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Russ Meyer

Russ Meyer

Director, producer, editor, cinematographer, writer and actor · Died September 18, 2004, aged 82 · Oakland, California, USA

Russell Albion 'Russ' Meyer was an American director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer, known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful low-budget sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large breasted women.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 21, 1922
Died
September 18, 2004 (aged 82)
From
Oakland, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer, editor, cinematographer, writer and actor
Titles
10 on Motif · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Russ Meyer's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
22%
Self
19%
Survival
18%
Morality
17%
Society
14%
Bonds
8%
Ideas
2%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
5
Manic
2
Romantic
3
Triumphant
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Russ Meyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Russ Meyer's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 10 with a Motif page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Faster Pussycat Fuck! Fuck! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Idea

  • Pandora Peaks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Himself / Narrator

  • Liebe ist Geschmackssache (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Thanks

  • Playboy's Voluptuous Vixens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Eurotrash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Tip of the Iceberg (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

    as Video Salesman (segment "Video Date")

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • All the Way In! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    as Wondering flyer

  • Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Original Story · Producer · as The Director (uncredited)

  • Up! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Editor · Original Story · Producer · Screenplay · as Hitchcock (uncredited)

  • Supervixens(1975)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Motel Manager #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Black Snake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Seven Minutes(1971)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls(1970)

    Director · Producer · Story · as TV Cameraman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Patton(1970)

    Additional Photography · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Vixen!(1968)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Original Story · Producer · as Tourist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · as o.A.

  • Good Morning... and Goodbye! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Common Law Cabin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Mondo Topless (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!(1965)

    Director · Editor · Original Story · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Motorpsycho!(1965)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Original Story · Producer · Screenplay · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Mudhoney! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Townsperson (uncredited)

  • Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Lorna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Story

  • Skyscrapers and Brassieres (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Himself

  • Heavenly Bodies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Fetischist

  • Europe in the Raw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Wild Gals of the Naked West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · Actor

  • Erotica (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Cameraman

  • Eve and the Handyman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Naked Camera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • This Is My Body (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Immoral Mr. Teas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Audience Member (uncredited)

  • The Desperate Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • The French Peep Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Afro Mood Burlesque (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The True Glory(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1947 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Patton (1970)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Patton (1970)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Vixen! (1968)

Film career

  • 1959Screen debut· The Immoral Mr. Teas
  • 1975Career best· Supervixens

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 38: 6 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thDirecting29 of 38: 2 only directing, 27 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thWriting21 of 38: 1 only writing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thProducing25 of 38: 0 only producing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thCinematography22 of 38: 1 only cinematography, 21 with another roleEditing23 of 38: 0 only editing, 23 with another roleOther crew2 of 38: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

38 titles, 27 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 25 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1960s19 · 7 acting · 19 crew1970s7 · 4 acting · 7 crew1980s3 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s2 · crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Russ Meyer's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, producer

The Seven Minutes (1971)

62nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Patton (1970)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Russ Meyer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles49–71 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles20–69 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles29–69 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles40–74 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Russ Meyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Russ Meyer's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eve Meyer shares the most, 5.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers