Motorpsycho (film)
| Motorpsycho | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster to Motorpsycho (1965) | |
| Directed by | Russ Meyer |
| Produced by |
Eve Meyer Russ Meyer |
| Written by |
James Griffith Hal Hopper Russ Meyer W.E. Sprague |
| Starring |
Alex Rocco Haji Joseph Cellini Arshalouis Aivazian Richard S. Brummer George Costello Coleman Francis Sharon Lee Steve Masters Russ Meyer Stephen Oliver F. Rufus Owens Thomas Scott Holle K. Winters |
| Music by |
Paul Sawtell (uncredited) Bert Shefter (uncredited) Sidney Cutner (stock music) (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Russ Meyer |
| Edited by |
Russ Meyer Charles G. Schelling |
| Distributed by | Eve Productions Inc. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 74 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Motorpsycho or Motor Psycho is a 1965 film by Russ Meyer. Made just before the better-known Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), the film explores similar themes of sex and violence. This film deals with a male motorcycle gang, unlike the female gang of go-go dancers in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The film is notable for containing one of the first portrayals of a disturbed Vietnam veteran character.
Plot
The story involves a veterinarian whose wife is raped by a motorcycle gang led by a sadistic Vietnam veteran. After the gang kills an old man, his wife teams up with the veterinarian to hunt down the gang.
Legacy
Norwegian band Motorpsycho picked their name after watching this movie in a Russ Meyer triple feature. There was already a band named after Mudhoney and a band named after Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - the other two films on the triple feature - so they used Motorpsycho.
There are references to this film (and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!) in the song "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie.