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Myra Breckinridge

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 237 ratings
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Genre Gay & Lesbian Video
Format Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Dubbed, Subtitled, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor Roger C. Carmel, Mae West, Calvin Lockhart, Roger Herren, Rex Reed, Andy Devine, Jim Backus, John Huston, Michael Sarne, John Carradine, Raquel Welch, David Giler, Gore Vidal, Farrah Fawcett, George Furth See more
Language English, Spanish
Runtime 1 hour and 34 minutes
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After heading to Europe for a sex change operation, Myron Breckinridge returns to America as Myra, a man hating woman after her uncle's fortune.
Genre: Foreign Film - Spanish/misc SA
Rating: R
Release Date: 9-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD

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We can safely call it one of the most notorious films in Hollywood history: Myra Breckenridge, the wild, tasteless, legendary disaster. Sprung from a novel by Gore Vidal, Myra tells the tender tale of a man (damply played by film critic Rex Reed) who has a sex-change operation and goes to Hollywood as a woman--played by Raquel Welch. Mae West creaked out of retirement to play a man-hungry agent (one of her meals is young Tom Selleck), and John Huston is an aging cowboy star, Myra's nemesis. To say the movie endorses the destruction of sex roles in modern society would be giving the rampant incoherence too much credit. Old film clips, plus footage (all too apt!) of atomic bomb tests are spliced into the action, to puerile effect. Almost everybody involved with the film disowned it, especially a horrified Vidal. Is there a cult for this movie? They can have it. --Robert Horton

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Michael Sarne
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Dubbed, Subtitled, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 34 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 9, 2004
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, Farrah Fawcett
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00018D3YQ
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ David Giler, Gore Vidal, Michael Sarne
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 237 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
237 global ratings
Colorful and glamorous disaster...a very guilty pleasure.
3 Stars
Colorful and glamorous disaster...a very guilty pleasure.
"I am Myra Breckinridge whom no man will ever possess..." So began our literary introduction to one of the most remarkable characters ever invented. Gore Vidal's dark and twisted tale of a Hollywood-inspired beauty and her plan to upset the patriarchy, realign the sexes and restore the balance of power was spiritual nourishment of divine order to the sexual revolution of the late nineteen-sixties. Vidal's Myra revealed her personal thoughts and wry observations about society and sex in such an intimate manner on the page that she was soon inside the reader's head and taking us on the wildest of rides.In the late sixties when news of the filming began, fans of the book wondered how such an outrageous story would translate to film. Foremost in people's minds was the lengthy and very graphic scene of Myra's sexual exploration and rape of a handsome young man.The advance publicity for Myra the film heralded a glamorous Hollywood treatment with pop casting of the highest and somewhat surreal order. Raquel Welch, the leading sex symbol of the day would portray Myra. The ever provocative Mae West, the goddess of sex herself was signed to play Leticia Van Allen, a talent agent for men and Myra's newfound buddy. Oddly, real life film critic Rex Reed would portray [...] film critic Myron. Filming was troubled; the main problem was director Mike Sarne. Vidal has suggested that the director of a film is almost unnecessary when everyone else does their job, and one can imagine Myra a far better film had Sarne been fired and the actors and cameraman carried on without him.For the uninitiated this film can only be confusing and hard to follow. Entire chunks of the script were not filmed, or left on the cutting room floor leaving the viewer to guess what happened. If there is real pleasure to be gained from watching this film it may be best enjoyed after reading Vidal's book so you might imagine what the film should contain, or considering the script by David Giler, who loved Vidal's original work and provided everything needed to make Myra Breckinridge a unique film classic. In the 1972 book, The Screenwriter Looks at the Screenwriter by William Froug, screenwriter David Giler revealed a great deal about the dynamics behind the filming of Myra.The double sided DVD present two versions of the film a "Special Edition" and a "Theatrical Version." Accompanying the "Special Edition" is a commentary by Michael Sarne, which proves (as Vidal himself said) that Sarne was the very worst possible choice as director for this film. Sarne is so full of himself and so full of nonsense that is next to impossible to listen to the full commentary. He repeatedly expresses his contempt for the material and the actors. Sarne attempts to take credit for the use of film clips interspersing the film but David Giler said they were in the script before Sarne got his hands on it. The two "editions" are almost identical; one difference being the film clips that replaced the notorious use of a clip of Shirley Temple (being squirted in the face while milking a goat in "Heidi") inserted into a gratuitous scene of fellatio. In one version we now see a canon go off, in the other a champagne bottle erupts. The only other difference is the last scene in the "Special Edition" is now in black and white with Sarne going to some length to explain his "artistic" reason for this.Raquel Welch obviously took her role very seriously; her interpretation of Myra is earnest and impassioned. Considering Sarne's inept direction what Welch manages to get across here is a tribute to her talent. Theodora VanRunkle's fabulous costumes convey a great deal of style and contribute to some of the most sublime images of Raquel Welch on film. Welch's commentary on the DVD is interesting; it would have been good to hear more on her interpretation of the role. Her scenes with John Huston are very sharp and conjure the spirit of the book.Mae West holds her own as Leticia Van Allen, though it would have been amazing to see her play the character as written. West looks beautiful at 76 years old, its unfortunate that she and Welch didn't get along. In the book their characters' friendship helps carry the plot. One wonders what happened to the scene between them at Leticia's beach house. Production stills from it survive, as does a witty line by Mae, included on one of the trailers. It would have been satisfying for film buffs to see these deleted scenes or other outtakes as extras on this DVD.There is an interesting documentary included, Backstory: Myra Breckinridge. In many ways this half-hour film is better than the feature.Apparently Mike Nichols was initially discussed as director, with Anne Bancroft as Myra. That would certainly have yielded a very different result from what we have here. Although Hollywood rarely if ever attempts to remake a flop and try for a success it would be very interesting to see this story re-filmed by someone sensitive to the original and unique message of Vidal.
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