Supervixens
A wrongly accused drifter races across America through a gauntlet of erotic encounters while pursued by a murderous, corrupt policeman.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- provocative
- lurid
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the film as a commercially successful but crude and ritualistic cult curiosity whose erotic spectacle was undercut by excessive violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film foregrounds voluptuous figures, erotic tableaux, cartoonish brutality, and an explosive climax in Russ Meyer's signature mode.
The protagonist's flight follows a bathtub murder and false accusation while the road narrative repeatedly turns sexual harassment and danger into outrageous comedy.
Clint flees across America after Harry Sledge murders his wife and attempts to frame him, encountering successive women along the way.
The film presents multiple idealized supervixens and exaggerated sexual encounters within the commercial traditions of 1970s American sexploitation.
Films like Supervixens, and why
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
shared sexploitation, dark comedy, heightened violence, and flamboyant visual excess
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
shared erotic spectacle, campy humor, outrageous social satire, and cult exploitation sensibility
The Gore Gore Girls
shared erotic crime premise, lurid violence, black humor, and transgressive 1970s exploitation tone
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
shared provocative eroticism, stylized violence, and boundary-pushing cult filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Russ Meyer
- Release Date
- 1975-04-02
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (176)
Cast
- Shari Eubank
- Charles Pitts
- Charles Napier
- Uschi Digard
- Christy Hartburg
- Colleen Brennan
- Haji
- Garth Pillsbury
- Russ Meyer
- John Lazar
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Film Movement Plus, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Supervixens about?
- A wrongly accused drifter races across America through a gauntlet of erotic encounters while pursued by a murderous, corrupt policeman.
- What is Supervixens like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Supervixens as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Supervixens violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Supervixens as graphic.
- What did critics think of Supervixens?
- Critics generally regarded the film as a commercially successful but crude and ritualistic cult curiosity whose erotic spectacle was undercut by excessive violence.
- Which films are like Supervixens?
- Films with a similar feel include Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, The Gore Gore Girls, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- How long is Supervixens?
- Supervixens runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Supervixens?
- In United States, Supervixens streams on Philo, Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Film Movement Plus, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, ARROW.
