Goodbye Pussycat…

Sad news today for fans of weird and cult movies. Tura Satana, star of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and the Astro-Zombies series has died, aged 72. Famed, and much admired, for her impressive build and distinctive looks, Tura's portrayal of the psychopathic Varla in Faster... won her a sizeable cult following. Which, having somewhat presciently thought to trademark her likeness, belatedly brought Tura some success (Yahoo News).

It is perhaps some small comfort that Ms. Satana will now be spared seeing Kim Kardashian's proposed reprisal of her role in the Tarrantino remake of her signature film, expected out in 2012. For connoisseurs of the original, here's the title sequence, with music courtesy of The Bostweeds.

(Image from AmpedAsia.com)

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Posted By: Dumbfounded - Mon Feb 07, 2011
Category: Movies | Obituaries | 1960s

Comments

RIP Tura 😖

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/4040473527_0d86f69359_o.jpg

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 02/07/11 at 02:49 PM

I hope my pic is correct. I linked from a fan site of hers. The name on it is that of the photographer.

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 02/07/11 at 05:06 PM

we will forgive you dumbfounded as you were clearly not looking at her face at the time! 😜
bd i swear, i think you could find nude pics of mother teresa!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/07/11 at 08:50 PM

well, she was a beautiful girl, that's for sure. thanks nb.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/08/11 at 04:20 PM

Thanks notbad ... I saw those but only linked the one that was a bit more discreet. I know I forgive you.

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 02/08/11 at 04:32 PM

:gulp: Turned them back to links for you.
(Well that certainly woke me up this morning!)

Posted by Dumbfounded on 02/09/11 at 05:01 AM

thank you dumbfounded, i wasn't sure how to proceed. you are the best!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/09/11 at 06:19 AM

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