Vixen! (1968)

Vixen lives in a Canadian mountain resort with her naive pilot husband. While he's away flying in tourists, she gets it on with practically everybody including a husband and his wife, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

Robert Rudelson (screenplay), Russ Meyer (original story),

Stars:

Erica Gavin, Garth Pillsbury, Harrison Page

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Erica Gavin	...	Vixen Palmer
Garth Pillsbury	...	Tom Palmer
Harrison Page	...	Niles
Jon Evans	...	Judd
Vincene Wallace	...	Janet King
Robert Aiken	...	Dave King
Michael Donovan O'Donnell	...	O'Bannion
Peter Carpenter	...	Mountie
John Furlong	...	Sam the Gas Station Attendant
Jackie Illman	...	Tourist

Storyline

Vixen lives in a Canadian mountain resort with her naive pilot husband. While he's away flying in tourists, she gets it on with practically everybody including a husband and his wife, and even her biker brother. She is openly racist, and she makes it clear that she won't do the wild thing with her brother's biker friend, who is black.

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Plot Keywords:

pilot | racist | luger | communism | sexual innuendo | 

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Taglines:

Is she woman ... or animal?

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

X

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Russ Meyer's Vixen!

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$76,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coldstream Films, Eve Productions, Goldstein Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Erica Gavin.

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Quotes

Vixen Palmer: [to Janet] I know it's strange, but your body really turns me on!

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Connections

Referenced in Twisted Sex Vol. 23 (2007)

User Reviews

Meyer's First Real Film

SYNOPSIS: The escapades of an insatiable wife living in the backwoods of Canada.

CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE VIEWER The sexual revolution and the concept of hedonism. Pushing the limits of what is acceptable to show.

PROS AND CONS I have always been a big fan of Russ Meyer. Along with Federico Fellini, I consider him a true innovator in film. Many write him off as a sexploatation film maker of the "B" movie genre. I beg to differ, he was a true pioneer and a maverick and his films have stood the test of time.

What always captivated me about Meyer's work was how he got so much out of a film by doing the basics and doing them well. His films are low budget and look it, but they captivate you regardless. The dialog is crisp and quick, the editing is sharp and the story moves along quickly. This film is only an hour long but you wouldn't know it when it is all over.

Meyer financed most of his own movies, used the same troop of actors, did his own cinematography and writing along with most of the editing. He ran the whole show and answered to no one. What you see on the screen is his vision and no one elses. You have to admire an artist that can create such a large body of work under those terms.

This was Meyer's first 'big' film that got wide release. It was also the first mass distributed film to be given an "X" rating, which is laughable by today's standards. There is no explicit sex scenes or graphic nudity in this film. But there is a lot of implied sexuality and topless women. What made the film controversial in its day was its portrayal of wanton sexuality and taboo subjects such as incest and lesbian relationships.

The plot is rather simple. Vixen likes to fool around and does so with wild abandon. Thrown into this mix are subjects of infidelity, racism, patriotism, honesty and morals. You don't really like Vixen in this film. She is beautiful to look at, but she is a bitch to almost everyone and only appears to seek self gratification and cares for no one but herself.