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Faster Pussycat Kill Kill


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In their discussion of the Russ Meyer cult classic, Fabiola and Saffron cover the difficulties of distribution, the layered meanings of cars, and the feminist reading that finds the fun in hypersexualized female characters.


Fabiola’s Substack piece on gothic media: https://dollhouse166a4.substack.com/p/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and 

Tender Subject episode on Titane: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/024-titane-with-sophie-lewis/id1692462745


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This episode was edited and produced by Saffron Hefta-Gaub

Series theme music by Harrison Lurie


Episode Citations:

Ellefson, Sam. “The Feminism of Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! And Beyond the Valley of The Dolls.” Wednesdayzine.com, 9 April 2021, https://wednesdayzine.com/arts-culture- 1/2021/4/9/the-feminism-of-faster-pussycat-kill-kill-and-beyond-the-valley-of-the-dolls. 


Juzwiak, Rich. “How Russ Meyer’s Body of Work Was Saved from Obscurity to Rescue These Sexless Times.” IndieWire.com, 18 December 2024, https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/russ-meyer-films-restored-newly-available-1235077569/.

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