Mudhoney

Mudhoney (1965)

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California McKinney (John Furlong) is hitchhiking to the state he was named for after serving a five-year sentence for manslaughter. He runs out of money in Spooner, MO, and finds work at a farm run by Lute Wade (Stuart Lancaster) and his niece, Hannah Brenshaw (Antoinette Christiani). All Calif… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Russ Meyer
Written By
Raymond Friday Locke, W.E. Sprague
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Apr 3, 1996

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Lacerating

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Meyer proves he's a square at heart, that he prefers big breasts over good acting and makes undemanding B films.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael G


    Being a Russ Meyer movie, Mudhoney full of extreme, over-the-top characters and craziness. And big boobs. As easy as it is to dismiss this movie as a sleazy excuse to see stacked women naked, there actually is a story lurking around. Sure, you've probably heard it before dozens… More

  • El Hombre I


    While director Russ Meyer isn't perhaps the first film maker you'd go to for a morality tale, his work has an interesting take on the struggle between good and evil, often within the same character. The theme is how one man's evil can bring a whole community down to his… More

  • Doctor S


    'Mudhoney' Good, Sticky, Sleazy Trash What else would you expect from B-movie meister Russ Meyer? Hal Hopper as Sidney Brenshaw is one of the slimiest, most loathesome screen characters ever.

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