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Women in Revolt [DVD]

Candy Darling (Actor), Jackie Curtis (Actor), Paul Morrissey (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
IMDb5.7/10.0
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Genre Comedy
Format Dolby, Color, NTSC, DVD, Full Screen
Contributor Maurice Braddell, Candy Darling, Sean O'Meara, Johnny Kemper, Martin Kove, Paul Morrissey, Paul Kilb, Duncan MacKenzie, Jonathan Kramer, George Abagnalo, Michael Sklar, Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 37 minutes

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Take a walk on the wild side with three girls from different walks of life -- and they've all got man problems! High-society dame Candy, frigid middle-class matron Jackie, and gutter nymphomaniac Holly are inspired by the fashionable Women's Lib movement to get organized as PIG (Politically Involved Girls) and give up men. However, their attempts to go lesbian and build new careers only lead to exploitation and abandonment in this outrageous, gender-bending cult comedy from director Paul Morrissey.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ X (Mature Audiences Only)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Paul Morrissey
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, Color, NTSC, DVD, Full Screen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 37 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn, Jonathan Kramer, Michael Sklar
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000BC8T32
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Paul Morrissey
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Ancora Imparo
    4.0 out of 5 stars So terrible, it's good!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2018
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    This is one of those films, from director Paul Morrissey (known for his collaborative work with Andy Warhol) that is so terrible it's good. An hilarious critique of the second wave of feminism with MTF transgenders in the lead roles, and very funny performances by Candy Darling and Jackie Curtis. This is no gem of cinema, but it's campy, over the top fun, sure to please a select few.
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  • IDLF
    1.0 out of 5 stars Got 1 star because the rating level won't go any lower!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2001
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    Movies like this are why retailers NEED tight return policies on videos. _Women in Revolt_ is a complete waste of time and money. I would put the copy I purchased up for sale, but I don't need any bad karma comin' round to bite me in the a** for pawning off this junk on some poor, unsuspecting soul.
    Maybe this is some kind of an "artsy" trademark of Warhol/Morrissey films, but it seems to me that all of the actors (and probably the director & cameraman, too) had gotten high and were ad-libbing the entire "script." I generally enjoy underground cinema, but seriously, the dialog in this movie reminded me of a bunch of pre-school aged children acting out some naughty little play. (However, I've gotta admit it was refreshing to see most all of the gratuitous full frontal nudity being displayed by men for a change. So if you're into pre-op transsexuals and nekkid men, I guess this movie wouldn't be such a bad deal for ya.)
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  • riverscircus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously Tawdry Parody
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2021
    A low-budget, intentionally tawdry parody of all of those "3 girls in the big city" movies, this Warhol-produced film ("directed" by Paul Morrissey) also parodies the sleazy left-wing-political NYC of 1971, with the "3 girls" all seeking "women's liberation" in various ways: Jackie Curtis is the sexually repressed schoolteacher seeking funding for her "Politically Involved Girls" (PIGs) anti-male radical feminist group (mocking "SCUM"---the group founded by Valerie Solanas, who shot Warhol in 1968); Holly Woodlawn is her "high fashion model" nympho pal that she tries to recruit to her cause (while unable to stop her from engaging in carnal acts with every man she encounters); and ladylike Candy Darling is the Kim Novak-quoting "debutante socialite" (desperate for a film career) that she seeks money from.

    The "3 girls" are, of course, real-life drag queens from Warhol's entourage at the time. Jackie Curtis is especially, and constantly, funny in her old-school Jewish comic line delivery: "They're not gonna think we're lesbians, Holly! A schoolteacher and a model? Those are lesbians?!" And Candy Darling is perfect at mimicking actresses like Novak (and latter-day Joan Crawford): "What do you mean come down off the trapeze into the sawdust? That's circus talk!"

    Absolutely zero "production values" here, but funny as hell if you know a little bit of the background.
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  • Gary F. Taylor
    2.0 out of 5 stars Tiresome
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2010
    In addition to his own paintings and prints, Warhol's "factory" ground out musical and cinematic dabblings. On rare occasions these were successful, with The Velvet Underground a case in point; on most other occasions, however, the results were uninspired. The 1971 WOMEN IN REVOLT has a interesting idea, but unfortunately both style and substance fall flat face down long before its 97 minute run time comes to an end.

    Warhol attracted extreme personalities, and the interesting idea behind WOMEN IN REVOLT was to take three of the most extreme--Jackie Curtis, Candy Darling, and Holly Woodlawn--and feature them in a movie about the emerging women's liberation movement. The upshot, of course, is a movie about the women's movement that doesn't star any women, for Curtis, Darling, and Woodlawn were cutting edge drag queens of their day.

    Although it is difficult to say that the film was "directed" in any actual way, the director's credit goes to Paul Morrissey, who would do quite a few similar films for Warhol, movies in which the actors generally improvised lines from a plot they or others had developed. If you think that means that WOMEN IN REVOLT doesn't have a director, script, or story--well, you'd be absolutely right. Jackie Curtis is the "pushy broad" of the three, and she thinks she may be a lesbian; Candy Darling is the rich pretty girl who wants a crack at fame and fortune on the silver screen and who doesn't want to become involved in this whole feminist thing; and Holly Woodlawn is the nympho from hell who keeps saying that she's lesbian but who also keeps a space between her legs for the various men that come her way. Of the three, Curtis is perhaps the most memorable, but only because she is the most overbearing; Darling and Woodlawn aren't quite as dire, but then they aren't quite as obnoxious, either.

    It is difficult to evaluate a film like WOMEN IN REVEOLT for the simple reason that nobody had done anything like it before it came out--and few have done anything like it since. I personally found it interesting for about ten minutes; it thereafter became very repetitive, unfunny, ungrounded, unshocking, and tiresome. Warhol might turn over in his grave when I say it, but the simple truth is that the unintentionally bad--and three years earlier--film VALLEY OF THE DOLLS does much the same plot... and quite a bit better and with considerable panache.

    Sorry, girls.

    GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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  • oba9873
    3.0 out of 5 stars "The classis that made Candy famous"
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2002
    The world has gone around to many times to keep this one on the shelf.The movie is so funny and a feminist classic about the low life getting together to make it rich life.The movie makes me sick it is so funny.Jane Forth... makes a part as a foot rubber.Jackie,Candy and Holly start a womens liberation group against men....
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  • Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un film très actuel
    Reviewed in France on February 11, 2020
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    Paul Morrissey est un réalisateur quand même un peu à part... dont on a parfois du mal à percevoir l'humour : même quand il part dans la pure déconnade avec son diptyque Chair pour Frankenstein/Du sang pour Dracula, certains ignorent que le gore se mêle à l'idéologie (bolchévique) pour se jouer des discours politiques. Ses films auront d'ailleurs été tellement mal compris que Morrissey nous reviendra avec son Chien des Baskerville explicitement bouffon, histoire de mettre les points sur les "i"... Women in Revolt, comme Trash et Heat, fait partie de ces sympathiques plaisanteries cyniques : quand Morrissey se moque, il le fait avec toute l'exagération d'un John Waters (le jeu de Holly Woodman est extrême) tout en gardant une certaine retenue (Candy Darling), ou plutôt mêle les éléments opposés et génère un entre-deux (une synthèse), celui incarné par Jacky Curtis. Women in Revolt est un film d'une brûlante actualité, malgré le demi-siècle qui nous en sépare : le féminisme avait-il déjà ce caractère grostesque qu'il a pris aujourd'hui, à travers les discours éculé et hors-propos sur le prétendu patriarcat ? Si le film manque parfois de subtilité, il n'en est pas moins un grand moment de cinéma, un véritable coup de gueule contre la sottise victimise qui n'a certainement pas lieu d'être.
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  • ボールペン・タートルネック
    3.0 out of 5 stars ウッドローン嬢が見せ場をさらう小品
    Reviewed in Japan on August 30, 2002
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    三人の女性の仕事と恋愛の顛末が描かれていく。オープニングはその三人の女それぞれの姿がスピィディにスケッチされる。ワクワク期待させる程に、この幕開けは見事だ。
    ポール・モリセイ監督の長所が見られる。
    が物語は徐々に単調になる・・・。レズビアン団体が発足されることになり三人も参加するエピソード。主要キャストが顔を揃える序盤の見せ場であるが、演出が単調で退屈！　ただ救いはハリー・ウッドローンが演じるヒロインの暴走ぶり。議論はそっちのけで、参加していた男性と乱交を始める始末。そんなことだから団体は自然に解散となる。
    中盤からは三人の女性の顛末が描かれる。一人はエージェントに体を売りモデルとしての成功を手に入れる。一人は理想とするマッチョとの恋を手に入れる。そしてウッドローンは・・・。
    恋にも仕事にも見放されたウッドローンが、ホームレスとなり街を彷徨い歩くシーンは圧巻といっていい。
    小品という印象なのでクオリティとしては、これで良いのではないだろうか。というのはファンのひいき目か。
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