It’s probably impossible to imagine the Toei Pinky Violence films coming into existence without Russ Meyer’s “ode to violence in women”, the drive-in and grindhouse classic, Faster Pussycat, Kill! KIll! Japanese-born star Tura Satana choreographed all the fight scenes, and created one of the most dynamic and intimidating action heroes in cinema history. A commercial failure upon its initial release, it is now recognized to be an important and influential film.

In his review of the film’s 1995 re-release, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars. Noted feminist film critic B. Ruby Rich “was absolutely outraged” when she first saw it in the 1970s, but upon viewing it again in the early 1990 she “just loved it” and wrote a piece in The Village Voice reappraising the film and discussing her change in opinion.

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is currently number 674 on the tenth edition of the often-referenced “1,000 Greatest Films” list and 377th on the Sight & Sound “Greatest Films Poll”. It is frequently mentioned on lists of the best B movies and cult movies of all time.

This poster was signed and personalized to show curator Matt Kennedy (by the director and all three of the female leads pictured on it) in 2000 at the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. during a reunion screening as part of Eric Caidin’s Cult Movies Convention. Caidin was the proprietor of Hollywood Book & Poster and a beloved genre film collector and distributor.

Shown framed, with some light reflection coming off the plexi.
Frame is not included. Poster will ship rolled.