The one and only Tura Satana. Best remembered for her role as the fierce Varla in Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura’s real life was just as wild and unapologetic as her on-screen persona. And her post-film legacy was just as noteworthy, leaving a fist-shaped mark on pop culture and an indelible signature in burlesque stages, queer clubs, and comic conventions everywhere.
Cast
Margaret Cho
Narrator (voice)
Tura Satana
Self (archive footage)
John Waters
Self
David Henry Hwang
Self
Kitten Natividad
Self
Dennis Busch
Self
Pamela Des Barres
Self
Ted V. Mikels
Self
Joshua Grannell
Self
Tara Moss
Self
Dita Von Teese
Self
Eric C. Charmelo
Self
Angel Walker
Self
Greg Proops
Self
Siouxzan Perry
Self
Lani Satana
Self
Jade Satana
Self
Nancy Wang Yuen
Self
Selene Luna
Self
B. Ruby Rich
Self
Kiteh Kawasaki
Self
Sharla Deffendall
Self
Angel Anderson
Tura
Russ Meyer
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Cody Jarrett
Director, Writer, Producer, Camera Operator
David E. Diano
Director of Photography
Margaret Cho
Executive Producer
Sarah J. Martin
Executive Producer
Max Borges
Co-Executive Producer
Joseph Dickstein
Co-Executive Producer
Siouxzan Perry
Producer
Helen Macfarlane
Associate Producer
Philip W. Chung
Consulting Producer
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