FILM DIRECTOR

Russ Meyer

1922 - 2004

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Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Russ Meyer has received more than 1,826,605 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Russ Meyer is the 402nd most popular film director (down from 345th in 2019), the 2,566th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,234th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 56.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Russ Meyer ranks 402 out of 2,041. Before him are John McTiernan, Gene Deitch, Karel Reisz, Tony Gatlif, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and James L. Brooks. After him are Claire Denis, Alberto Lattuada, Kaneto Shindo, Christian-Jaque, John Guillermin, and André Téchiné.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Russ Meyer ranks 137. Before him are Luis Somoza Debayle, Gershon Kingsley, Cyd Charisse, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, András Hegedüs, and Jerzy Kawalerowicz. After him are Dana Zátopková, Vasili Mitrokhin, Elissa Aalto, Fikret Amirov, Dilip Kumar, and Tadeusz Borowski. Among people deceased in 2004, Russ Meyer ranks 88. Before him are Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Boris Trajkovski, Irina Press, Miklós Fehér, Jerry Orbach, and Shiing-Shen Chern. After him are John Maynard Smith, Zenkō Suzuki, Anthony Steffen, Mercedes McCambridge, Vasili Mitrokhin, and Laura Betti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russ Meyer ranks 2,566 out of 20,380. Before him are Rita Wilson (1956), Dianne Feinstein (1933), Stephen Smale (1930), Bob Woodward (1943), Walter Cunningham (1932), and Irving Baxter (1876). After him are Gia Carangi (1960), Tony Lip (1930), John C. Bogle (1929), Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Peter Gallagher (1955), and Chris Noth (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Russ Meyer ranks 107. Before him are Robert Benton (1932), Gerard Damiano (1928), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John McTiernan (1951), Gene Deitch (1924), and James L. Brooks (1940). After him are J. J. Abrams (1966), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Richard Brooks (1912), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), and Walter Lantz (1899).

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Filmography

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Director
Three strippers seeking thrills encounter a young couple in the desert. After dispatching the boyfriend, they take the girl hostage and begin scheming on a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert, reputedly hiding a tidy sum of cash. They become house guests of the old man and try and seduce the sons in an attempt to locate the money, not realizing that the old man has a few sinister intentions of his own.
Aug 6o 19656.361 / 10
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Director
An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.
Jul 17o 19706.228 / 10
Supervixens
Director
Clint Ramsey has to leave his job working at Martin Bormann's gas station and flee after his wife is murdered by psycho cop Harry Sledge, who tries to pin the murder on Clint. Crossing America, Clint gets sexually harassed on all sides by various voluptuous nymphomaniacs, and it all ends in a literally explosive climax.
Apr 2o 19755.668 / 10