Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

Roger Ebert (writer)
Russ Meyer (story)

Release Date:

April 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Six Chicks in search of a Cluck! ...and so hilariously funny!

Plot:

Believe it or not even in Smalltown USA there are still people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty...

Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Wig | Blow Job | Dress | Cult Favorite

Cast

Uschi Digard	...	SuperSoul
Ann Marie	...	Eufaula Roop
Stuart Lancaster	...	The Man From Small Town U.S.A.
Michael Finn	...	Semper Fidelis
Sharon Ceccatti	...	Nurse Flovilla Thatch (as Sharon Hill)
Ken Kerr	...	Lamar Shedd
June Mack	...	Junkyard Sal
Don Scarborough	...	Beau Badger
Aram Katcher	...	Tyrone
DeForest Covan	...	Zebulon
Kitten Natividad	...	Lavonia / Lola Langusta (as Francesca 'Kitten' Natividad)
Robert Pearson	...	Asa Lavender
Steve Tracy	...	Rhett
Henry Rowland	...	Martin Bormann
Patrick M. Wright	...	Mr. Peterbuilt (as Pat Wright)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-15 (2006) | USA:X (self applied) | Italy:VM14 (DVD) | West Germany:18 | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (cut) | France:-16 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Manteca, California, USA

Company:

RM Films International

Trivia:

The house used in the opening sequence actually belonged to director Russ Meyer.

Quotes:

Lavonia: [when a surprise blowjob on her husband Lamar entices him into forcing anal sex on her] Get your dick out of there, you "prevert"!

Movie Connections:

Features Pong (1972) (VG)

Not Meyer's finest hour, but Kitten sizzles!

At this point 'Beneath..' appears to be Russ Meyer's last movie, which is a pity. A pity because we could do with his invention and energy and ideas to liven up our dull movie going lives, and also a pity because it isn't one of his best efforts.

Meyer's two movies prior to this one - 'Supervixens' and 'Up!' - are two of his best ever, and don't receive the attention they deserve. 'Beneath..' follows a similar format to those two classics but does so with more coarseness and less fun. Meyer takes advantage of the more liberal censorship laws of the late 70s and makes his most explicit movie yet, but loses much of his sense of smutty joyfulness.

The one thing that saves this movie is the exuberant performance from the dynamic Kitten Natividad. If you are a fan of Kitten and her sensational body then this is the movie for you! Otherwise I could name at least a half a dozen Meyer movies to watch before this one. A disappointment this, but still has enough glimpses of Meyer's genius to make it worth a look.