What were the original venues for Russ Meyer films? Who was the original target demographic?
The target audience was educated youth. We went to universities and Russ would do talks, and I’d go along, and then we’d open in the city, and they’d all flock, mostly young people. He also had a following from when he was a Playboy photographer; the older ones liked the pinups, and the younger ones liked his films because he was self-made, he didn’t take no bullshit from the studios.
