"Myra" or Myron"?
Added 4/26/2009
The movie "Myra Brekinridge" was bsed on a book, a satyr, written by Gore Vidal (Cousein to Al Gore).
Myron who is played b actor/movie critic Rex Reid goes through a sex change operation emerging as myra Brekinridge played by Raquel Welch.
Myra Brekinridge goes to take on her greedy Uncle Buck Loaner who had swiindled Myron's mother out of the family fortune.
Mae West also appears in this movies still looking young thanks to the wonders of face lifts and body lifts.
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Worst film ever made?
Added 4/4/2009
Right up there. Profoundly unfunny, unintelligible, vile, pandering pseudo-countercultural filth at its worst. Horrid acting, jaw-droppingly pretentious and irritating characters; much of the film is watching Rex Reed eat pretzel sticks and drink cocktails. An ungodly eruption of deviant sexual fantasies in ugly, vindictive, poorly executed mock artistry. Satire at it s worst, an unsentimental, hate-filled diatribe.
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Great Companion Piece to Sextette!
Added 5/21/2008
Any movie where Mae West Sings and doesn't act her age is fine in my book! A MUST! Myron Breckinridge is waiting for his sex-change operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into the operating room. Before the drugged doctor begins Myron's operation, he counsels him. Myron persists and the doctor goes through with it. An enthusiastic audience observing the operation applauds the medical achievement and rises in a standing ovation. After the operation, Myron arrives in Hollywood as Myra while in the rest of the film Myron pops up from time to time as Myra's alter ego. Myra goes to an acting academy owned by her uncle, Buck Loner, a former cowboy star. The real reason for Myra's arrival is to claim her half of Uncle Buck's estate, which she says she's entitled to. Buck Loner stalls by giving her a job teaching the history of motion pictures. Buck Loner has several friends. One of them is Letitia Van Allen, an ancient Hollywood talent scout. The sex-starved septuagenarian runs an acting agency "for leading men only."
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Myra Breckinridge
Added 4/28/2008
Kind of quirky, but in all a nice movie, great cast Mae West,a young Tom Selleck and Farrah Fawcett,Raquel Welch it's not the greatest of movies made but it kind of pokes fun at the subject of transgender. I like it. No harm intended in the movie it'just for fun. Mae West and Raquel Welch are both stunning as always.
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Bad Bad Bad!
Added 1/29/2008
Bad Bad Bad! This picture opened in theaters June 24 1970, starring John Houston as Buck Loner, Raquel Welch as Myra Breckinridge, and Rex Reed as Myron. Myron wants to have a sex change operation and he's waiting in the operation room for his doctor. Right before he does the surgery he councils Myron not to have the surgery but Myron sticks to his guns. That's when Raquel Welch enters the picture as Myra Brecknridge. That's when John Houston enters the picture as Buck Loner. Loner runs and acting school filled losers of every race and life style. The school is barely surviving and that's when Myra shows up on the school doorstep. Myra informs Buck that he was married to one of his relatives and that she's entitled to have of his estate. Stalling Buck gives Myra a job as a teacher until he can fine a **** ** *** *****. Now a thought on this picture! How can you waste Raquel Welch talent in this stupid picture? This movie had no action, no plot and very little comedy. Mae West was just awful in this picture and so was John Houston. Making her film debut was Farrah Fawcett and even thought it was a very young Farrah Fawcett she wasn't half bad. The only thing that made this movie worth watching has Raquel Welch. When Raquel wasn't on I fast forward until I got to her parts. Her wardrobe in this picture was fantastic. Her acting was just as good; however, it was a shame that they waste such great talent in a movie like this. On the movie itself, I give this picture 1 weasel star because the picture doesn't get your attention or keep it. However, if you're a Raquel Welch fan like I am then watch it for Raquel only because that's all you fine interesting in this picture.
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