{"id":517,"date":"2009-04-23T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T20:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=517"},"modified":"2009-04-23T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T21:03:10","slug":"five-easy-questions-tura-satana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=517","title":{"rendered":"Five Easy Questions: TURA SATANA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-518\" title=\"pussycat_06\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pussycat_06.jpg\" alt=\"pussycat_06\" width=\"425\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pussycat_06.jpg 425w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pussycat_06-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>There are Legends, there are Icons, there are Super-women &#8211; and then there is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.turasatana.com\/\">TURA SATANA<\/a>, the immortal star of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russ_Meyer\">Russ Meyer&#8217;s<\/a> masterpiece <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faster,_Pussycat!_Kill!_Kill!\"><em>Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! <\/em><\/a>(1965) as well as many other cult classics, who boldly embodies all three attributes with stunning style, sensuality, wit and strength of character. I am privileged to know this great lady personally. But I still don&#8217;t mess with her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thrillville.net\">Will the Thrill<\/a><\/em><em>:<\/em> How did you get involved with the new Women In Prison film, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sugarboxx.com\/\"><em>Sugarboxx<\/em><\/a>?<br \/>\n<em>TS: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/272024\/an_interview_with_cult_film_director.html\">Cody Jarrett <\/a>wanted to use some of the Russ Meyer women in his film so he asked my manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/girlwerks\">Siouxzan (Perry)<\/a> if she could arrange it?\u00a0 Supposedly all of the gals from FPKK were going to be in it, but it turned out all he could afford was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kittenklub.com\/\">Kitten Natividad<\/a> and myself, beside using my manager Siouxzan in the film as well.\u00a0 I just play the judge in the film but had fun doing it.\u00a0 Cody did a good job on a shoestring budget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Thrill: <\/em>What are some of your best (or worst) memories of working with Russ Meyer?<br \/>\n<em>TS:<\/em> I really didn&#8217;t have any bad memories of working with Russ, except when we argued over the scene when I was crushing the vegetable with the car.\u00a0 We argued over the spinning back wheels\u00a0 of his car.\u00a0 I guess when I got so frustrated with him, I turned around and hit a railroad tie wall and broke my hand, he finally realized that I was serious about the scene.\u00a0 He finally gave in.\u00a0\u00a0 The best time was during the lunch scene and we had to get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0931186\/\">Lori (Williams)<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a> drunk for the last half of the scene.\u00a0 We had to make that the last scene of the day for Lori.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thrill<\/em>: What about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=358\">Ted V. Mikels<\/a>, with whom you worked on several cult classics (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Astro-Zombies\">Astro Zombies 1968<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0291330\/\">Mark of the Astro Zombies<\/a> 2002, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0069986\/\">The Doll Squad<\/a><\/em> <em>1973<\/em>)?<br \/>\n<em>TS: <\/em>Ted Mikels is a lovely man to work with, but he is a stickler for staying with the dialogue.\u00a0 I always enjoyed working with Ted.\u00a0 We had a ball doing <em>Doll<\/em> <em>Squad <\/em>because we filmed that on Catalina Island and the desert around Bakersfield, Ca.\u00a0 All of the ladies got along and enjoyed our stay at the vegetarian compound there.\u00a0 <em>Astro Zombies 1<\/em>, he basically wrote the script for me after catching my dance routine in Las Vegas.\u00a0 He wrote the second one as well, but he did have the budget for #2 that he had for the first one.\u00a0 The first was SAG sanctioned and was done on a SAG contract.\u00a0 The second was not.\u00a0 He is filming a third <em>AZ<\/em>, but he is using my ghost in the last one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-520\" title=\"pussycatkill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pussycatkill.jpg\" alt=\"pussycatkill\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pussycatkill.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/pussycatkill-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Thrill:<\/em> Though still best known for <em>Faster Pussycat<\/em>, one of the greatest films of all time, in any genre, you gave us fans a long, legendary, multi-layered life, including your career as an exotic cabaret dancer. What are your thoughts on the Art of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burlesque\">Burlesque<\/a>?<br \/>\n<em>TS:<\/em> I shall always try to help when it comes to entertainers who want to learn the art of stripping.\u00a0 I was an exotic dancer for 21 yrs and I have to say that I enjoyed every last minute as one.\u00a0 I also have the privilege of being voted one of the 10 Best Undressed for the 20th Century.\u00a0 I still say that most of the dancers have trouble using the full stage and it always bothers me that they don&#8217;t.\u00a0 Of course when I was dancing we had house singers and parade girls and chorus lines.\u00a0 We had first and second bananas,\u00a0 talking women and men,\u00a0 besides having the star of the show, co-star and extra added attractions.\u00a0 There are not shows like that any more.\u00a0 We also had vaudeville acts in between dancers.\u00a0 We had shows that were well worth seeing.\u00a0 Most of the women had flawless skin and gorgeous bodies draped with gorgeous and expensive costumes and headdresses. I used to carry a large box with me that held my 6 foot tall Buddha.\u00a0 I also carried my own orchestrations for the bands that played in the theaters.\u00a0 I would love to see burlesque back in its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burlesquehall.com\/\">glory days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-525\" title=\"tura11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tura11.jpg\" alt=\"tura11\" width=\"300\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tura11.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tura11-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Thrill: <\/em>What&#8217;s up next for the indestructible Tura?<br \/>\n<em>TS: <\/em>Well, I think that the next will be the filming of my documentary and whatever film I decide to do next.\u00a0 I will also be releasing my biography in book form at the same time that the documentary is ready for release in theaters.\u00a0 I think that it will be great news for the fans because they are all anxious for the biography to be released and I hope that they will love it as well.\u00a0 I am looking for the release of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robzombie.com\/\">Rob Zombie&#8217;s<\/a> animated film, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elsuperbeasto.com\/\"><em>The Haunted World of El<\/em><em> Superbeasto<\/em><\/a> .\u00a0 I will enjoy seeing that myself, because of my grandchildren.\u00a0 I think that the fact that he brought Varla back to life to be in his film is wonderful and I had a ball doing the voice over for it.\u00a0 Hopefully, I will be able to do more voice overs and some additional films before I fully retire.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thrill<\/em>: Anytime we can see &#8211; or hear &#8211; Tura Satana is a good time to me! Cheers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-519\" title=\"turakisswill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/turakisswill.jpg\" alt=\"turakisswill\" width=\"556\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/turakisswill.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/turakisswill-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><em>Tura and me: Faster Pussycat, thrill! thrill!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are Legends, there are Icons, there are Super-women &#8211; and then there is TURA SATANA, the immortal star of Russ Meyer&#8217;s masterpiece Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! 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