Myra Breckinridge is a 1970 campy comedy film based on Gore Vidal's 1968 novel of the same name, the film was directed by Michael Sarne, with 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, but Edith Head designed Mae West's costumes. Like the novel, the picture was controversial for its sexual explicitness, but unlike the novel, Myra... Breckinridge received little to no critical praise and has been cited as one of the worst films ever made. Filming was also laden with controversy, due to Michael Sarne being granted complete control over the project. Sarne quickly went overbudget due to his unorthodox techniques, which included spending up to seven hours at a time by himself, "thinking," leaving the cast to wait around on set for him to return so that filming could commence.
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| Release date: | June 24, 1970 |
| Directed by: | Mike Sarne |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Fryer, David Giler |
| Music by: | John Phillips |
| Cinematography: | Richard Moore |
| Screenplay by: | Gore Vidal, Mike Sarne, David Giler |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Myra Breckinridge |
| Genre: | Comedy |