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Russ Meyer's Mondo Topless

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A lively, bouncy, kaleidoscopic view on the topless dance girls of the late 60's.

The most memorable short scene, is that of a ridiculously proportioned girl, Darlene Grey, doing a topless boogie in the desert. Otherwise petite, she almost falls over on several occasions, because of the weight of her swinging breasts!
Unlikely to be forgotten in a hurry.

Topless go-go girls abound in this wonderfully skewed, ultra-hip documentary from the one-and-only Russ Meyer. Great girls and great music.

Pat Barringer puts on an 0scar worthy perfomance of the topless! You'll frunkis with delight over this movie.

Topless chicks dancing around to a narrator's voice that is the funniest thing I've ever heard. Imagine the voice of a 1940s newsreel, now make it loud and agressive, now imagine him saying phrases like:

"She's skilled in the art of the topless!"
"But enough of this palaver"

Now multiply the funny level of what you imagined by 10x. Words don't do it justice, you've got to see this movie for yourself. Fantastic.

Mondo Topless is a raunchy Russ Meyer 1960s film that features topless dancers (a little history for non-Boomers - sometimes called "go-go girls") from that era. The whole movie is underscored by over-the-top narration and crappy rock'n roll from that period. It's fun for a while but wears a little thin.

I'LL BE 73 IN APRIL AND I REMEMBER GOING TO THE THEATRE WHEN I WAS MUCH YOUNGER AND ENJOYING THE RUSS MEYER MOVIES. THIS VIDEO IS A VERY GOOD MIND JUGLER.

Why is it that these lucky guys who get to make films with these lovely women never get it right? Clearly the most beautiful woman in the entire movie is Darlene Grey, the only reason why I purchased the movie. Russ did not do justice to her. In fact he blew it. We see a 1 minute dance of her from a distance, clearly not a good enough view to really appreaciate her humogous breasts. The other shots of her were only for a few seconds spaced throughout the movie. Again in one 3 second clip she is half submerged in water, unable again to view her wonderful assets. Yet Russ spends ample time on less attractive smaller brested women. Clearly Russ got it all wrong. This is one of the very few vidoes of Darlene Grey, left for posterity as an historical document, and it leaves the viewer very disappointed and frustrated.

All hail the hedonistic dance of the leather belt.