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Title: A Poor Book About an Increasingly Obscure Filmmaker
Review: Big Bosoms and Square Jaws is a biography of Russ Meyer whose claim to fame is that he was one of the very few individuals who rose from making porno flicks to making big budget Hollywood movies such as "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" and "Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill!" These movies were once fairly popular, but have become increasingly forgotten and Meyer's movies have invariably fared poorly in the VHS & DVD markets.Big Bosoms and Square Jaws is a book that falls short of the mark. It is one of those "quickie" books that takes only a superficial look at its subject. There is little on how Meyer was able to pull off the feat of going from the professional disgrace of the porno flick racket to becoming a big budget Hollywood filmmaker. Nor is there much on Meyer's relationship with Roger Ebert and Meyer's role in Ebert's becoming a big shot movie critic. There really is not much in the line of meat in this book, despite its high price tag.
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