Russ Meyer has died.

Seantn · 09-21-04, 09:52 PM

I don't have the link to any article...but yes, he has passed away. Film maker Russ Meyer has died.

cultshock · 09-21-04, 09:55 PM

Holy crap, that's a shame.

FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL KILL! is one of my favourite films. He was truly one of a kind.

Dr. DVD · 09-21-04, 10:21 PM

Dang. I wish he had lived long enough to do commentaries for his movies, then again, I wish we HAD access to his movies on DVD.

Like him or loathe him, he was a pioneer of the T&A flick.

cultshock · 09-21-04, 11:01 PM

He did commentaries for some of his films on LD at least.
So, who owns the rights to his films now? If there is a silver lining in this, it may be that some nice remastered DVDs of his films might finally happen.

TomOpus · 09-21-04, 11:10 PM

The man sure had an interesting career

Darkfriend · 09-21-04, 11:10 PM

NOOOOOO!!!

I hope he's in heaven surrounded by big breasted angels.

Josh-da-man · 09-21-04, 11:57 PM

Russ Meyer's movies fall directly into my cultural blindspot, so I'm not terribly familiar with his work... I don't think I've ever seen a movie of his, just clips, so I'm only passingly familiar with him.

But wasn't he really weird about releasing his movies to home video? I seem to recall that he wouldn't allow anyone to release the movies he owned onto video, and then released them himself, and sold them directly at godawfully high prices.

garmonbozia · 09-22-04, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by Josh-da-man
and then released them himself, and sold them directly at godawfully high prices.

yes, the bastard! so i'm glad he's dead, i might now finally be able to buy his dvds! mwahahahaha!

j/k.......sort of

ArchibaldTuttle · 09-22-04, 01:35 AM

Not really sure who this guy is, I was born in '81, should I? Anyone care to give me a brief summary of why I should care? Thanks.

Jackskeleton · 09-22-04, 02:04 AM

You don't know who russ meyer is?!?!

any male should recognize his work since it is something all teenage boys would drool over.

Heaven must be great for him.

Giantrobo · 09-22-04, 03:12 AM

Sad to hear it.

He was the King of Big tits movies.

The Infidel · 09-22-04, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ArchibaldTuttle
Not really sure who this guy is, I was born in '81, should I? Anyone care to give me a brief summary of why I should care? Thanks.

Man, if there was never a post before which so closely bordered on threadcrapping...we may have a winner.

Giantrobo · 09-22-04, 03:16 AM

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Originally posted by ArchibaldTuttle
Not really sure who this guy is, I was born in '81, should I? Anyone care to give me a brief summary of why I should care? Thanks.

Start here...

Not work safe(non-nude)

He specialized in campy movies featuring women with big tits.

Jackskeleton · 09-22-04, 03:32 AM

^^^and for that, he was my hero.

JoebobX · 09-22-04, 04:10 AM

His first wife, Eve, was hot. Oh yes and Russ photographed her for Playboy. Unlike his later err. . . interests, Eve was all natural.

Suprmallet · 09-22-04, 04:33 AM

This is terrible! I will treasure the time I saw Moto-Psycho at NCSA.

Perkinsun Dzees · 09-22-04, 06:12 AM

Man, I wish I could attend his funeral. It may set a record for most D-cups in one room.

SFranke · 09-22-04, 07:59 AM

If anyone's interested, Ebert has an interview where he discusses Russ Meyer in either FHM or Stuff this month.

Patman · 09-22-04, 08:16 AM

"He will always be King of Boooobs, he will always be King of Booooooooooobs...."

Buford T Pusser · 09-22-04, 08:48 AM

I loved his films and have all of them on tape.

It will be interesting to see if his films get more reasonable in price. I don't know of any relatives so who knows where his money will go.

Somewhere in Silicone Valley I would guess.

Anyone read any interviews with the guy? He had a one-track mind! Two if you count the breasts as individual items.

Buford T Pusser · 09-22-04, 08:50 AM

This is no longer true.

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead....-nf/Meyer+Russ

Geofferson · 09-22-04, 09:21 AM

He's dead

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/enter...=entertainment

I too was quite fond of his movies and his love of big boobs.

Buford T Pusser · 09-22-04, 09:36 AM

His website:

http://www.russmeyer.com/

Buford T Pusser · 09-22-04, 09:38 AM

This link is for Suprmallet:

http://www.fullmedia.co.jp/rm/

RichC2 · 09-22-04, 12:50 PM

King of the funny skin flicks (by Roger Ebert)

nice bit of Meyer.

09-21-04, 09:52 PM	#1
Seantn DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,541	Russ Meyer has died. I don't have the link to any article...but yes, he has passed away. Film maker Russ Meyer has died. __________________ "Why don't you get a blog where you can tell others to get a blog?" - Parcher

09-21-04, 09:55 PM	#2
cultshock DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ~here there be serpents~ Posts: 6,973	Holy crap, that's a shame. FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL KILL! is one of my favourite films. He was truly one of a kind. __________________ "Cultshock... may your corpse be turned into a side show act for the curious and twisted." -Gandhi (banned DVDTalk member, not the Mahatma). I'm not sure, but I think he was hitting on me.

09-21-04, 10:21 PM	#3
Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 13,283	Dang. I wish he had lived long enough to do commentaries for his movies, then again, I wish we HAD access to his movies on DVD. Like him or loathe him, he was a pioneer of the T&A flick. __________________ “The time will come, the election will come, when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it’s worth fighting for,” -John Kerry's concession speech

09-21-04, 11:01 PM	#4
cultshock DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ~here there be serpents~ Posts: 6,973	He did commentaries for some of his films on LD at least. So, who owns the rights to his films now? If there is a silver lining in this, it may be that some nice remastered DVDs of his films might finally happen. __________________ "Cultshock... may your corpse be turned into a side show act for the curious and twisted." -Gandhi (banned DVDTalk member, not the Mahatma). I'm not sure, but I think he was hitting on me.

09-21-04, 11:10 PM	#5
TomOpus DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FUN Diego, CA Posts: 18,143	The man sure had an interesting career __________________ "Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts!" My So-Called DVD Life (Profiler),A Fistful of Discs (DVDAf) My Countdown Counting down to: San Diego Comic-Con 2010 131 days 5 hours 26 minutes

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Darkfriend DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 1,709	NOOOOOO!!! I hope he's in heaven surrounded by big breasted angels. __________________ Last words of Thomas Grasso, executed in 1995: "I did not get my Spaghetti-Os, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this".

09-21-04, 11:57 PM	#7
Josh-da-man DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Bible Belt Posts: 10,844	Russ Meyer's movies fall directly into my cultural blindspot, so I'm not terribly familiar with his work... I don't think I've ever seen a movie of his, just clips, so I'm only passingly familiar with him. But wasn't he really weird about releasing his movies to home video? I seem to recall that he wouldn't allow anyone to release the movies he owned onto video, and then released them himself, and sold them directly at godawfully high prices. __________________ "Hell is other people." -- Jean-Paul Sartre

09-22-04, 01:35 AM	#9
ArchibaldTuttle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 658	Not really sure who this guy is, I was born in '81, should I? Anyone care to give me a brief summary of why I should care? Thanks.

09-22-04, 02:04 AM	#10
Jackskeleton DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: City of the lakers.. riots.. and drug dealing cops.. los(t) Angel(e)s. ca. Posts: 51,914	You don't know who russ meyer is?!?! any male should recognize his work since it is something all teenage boys would drool over. Heaven must be great for him. __________________ *OTHER FORUM TEAM 7 leader*I will not say them here nor there. I will not say them anywhere. I will not say those Words you twit. I will not, will not sayI quit! Leaving a dark wet stain where your brain used to be? weird..tv? The bank is worth the risk

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Giantrobo DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: TORRANCE, CA Posts: 42,454	Sad to hear it. He was the King of Big tits movies. __________________ XBOX Gamertag: Giantrobo On my 3rd 360 as of 9/27/2007

09-22-04, 03:32 AM	#14
Jackskeleton DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: City of the lakers.. riots.. and drug dealing cops.. los(t) Angel(e)s. ca. Posts: 51,914	^^^and for that, he was my hero. __________________ *OTHER FORUM TEAM 7 leader*I will not say them here nor there. I will not say them anywhere. I will not say those Words you twit. I will not, will not sayI quit! Leaving a dark wet stain where your brain used to be? weird..tv? The bank is worth the risk

09-22-04, 04:10 AM	#15
JoebobX Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 61	His first wife, Eve, was hot. Oh yes and Russ photographed her for Playboy. Unlike his later err. . . interests, Eve was all natural.

09-22-04, 04:33 AM	#16
Suprmallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USS Enterprise Posts: 23,180	This is terrible! I will treasure the time I saw Moto-Psycho at NCSA. __________________ "We're gonna need a bigger boat -- CUZ I JUST GOT THAT SHARK PREGNANT!" takes off shirt -Groucho

09-22-04, 06:12 AM	#17
Perkinsun Dzees DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: CA Posts: 1,400	Man, I wish I could attend his funeral. It may set a record for most D-cups in one room.

09-22-04, 07:59 AM	#18
SFranke DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,220	If anyone's interested, Ebert has an interview where he discusses Russ Meyer in either FHM or Stuff this month.

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09-22-04, 08:50 AM	#21
Buford T Pusser DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lighten up, Francis! (Funland) Posts: 26,181	This is no longer true. http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead....-nf/Meyer+Russ __________________ it really bufords my pusser. (wow, that sounds dirty!)- cultshock

09-22-04, 08:48 AM	#20
Buford T Pusser DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lighten up, Francis! (Funland) Posts: 26,181	I loved his films and have all of them on tape. It will be interesting to see if his films get more reasonable in price. I don't know of any relatives so who knows where his money will go. Somewhere in Silicone Valley I would guess. Anyone read any interviews with the guy? He had a one-track mind! Two if you count the breasts as individual items. __________________ it really bufords my pusser. (wow, that sounds dirty!)- cultshock

09-22-04, 09:21 AM	#22
Geofferson DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: TechNoir Posts: 32,245	He's dead http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/enter...=entertainment I too was quite fond of his movies and his love of big boobs. __________________ “Are we having fun yet?" Henry Pollard, Party Down

09-22-04, 09:36 AM	#23
Buford T Pusser DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lighten up, Francis! (Funland) Posts: 26,181	His website: http://www.russmeyer.com/ __________________ it really bufords my pusser. (wow, that sounds dirty!)- cultshock

09-22-04, 09:38 AM	#24
Buford T Pusser DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lighten up, Francis! (Funland) Posts: 26,181	This link is for Suprmallet: http://www.fullmedia.co.jp/rm/ __________________ it really bufords my pusser. (wow, that sounds dirty!)- cultshock

09-22-04, 12:50 PM	#25
RichC2 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 11,972	King of the funny skin flicks (by Roger Ebert) nice bit of Meyer. __________________ Toshiba HD-A2 / Sony Playstation 3 60gb Xbox Live Tag: Gumai / PSN Tag: Seihaku