Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge is a 1970 American comedy film based on Gore Vidal's 1968 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Michael Sarne, and featured Raquel Welch in the title role. It also starred John Huston as Buck Loner, Mae West as Leticia Van Allen, Farrah Fawcett, Rex Reed, Roger Herren, and Roger C. Carmel. Tom Selleck made his film debut in a small role as one of Leticia's "studs." Theadora Van Runkle was costume designer for the film, though Edith Head designed West's costumes.
Plot
Myron Breckinridge flies to Copenhagen to get a sex-change operation, becoming the beautiful Myra. Returning to America, Myra goes to her uncle Buck Loner's acting school, where she pretends to be her own widow and claims that it was Myron's will that she receive half the school, or $500,000; when Loner demurs, she asks that she be given a teaching job there to provide for herself. Buck reluctantly agrees, while launching an investigation into the veracity of Myra's claims.
More details
| author | David Giler |
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| director | Mike Sarne |
| editor | Danford B. Greene |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | act begin bisexuality car accident casting agent copenhagen death certificate etiquette femdom gender norms golden age golden age of hollywood horrify obsess one night scout semiotics sex change strap-on dildo teach testis young lovers |
| musicBy | John Phillips |
| producer | Robert Fryer |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | lgbt-related rape |