Writer/director Russ Meyer captured something primal in his 1965 flop-turned-cult-favorite,
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Three go-go dancers (Tura Satana, Haji and Lori Williams) commit crimes and race through the desert in a Porsche in search of thrills. When they encounter a young couple on a date, they kill the man and kidnap the girl, taking her deeper into the wasteland in search of a rumored hidden stash of cash. Local film fanatic Tom Stockman hosts the Webster Film Series' screening of
Faster, Pussycat! tonight at 8 p.m. at the Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood;
www.webster.edu/film-series). After the film, Stockman will share his 2008 interview with Tura Satana, which he conducted on-stage at the Way Out Club shortly before her death. A selection of Stockman's Russ Meyer and Tura Satana memorabilia also on display. Tickets for this extravaganza of cleavage and carnage are $5.