Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979)

Believe it or not even in Smalltown USA there are still people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna and Lamar could have the perfect relationship if it were not Lamar's obsession with rear entry.

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

Roger Ebert (as R. Hyde), Russ Meyer (story) (as B. Callum)

Stars:

Kitten Natividad, Ann Marie, Ken Kerr

1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

Believe it or not even in Smalltown USA there are still people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna & Lamar could have the perfect relationship if it were not Lamar's obsession with rear entry. After submitting to the one last time Levonna comes up with a plan. While Lamar is trying find other tail to try his technique on, Levonna becomes Lola with aid of a wig and a Mexican accent. A Mexican cocktail later Lola finally has Lamar straight, but he wasn't awake for it. The gay marriage counselor, attracted to Lamar's problem, couldn't help them and Lemar must finally seek redemption at the church of Rio Dio Radio and the laying on of hands by Sister Eufaula Roo.

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Plot Keywords:

big breasts | nude in nature | outdoor sex | satire | testicles | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

X

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Roger Ebert's final work as a screenwriter.

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Quotes

The Man From Small Town U.S.A.: [the Man From Small Town U.S.A. comes home to find a young guy having anal sex with a large breasted woman in the barn] You know my 14-year-old son, Rhett, but I don't believe you've met my Austrian-born wife, SuperSoul. Say "howdy" to folks out there in Movieland, family.
Rhett: Howdy.
SuperSoul: Wie gehts?
The Man From Small Town U.S.A.: [undressing] Now, son, if you plan on being around for your fifteenth birthday, I suggest you take out that thing you call a dick and let your old man show you how it's done.

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Alternate Versions

The original UK cinema release suffered heavy BBFC cuts and lost around 10 minutes of footage with substantial edits to all of the sex scenes and a shot of Lamar's exposed genitals following a groin kick. Surprisingly all later video & DVD releases were passed fully uncut.

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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

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Soundtracks

Prince Igor
(uncredited)
Music by Aleksandr Borodin

User Reviews

Wicked satire from the one true auteur of American film

More than a comedy, this is a parody on a parody. Based more than a bit on Thornton Wilder's "Our Town", it satirises American middle class values in a much more Rabelaisian way than Wilder himself did. Or could.

OF course, Meyer is the great auteur. He writes, directs, produces, shoots and appears in this film, helped only by a pneumatic cast on screen and Roger Ebert thankfully off it. Even the title screams satire, from the great outsider, poking Hollywood right in its Beyond the Valley of the Dolls/Beneath the Planet of the Apes tunnel vision. Nobody makes films as full-blooded as Russ Meyer. His vision is full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes. But it's also sophisticated in structure, with enough dramatic irony to warrant the term post-modern.

I haven't seen it in 20 years but I'll never forget the rollercoaster experience, or the absurd self-referential epilogue. An extraordinary film that deserves acclaim beyond its secretive cult status.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

April 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$239,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RM Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1