{"product_id":"russ-meyer-the-life-and-films-david-k-frasier-9780786404728","title":"Russ Meyer--The Life and Films: A Biography and a Comprehensive, Illustrated and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography","description":"\u003cp\u003e Credited with having \"opened the floodgates of screen permissiveness\" in 1959 with the landmark \"nudie\" \u003ci\u003eThe Immoral Mr. Teas, \u003c\/i\u003e legendary independent softcore filmmaker Russ Meyer has continued throughout his 30-year career and 23+ films to expand the limits of screen freedom with such genre classics as \u003ci\u003eLorna\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eFaster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), and \u003ci\u003eVixen\u003c\/i\u003e (1969). Long recognized as an American auteur and honored by numerous international retrospectives of his work, Meyer's story provides valuable insights into independent filmmaking, the history of the modern sexploitation genre, and cinema censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Researched from underground, popular and film literature, this book also incorporates much of the material contained in Meyer's own vast archive, to give an in-depth study of the director dubbed \"King Leer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David K. Frasier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786404728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786404728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.94w x 0.58d","brand":"David K. Frasier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080642785535,"sku":"9780786404728","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75f11e9d-b5e4-4f52-8649-1aabfe7b823d.jpg?v=1685487966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russ-meyer-the-life-and-films-david-k-frasier-9780786404728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}