"Myra Breckinridge" is one of those movies that you figure could only come out at a certain time. After Myron Breckinridge (Rex Reed) has a sex change, he becomes Myra Breckinridge (Raquel Welch), an Ber-feminist who seeks to rid Hollywood of its manhood. She moves in with Myron's uncle Buck Loner (John Huston) and promptly begins using his acting school to undermine his cowboy lifestyle. To crown everything, Myra decides that it's time for women to "ball" men, which she eventually does to a man. Mae West plays agent Leticia Van Allen, who has apparently slept with every man whom she's met.
Some people might call this movie a so-bad-it's-good flick, but I actually didn't find it so bad. Certainly, it was looking at some issues that usually didn't get addressed in movies previously. The movie also used scenes from various other movies to show what the characters are thinking. Farrah Fawcett plays Mary Ann Pringle, Myra's friend at the acting school, and Tom Selleck appears as one of Leticia's clients.
One more thing: I've seen many of Raquel Welch's movies, but until watching "Myra Breckinridge", I never realized how hot she is.
Some people might call this movie a so-bad-it's-good flick, but I actually didn't find it so bad. Certainly, it was looking at some issues that usually didn't get addressed in movies previously. The movie also used scenes from various other movies to show what the characters are thinking. Farrah Fawcett plays Mary Ann Pringle, Myra's friend at the acting school, and Tom Selleck appears as one of Leticia's clients.
One more thing: I've seen many of Raquel Welch's movies, but until watching "Myra Breckinridge", I never realized how hot she is.