Episode 90 - Erin Harrington (Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!)

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Erin Harrington about the cult classic film 'Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!' and its themes of feminine strength and camp.

Russ Meyer's "Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!" (1965) might be the ur-example of a cult movie. Widely derided as trash on its release, it has been re-evaluated as a camp classic and is now regarded (amongst other things) as part of the weird overlap of Venn circles where the creator's thinly-disguised fetish (in this case enormous powerful women running amok) also leads to an oddly-empowering portrayal of feminine strength. This episode I'm joined by Erin Harrington, whose day job as an academic involves studying and discussing cinema and "paracinema", to talk about her abiding love for this gleefully incoherent piece of "lady kaiju" or possibly "garbage wuxia". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.

People in this episode

Host: Russ

Guest: Erin Harrington

Topics covered

• cult movies
• feminine strength
• camp classics
• cinema studies
• paracinema
• film analysis

Keywords

• cult movie
• feminism
• cinema
• Russ Meyer
• camp
• lady kaiju
• garbage wuxia
• film studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manawatū People's Radio, New Zealand On Air

Books & works: Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!

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