Vixen! (1968)

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

Russ Meyer (story) &
Anthony-James Ryan (story) ...

Release Date:

22 October 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Is she woman ... or animal?

Plot:

Vixen lives in a Canadian mountain resort with her naive pilot husband. While he's away flying in tourists...

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Racist | Lesbianism | Lesbian Sex | Beautiful Women

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

Also Known As:

Russ Meyer's Vixen

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-15 (2006) | Italy:VM14 (DVD) | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated (rating surrendered) (1997) | USA:R (edited version) (1977) (rating surrendered) | USA:X (original rating) (1971) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Miranda, California, USA

Company:

Coldstream Films

Trivia:

One of the first films to receive the newly-formed MPAA's X rating.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References For Pete's Sake! (1934)

Fux Sexploitation

Vixen! (1968)

*** (out of 4)

Vixen Palmer (Erica Gavin) is the wife of a bush pilot in Canada and when he's out of town she undresses and does anyone she can get her hands on. Vixen's sexual charms turns on her brother who she will have sex with without an issue but she refuses to sleep with any black man as she feels they are dirty animals. Yes, this is Russ Meyer's take on racism mixed in with everything the cult director is known for. If you're afraid of sex and nudity then you might as well skip this film because we see the beautiful Vixen taking on various men, her brother and even a woman. Needless to say, Gavin has very big breast and Meyer isn't afraid to show them at any chance he gets. Gavin's beauty certainly shines through and I also felt she gave a pretty good performance as she's able to handle Meyer's dialogue and deliver all the goods. Harrison Page is also very good as the black guy Vixen is constantly throwing racial slurs at. It's rather strange how Meyer deals with the racism because he clearly gives the message off that it's wrong but the first half of the film tries and gets comedy from the subject as Vixen throws out all sorts of watermelon jokes as well as other slurs. At the end of the film is when the comedy stops and Meyer pours on the drama about racism in general as well as the Vietnam war. It's rather amazing at how he can make you laugh for half the film and then turn on a dime and deliver a message but he pulls it off. The film runs 70-minutes, which is the right running time to get everything covered and in the end the cult director manages another fine film if you can handle his type of movie.