Vixen Blu-Ray

Amidst the cultural chaos of 1968 and with a budget of only $70,000, producer, director, and cinematographer Russ Meyer managed to surpass sexploitation by creating this "breast-filled melodrama" (Time Magazine) about racism, communism, bush pilots, draft dodgers, and a wildly liberal woman named Vixen (the incredible Erica Gavin from BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and CAGED HEAT). Despite censorship efforts that included one of the first X ratings ever and 23 separate US obscenity charges, it became one of the highest-grossing films of the year, changed independent film forever, and remains the creative template for Meyer's unapologetic vision of American cinema. VIXEN! is now scanned in 4K from the original negative restored by The Museum of Modern Art with over 3 hours of new and archived bonus material curated by Severin Films in collaboration with The Russ Meyer Trust.

Bonus material:

• Prologue from the 1981 censorship (re-release in theaters)

   

• Audio commentary from the archives with Russ Meyer, co-writer/director/producer

   

• Audio commentary with actress Erica Gavin

   

• .. Or animals? - Interviews with actors Erica Gavin and Harrison Page

   

• David Del Valle's The Sinister Image with guests Russ Meyer and Yvette Vickers

   

• .. Or obscenity? - Marc Edward Heuck on the film's historic battle against censorship in Cincinnati

   

• Trailer