Mudhoney

Mudhoney

1965 · 92 min · EN · NC-17 · 6.0 (29 votes)
Dir. Russ Meyer · Starring Hal Hopper, Antoinette Cristiani, John Furlong, Rena Horten, Princess Livingston, Lorna Maitland · Music André Brummer

...leaves a taste of evil!

Drama

In this Depression-era tale, Calef is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef gets involved with Lute's niece, Hannah. But she is married to Sidney, a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher plot against Calef, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.

VIBE

A grim, atmospheric journey through the Dust Bowl. It’s a tense, character-driven drama steeped in desperation and the weight of secrets, where every interaction feels heavy with consequence.

grittybleaktensemelancholicsteadyperiod dramaSouthern Gothicgritty realismpovertydesperationforbidden lovesin
based on novel or bookprohibition eragreat depressionmurder
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