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Myra Breckinridge

1970 · 94 min

A chaotic, campy satire that feels like a fever dream, mixing outrageous sexual politics with Hollywood nostalgia.

Directed by
Michael Sarne
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Everything you heard about Myra Breckinridge is true.
Overview
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.

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Directed by
Michael Sarne
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • power
  • obsession
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michael Sarne
Written by
David Giler, Michael Sarne
Starring
Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, Mae West, John Huston, Farrah Fawcett, Roger C. Carmel, Roger Herren, George Furth
Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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