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MANSFIELD 66/67

Dir. P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, 2017.
USA. 85 min.

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2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Jayne Mansfields fatal and legendary car crash, yet we are still left to wonder: was her life spinning out of control in the last two years of her life, or...did the devil make her do it?

Known as the Working Mans Monroe and the smartest dumb blonde, Jayne Mansfield was a taboo-taunting, bodacious babe with brains and maybe, just maybe...a sexy Satanist as well? P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes (producers of Room 237) dive into Mansfields life and career, but especially her tumultuous final two years and her mysterious friendship with Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey. But this isnt your regular bio-doc: expect some campy (yet educational) song and dance numbers amid the tornado of rumors and speculations as to whether or not Jaynes death was actually caused by a malicious curse.

The film features interviews with the likes of John Waters, Tippi Hedren, Mamie Van Doren, and Kenneth Anger, who discuss the mark that Mansfield left, the ways in which she was ahead-of-her-time, and above all the mythology surrounding her life and untimely demise that made her such a fascinating figure in Hollywood Babylon.