If you know
your sexploitation sinema, this fellow need not require an introduction. If you
don’t, here’s a clue: he’s sizing up your boobs right now! (If you’re a woman,
that is.) And if they’re not big enough, well, he’ll pretend you don’t exist.
Yes, you guessed right, I’m referring to Mr. Tease himself: the one and only Russ
Meyer!
But in my
story on Meyer in my book, Sinemania!, I am Mrs. Tease and I’m not afraid to tempt
him with a heaping helping of big tits and asses, while sardonically yet affectionately poking
fun at his unending fetish for mammoth-sized mammaries. Add to that, his repetitive
scenarios, cartoonish characters, sex-entric sleaze-ball personality, and testosterone-fueled
macho philosophy! All of which, I actually love! Yes, I’m a big Russ Meyer fan and I
had a lot of fun filling my story with catty tongue-in-cheek humor just for the
sake of making you laugh or, better, crap in your pants.
To hit the
skid marked tracks, I’ve spoofed some of the most hilarious and iconic scenes
in Meyer’s movies, the ones you shouldn’t miss and will never forget, like
those in these panels. Much of the dialogue coming out of his characters’
mouths is to die for with its witty over-the-top humor. Many of his bosomy female
stars, such as the unforgettable Tura Satana, became legendary B-movie sex symbols and, at his most inspired, lecherous
ol’ Russ really was the king of the cartoonish sex and violence genre. He was
the master of sexy sell-u-lloid and bears some responsibility for the unwanted babies
which were spawned as a result of his films being shown in drive-in theatres or passion pits, as they were often referred to.
If you’re
itching to learn more about this weirdo at his worst and his breast, uh, best, along reading with my Sinemania! story, I suggest you pick up the book shown below. It’s
a great read about the man, his films, and his life.
I’m not
going to go into further detail about Meyer here. Instead, I’m going to spotlight some cartoonists sharing the filmmaker’s fascination for beautiful
buxotic babes with big bazongas! Some
of these talented guys have also influenced my drawing style. Or so
I hope…
Bill
Ward (1919-1998)
No one drew voluptuous
women quite like Ward! For more of his fantastic pinups and gag cartoons, you
can’t go wrong with this site: http://www.womenofward.net/
Eric
Stanton (1926-1999)
Go ahead, you
naughty reader, peer through the keyhole at the illustrations of the sweet and
sadistic Stanton: http://www.femdomartists.com/category/eric-stanton
Al
Capp (1909-1979)
No doubt that
the cinematic world of Russ Meyer is very Li’l Abner-esque: hillbilly hjinks without
explicit nudity. To see what I mean, check this out: http://www.printmag.com/interviews/lil-abner-al-capp-monster-cartoonist/
Bill
Wenzel (1918-1987)
Although Wenzel
might have been a tamer version of Bill Ward, this paperback artist and gag
cartoonist was still very much at the top of his game and these websites prove
it!
Now lusty
Russ-ty has also inspired many contemporary artists and here are just three. (I
can’t feature of all of them; the tributes to Meyer’s 1965 classic, ‘Faster, Pussycat! Kill, Kill!’, are endless!)
The
fantastic Mitch O’Connell
The gory Ghoulish Gary
And yours
truly…
Ah, well, I had
to throw that poster from 1999 on here, too. As long as people have a taste for
broad humor - in more ways than one! - that goes for the jugg-u-lar (okay, I’ll
stop!), Russ Meyer’s movies will remain a source of sexy inspiration. Long live
the King of Bosomania!
Coming soon to this blog: Italian director Federico Fellini
and his hard-ons!
In the
meantime, let Meyer’s 1975 drive-in movie masterpiece, ‘Supervixens’, act as a
visual aphrodisiac!
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