TURA! (2025)

7.0/10 • 105 min • Documentary

Overview

The one and only Tura Satana. Best remembered for her role as the fierce Varla in Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura’s real life was just as wild and unapologetic as her on-screen persona. And her post-film legacy was just as noteworthy, leaving a fist-shaped mark on pop culture and an indelible signature in burlesque stages, queer clubs, and comic conventions everywhere.

Cast

Margaret Cho

Narrator (voice)

Tura Satana

Self (archive footage)

John Waters

David Henry Hwang

Kitten Natividad

Dennis Busch

Ted V. Mikels

Joshua Grannell

Tara Moss

Dita Von Teese

Eric C. Charmelo

Angel Walker

Greg Proops

Self

Selene Luna

B. Ruby Rich

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