors don't really matter too much. Still, the cast does a good job with the kitschy material. Charles Pitts is likable in the lead role, despite not being as outrageous as the material called for. Even better are Shari Eubank (in two roles, as the ultimate evil female and a nice girl perfect for Pitts) and Charles Napier (as the degenerate and vicious lawman villain). Is it misogynistic? Perhaps a little bit, but this is the kind of crazy trash that one really shouldn't take too seriously. Another entertaining winner from Meyer. (8/10)
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful: Hilarious and great fun - a masterpiece from Russ Meyer!, 31 August 2007 Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England
Russ Meyer sure did know how to deliver an amazingly good time, and Supervixens is without doubt one of his very finest hours! Like all Russ Meyer films, this one is completely over the top and every bit an epic, as Meyer crams in a ton of sex, violence and ample chested girls into the sprawling and often hilarious plot line. The film is completely wayward and since the base of the plot is solely focused on one guy travelling without aim, it means that Russ Meyer can pretty much do whatever he likes - and that's clearly what he did do! The lead character is Clint, a gas station worker married to 'Super Angel'. Clint has a problem - women can't keep their hands off him, and this is not pleasing his wife who believes he is playing away and kicks him out after a fight. She then hooks up with the local policeman, whom she ends up winding up and later finds herself dead. Naturally, Clint is the number one suspect for the murder; so he decides to skip town. He then sets out on an aimless odyssey, and meets numerous characters along the way, many of which happen to be big breasted ladies...Supervixens really is a dream film for anyone who loves over the top gratuity. The film is pure comic genius from start to finish and Meyer provides the audience with a constant stream of ridiculous goings on, and it's always great fun to watch. The lead ample chested vixen is Shari Eubank; she only made two films in her career, and that's a shame as she has real charisma and, like the rest of the girls in this film, looks great too! Charles Pitts is good enough as the leading man, but Charles Napier is the one that really stands out as the psychotic copper! Napier is really at home in this role and clearly enjoys it too. Supervixens is great entertainment throughout and doesn't get boring for a second. There's a constant source of amusement and I'm sure that this film will please most viewers. Some of the scenes in this film (particularly around the start of the film) are absolutely stunning and it has to be said that Meyer has really done something special with this film. Overall, it's probably quite clear what I think of this film - it's seriously good stuff! And everyone should give it a go!
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful: More Than Super-Trash!, 6 April 2006 Author: imdb-com-522 from Berlin, Germany
Once Rem Koolhaas (know rather known as star architect who built the Public Library in Seattle or the Dutch Embassy in Berlin) wrote a screenplay for Meyer. It included some allusions to the German director Fassbinder. Although the project was never realized, one may find a kind of Fassbinder's style also in Supervixens. Some may consider this claim more or less blasphemous. Nevertheless, Meyer features a movie that is not entirely cheesy trash and cheap 70s soft-porn. It is much more: A satirical reflection of gender roles, for instance. While the women (with big breasts) are clearly depicted as agents of their sexual likings, the male characters do not seem to recognize these clear-cut own will and agency. It is this odd difference that contributes to the hilarious atmosphere in the first part of the movie and promotes its plot similar to a comedy of mistaken identity. However, to the end it is exactly the lack of this bizarre "spice" that makes the last half of Supervixens less colorful and even lengthy.
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