Myra Breckinridge
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.
Critics Sentiment
Leticia van Allen introduced seducing young male actors
Myra ties Rusty to a table and rapes him with a strap on
The film drops from its highest point during Mae West's introduction to its lowest during the notorious rape scene, a 3.3 point plunge that exemplifies the movie's descent into uncomfortable territory.
Myra Breckinridge starts as a confused but occasionally inspired Hollywood satire, with Mae West's casting providing the film's brightest moments. However, it crashes spectacularly during the infamous rape sequence and never recovers, leaving audiences with a mean-spirited, incoherent mess that even its own cast and crew disowned.
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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
Crew
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