[NY Post}- 'THIS RAPACIOUS new breed prowls alone and in packs, operating on any level. Anytime, anywhere and with anybody. Who are they? Your secretary, a doc tor's receptionist or . . . a go-go dancer!"
This was part of the deadpan opening narration to Russ Meyer's 1966 cult trash movie classic "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (Meyers also gave the world "The Immoral Mr. Teas," "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" and "Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens.")
"Pussycat" was about three powerful, murderous, bike-riding strippers, played memorably by Tura Satana, Lori Williams and Haji. You won't see TCM's Robert Osborne discussing this trio, but, believe me, millions of film fans who cherish a certain lurid genre revere these names.
I told you a while back that Quentin Tarantino - no slouch in the over-the-top department - is eager to remake "Pussycat." And now he thinks he may have found at least one of his leading ladies in the form of Tera Patrick, who is the No. 1 "erotic performer" in the world.
(Readers of Playboy and Penthouse will recognize her.) Montana-born Miss Patrick received a degree in biology from the University of Boise and worked as emergency tech nurse. Still, she had a higher calling. Modeling led to work in the adult film field and now she's rolling in it. Money, that is.
But, though still a hot ticket - and remarkably sophisticated and grounded, considering the milieu she rules, Tera says, "I am the first to admit I can't do this forever! I'd love to cross over and do more 'regular' movies." Tarantino, who has admired her past performances, thinks his "Pussycat" remake might be the mainstream jump start Tera needs.
In the meantime, while she awaits the official red carpet, Tera and her husband, musician Evan Seinfeld, continue to build on their joint endeavor, Teravision, which produces her films for distribution. This is a uniquely American success story, even if it is not quite what Horatio Alger had in mind!
