Vixen! (1968)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

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 | Taboo | Lesbianism | 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:NC-17 (re-rating) (uncut version) | USA:Open (rating surrendered) (1997) | USA:R (edited version) (1977) | 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)

Let's accept it for what it is.

Just the title "Vixen!" should identify what sorts of things this movie entails. Specifically, hot young Vixen Palmer (Erica Gavin) lives in British Columbia with her pilot husband and beds every man - and sometimes every woman - who comes her way. I get the feeling that along with looking at some of the important issues of the era, Russ Meyer really wanted to provoke a few emotions in people with this movie, given how Vixen makes racist comments to an African-American motorcyclist who fled the US to avoid getting sent to Vietnam. If he wanted to provoke emotions, then he sure provoked horniness in me with some of those sex scenes! Yes, it's mostly brainless erotica. Well, it doesn't pretend to be anything else. You're watching a nice, steamy movie, and you'd better accept it as such. Because this is one ultra-super-enjoyable movie. Hubba hubba...