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Movie poster: Mudhoney (1965)
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1965 · 92 min Drama Thriller
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

In this Depression-era tale, Calef is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef gets involved with Lute's niece, Hannah. But she is married to Sidney, a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher plot against Calef, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1965
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Thriller
Director Russ Meyer
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (45 votes)

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The director constructs a tense drama from the clash between raw desire and the hypocritical cruelty of a backwater town. He relies on stark naturalism and a simmering pace to explore the inevitable march toward tragedy.

What lingers after the final frame is the bleak, tactile portrait of human passion as the only dangerous refuge in a world of dust and despair. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Russ Meyer

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Watch late at night, undisturbed, to absorb its slow-burning tension.

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