Severin Films have announced the full list of Special Features for their release of Russ Meyer’s VIXEN, SUPERVIXENS and BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTARAVIXENS. The nine hours of Severin-curated bonus materials shine a spotlight on each film’s historic critical and commercial success, nationwide censorship battles and notoriety as landmark American independent films. Hailed by The San Francisco Chronicle as “a pop visionary,” Meyer’s legendary trilogy – each making their Worldwide UHD/Blu-ray Premiere – is being released in collaboration with The Russ Meyer Charitable Trust from negatives restored by The Museum of Modern Art and Severin Films.

VIXEN includes an all-new audio commentary and on-camera interview with long-elusive star Erica Gavin, as well as a new featurette on the film’s historic Cincinnati court battles. SUPERVIXENS boasts a never-before seen archival interview with actor Charles Napier of THE BLUES BROTHERS fame and the U.S. disc premiere of the 1988 Russ Meyer episode of Jonathan Ross’ The Incredibly Strange Film Show. BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS – co-written by Meyer and Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Ebert – includes an archival interview with star and latter-day Russ muse Kitten Natividad, plus Meyer’s infamous 1979 appearance on a Tucson talk show. All three films feature revealing archival audio
commentaries by Russ himself, who passed away in 2004

“In addition to our unprecedented restorations, these Special Features collectively comprise a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Russ Meyer’s legacy,” says David Gregory, co-founder and CEO of Severin Films. “The entire Severin Team is enormously proud of our ongoing efforts to honor Russ Meyer the man, the First Amendment warrior and the American filmmaking legend.” VIXEN, SUPERVIXENS and BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS will be released on Blu-ray and UHD.

The UHD and Blu-ray releases will be available for pre-order at the Severin Films UK webstore which started 8 November 2024 ahead of the UK release on 27 January 2025.

Special Features for VIXEN

Archival Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Producer/Cinematographer/Co-
Editor/Director Russ Meyer
Audio Commentary with Actress Erica Gavin
Trailer
BLU-RAY:
1981 Censor Prologue (Theatrical Re-Release)
Archival Audio Commentary with co-writer/Producer/Cinematographer/Co-
Editor/Director Russ Meyer
Audio Commentary with Actress Erica Gavin
Woman… Or Animal? – Interviews With Actors Erica Gavin And Harrison Page
David Del Valle’s The Sinister Image with Guests Russ Meyer And Yvette Vickers
Entertainment… Or Obscenity? – Marc Edward Heuck on the Film’s Historic Cincinnati
Censorship Battles
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Special Features for SUPERVIXENS
UHD:
Archival Audio Commentary with writer/cinematographer/editor/producer/director Russ Meyer
Trailer
BLU-RAY:
Archival Audio Commentary with Writer/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer/Director Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer Versus the Porn-Busters – Mike Carroll Interview with Russ Meyer
‘The Return Of Harry Sledge – Interview With Actor Charles Napier’
The Incredibly Strange Film Show Season 1, Episode 5: Russ Meyer
Trailer
TV Spot

Special Features for BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS
UHD:
Archival Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor/Director Russ Meyer
Trailer
BLU-RAY:
Archival Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor/Director Russ Meyer
The Latin Brünhilde – Interview with Actress Kitten Natividad
Talk It Over – Ellen Adelstein Interviews Russ Meyer for Her Tucson Talk Show In 1979
Still Talking It Over – New Interview with Ellen Adelstein
Trailer