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Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Directed by Michael Sarne

Comedy | Musical

Overview

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron’s widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.

Rated R | Length 94 minutes

Actors

Raquel Welch | Rex Reed | Mae West | John Huston | Farrah Fawcett | Roger C. Carmel | Roger Herren | George Furth | Calvin Lockhart | Jim Backus | John Carradine | Andy Devine | Grady Sutton | Robert P. Lieb | Skip Ward | Kathleen Freeman | B.S. Pully | Buck Kartalian | Monte Landis | Tom Selleck | Peter Ireland | Nelson Sardelli | Don Ames | Cal Bartlett | Toni Basil | Thordis Brandt | Boyd Cabeen | Bill Chatham | Choo Choo Collins | George DeNormand | Duke Fishman | James Gonzalez | William Hopper | Michael Jeffers | Chester Jones | Richard LaMarr | Ethelreda Leopold | Russ McCubbin | Ron Nyman | John Pedrini | Joe Pine | Ray Pourchot | Tony Regan | Luanne Roberts | Cosmo Sardo | Michael Sarne | George Simmons | Michael Stearns | Geneviève Waïte | Judith Woodbury

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

One of Hollywood well-publicized disasters. Knew a little about that but it’s apparent while watching that this film has some problems. I don’t think it’s deserving of the 3.9 rating at IMDb because it is so damn fascinating. It is the accident from which you can’t look away but a very pretty accident.

Raquel Welch is stunning as the cross gender femme fatale. Mae West is just plain weird. Young Farrah Fawcett is a delight. John Huston is… well, John Huston. Rex Reed isn’t anything. Such an odd mix of sex comedy and old Hollywood clips. Hot mess indeed but one worth watching.

Oh worth noting this was Rated X at the time! Now it would be PG-13. Has a few F-bombs so maybe R due to that and content… oh oops, there is some casual nudity. Forgot about that. So this would be a R-rated film now.

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