Myra Breckinridge (1970)
June 24, 1970Release Date
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
June 24, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Raquel Welch
Myra Breckinridge
Rex Reed
Young Man
Mae West
Leticia Van Allen
John Huston
Buck Loner
Farrah Fawcett
Mary Ann Pringle
Roger C. Carmel
Dr. Randolph Spencer Montag
Roger Herren
Rusty Godowski
George Furth
Charlie Flager Jr.
Calvin Lockhart
Irving Amadeus
Jim Backus
Doctor
John Carradine
Surgeon
Andy Devine
Coyote Bill
Grady Sutton
Kid Barlow
Robert P. Lieb
Charlie Flager, Sr.
Skip Ward
Chance
Kathleen Freeman
Bobby Dean Loner
B.S. Pully
Tex
Buck Kartalian
Jeff
Monte Landis
Vince
Tom Selleck
Stud
Peter Ireland
Student
Nelson Sardelli
Mario
Don Ames
Spectator at Operation (uncredited)
Cal Bartlett
Letitia's Secretary (uncredited)
Toni Basil
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Thordis Brandt
Whip-Cracking Masseuse (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
Spectator at Operation (uncredited)
Bill Chatham
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Choo Choo Collins
Party Guest (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Party Guest (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Accident Witness (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Patient (uncredited)
William Hopper
Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Patient (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Waiter (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Accident Witness (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Bridge Party Guest (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin
Leticia's Driver (uncredited) / Stunts
Ron Nyman
Chauffeur (uncredited)
John Pedrini
Patient (uncredited)
Joe Pine
Spectator at Operation (uncredited)
Ray Pourchot
Patient (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Bridge Party Guest (uncredited)
Luanne Roberts
Painted Party Girl (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Accident Witness (uncredited)
Michael Sarne
Acting School Student (uncredited) / Director / Screenplay
George Simmons
Bridge Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael Stearns
Stud (uncredited)
Geneviève Waïte
Dental Patient (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Bridge Party Guest (uncredited)
Richard Moore
Director of Photography
Fred Harpman
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costumer
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Danford B. Greene
Editor
Reg Allen
Set Decoration
Rick Simpson
Leadman
Gore Vidal
Novel
Don J. Bassman
Sound
Michael McLean
Casting Consultant
Marty Feldman
Script
William Eckhardt
Unit Production Manager
Greg C. Jensen
Construction Coordinator
James Cresson
Associate Producer
Richard Glassman
Assistant Director
Ralph Beaumont
Choreographer
Art Cruickshank
Visual Effects
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Supervisor
Thomas Del Ruth
Assistant Camera
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Chris Haynes
Driver
Don Prince
Unit Publicist
David Giler
Producer / Screenplay
Theadora Van Runkle
Costume Design
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
Terrance Emerson
Sound
Edith Lindon
Hairstylist
David Dockendorf
Sound
L.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
Hugh K. Cummings
Co-Editor
Robert Fryer
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 24, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingR
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$3,000,000
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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Myra Breckinridge is a 1970 American comedy film based on Gore Vidal's 1968 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Michael Sarne, and featured Raquel Welch in the title role. It also starred John Huston as Buck Loner, Mae West as Leticia Van Allen, Farrah Fawcett, Rex Reed, Roger Herren, and Roger C. Carmel. Tom Selleck made his film debut in a small role as one of Leticia's "studs." Theadora Van Runkle was costume designer for the film, though Edith Head designed West's costumes.
Like the novel, the picture follows the exploits of Myra Breckinridge, a transgender woman who has undergone a sex change operation. Claiming to be her own widow, she manipulates her uncle into giving her a position at his acting school, where she attempts to usurp Hollywood's social order by introducing femdom into the curriculum.
The picture was controversial for its sexual explicitness (including acts like female-on-male rape), but it, unlike the novel, received little to no critical praise and has been cited as one of the worst films ever made. In subsequent decades the film has developed a cult following.