TURA!

TURA!

105 mins | Documentary | Aug. 1, 2025

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.

TURA!

105 mins | Documentary | Aug. 1, 2025

TURA!
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.
Producers Varla Screen Partners, Tropico Corporation, Tura Satana
Original title TURA!
Directors Cody Jarrett
Writers Cody Jarrett

Cast

Margaret Cho

as Narrator (voice)

Tura Satana

as Self (archive footage)

John Waters

as Self

Dennis Busch

as Self

Ted V. Mikels

as Self

Joshua Grannell

as Self

Tara Moss

as Self

Dita Von Teese

as Self

Angel Walker

as Self

Greg Proops

as Self

Siouxzan Perry

as Self

Lani Satana

as Self

Jade Satana

as Self

Nancy Wang Yuen

as Self

Selene Luna

as Self

B. Ruby Rich

as Self

Kiteh Kawasaki

as Self

Angel Anderson

as Tura

Russ Meyer

as Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

as archive footage