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For his first film for a major studio (20th Century Fox) skin flick pioneer Russ Meyer teamed up with friend Roger Ebert, to create a satirical commentary inspired by Jacqueline Susann’s trash epic. Following a fictional rock band, The Carrie Nations, the results were deemed so raunchy that the MPAA awarded the film an X. Though it made lots of money, Fox found the association with Meyer’s mammary-heavy films of the past disruptive to their reputation. After only one other film, the anarchic auteur was sent packing. Long rumored for a Criterion release, the company that once kicked its creator to the curb is now embracing this title with a full blown special edition DVD release. And the results are resplendent, instantly reviving a cult camp classic.
