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62% Critic Match
Mudhoney!
“...leaves a taste of evil!”
6.2 / 10• 1965• 1h 33m•NC-17• English
DramaHorrorThriller
Storyline
In this Depression-era tale, Calef McKinney, traveling from Michigan to California, stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef gets involved with Lute's niece, Hannah. But she's 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.
Cast & Crew
Hal Hopper
Sidney Brenshaw
LeadAC
Antoinette Cristiani
Hannah Brenshaw
John Furlong
Calif McKinney
RH
Rena Horten
Eula
PL
Princess Livingston
Maggie Marie
Lorna Maitland
Clara Belle
SH
Sam Hanna
Injoys
Stuart Lancaster
Lute Wade
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Russ Meyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mudhoney! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
