This film sunk Fox and was considered to be both a bomb as well as one of the first X-rated films ever to be released by a major studio (along with "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"). It's become a cult movie now, and it sounds as though there are a lot of stories connected to it. It would be a great subject for a book or a documentary.
shareI remember Rex Reed once made a comment that the entire movie was made with all the actors locked in their dressing rooms waiting for their lawyers to show up.
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Hey, interesting handle, Annie! Are you from Singapore? I grew up there and went to Bugis Street a few times before it was shut down by the city.
shareI never got to go to Singapore, but back in the late 1970's and early 1980's I had books and magazines that mentioned Bugis Street with photos.
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You may have already seen "Saint Jack." Check out another movie called "A Matter of Innocence." Also "The G.I. Executioner," a film I got to help them shoot in Singapore when I was a kid, but it's godawful, lol... all of these movies feature Bugis Street. There's also a Chinese film called "Bugis Street."
shareThank you. I saw Saint Jack a long time ago, but I don't remember too much about it. I wanted to see Bugis Street, but I've never got to see that one yet. I will look out for the other movies too.
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ANC did a Backstory episode on Myra. It featured an interview with Rex Reed and he was bitchy and fun. It's on Youtube.
shareExcept "Valley of the Dolls" was a huge box office hit. Critical bomb but huge box office
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