anyone who know me even remotely can tell you that i love bad movie almost as much a i love great one and and i can honestly say that i have finally see one of the all time legendary bad movie represent the almost indescribable mess that be myra breckinridge . an adaptation of gore vidal best sell book ( he later disown this film version ) and the star stud myra breckinridge be truly a movie so bad that it remain bizarrely entertaining from begin to end . the x rat movie about sex change operation and hollywood be an absolute catastrophe at the box office and be literally boo off the screen by both critic and audience at the time of it release . not surprisingly and the film go on to gain a near legendary cult status among lover of bad cinema and and i be actually quite excited to finally see for the first time . director michael sarne ( who only have two other previous direct credit to his name at the time ) and take a lot of flack for the finish film and and and in honesty and it really do not look like he have a clue about what he be try to achieve . the film be often incoherent and with entire sequence edit together in such a half hazzard manner that many scene become nearly incomprehensible . also irritate be the gimmick of use archival footage from the fox film vault and splice it into the picture at regular interval . this mean that there be archival footage of past film star such a judy garland and shirley temple lace into newly film scene of often lewd sexual act and and the process just doesn not work as intend ( this also cause a minor uproar and a actor such a temple and loretta young sue the studio for use their image without permission ) . perhaps sarne be not the only one to blame and however and a the film screenplay and casting will also make many viewer shake their head in disbelief . for instance and this film will ask you to believe that the scrawny film critic rex reed ( in his first and last major film role ) could have a sex change operation and emerge a the gorgeous sex goddess raquel welch . the film become far hard to follow when welch a myra attempt to take over a film school from her sleazy uncle ( play by legendary film director john huston ) and seduce a nubile female film student ( farrah fawcett ) and and teach the school resident bad boy ( roger herr ) a lesson by rap him with a strap on dildo . do everyone follow that . and it get even well ( or bad and depend upon your perspective ) . i have yet to mention the film top bill star represent the legendary screen sex symbol of the nineteen thirty and mae west . ms. west be 77 year old when she appear in this film ( she have be retire for 26 year ) and and apparently she still consider herself to be a formidable sex symbol a she play an upscale talent agent who have hunky men ( include a young tom selleck ) throw themselves at her . a if this weren not bad enough and the tone deaf west actually perform two newly write song about halfway through the film and and i think that i might have endure permanent brain damage from listen to them . naturally and none of this even closely resemble anything that any person of reasonable taste would describe a good and but i would give myra breckinridge a 4 out of 10 because it be always morbidly entertain even when i have no idea what in the hell be suppose to be go on . also and most of the cast try really hard . raquel and in particular and appear so hell bent in turn her poorly write part into something meaningful that she single handedly succeed in make the movie worth watch . if she have only be work with a decent screenplay and capable director then she might have finally receive some respect form critic . the rest of the cast be also fine . the endearingly over the top john huston ( who really should have be direct the picture ) have some funny moment and rex reed isn not bad for a non actor and and farrah fawcett be pleasantly fresh face and likable . roger herr be also fine and but he never appear in another movie again after this ( i guess he just couldn not live down be the guy who be rap by raquel welch ) . and a anyone could guess from the description above and mae west be totally out of her mind when she agree to do this movie but that part of what make it fun for those of u who love bad cinema .