Paul Hunt, born in 1942, emerged as a significant figure in underground cinema, making his mark as both an actor and director. He directed and wrote The Harem Bunch (1969), a film that encapsulates the era's experimental spirit, while also showcasing his acting talent in Lila (1968) and The Scavengers (1969). With a career beginning in 1965, Hunt's work reflects a dedication to pushing boundaries in film, contributing to the cult cinema landscape that SassyFlix celebrates.
Lila
A seemingly good-natured go-go dancer who strips at a seedy topless bar on the Sunset Strip. After taking LSD, Lila becomes a psychopathic serial killer. She continues to pick up men at the bar where she is employed, but after her sanity is lost she routinely is interrupted mid-coitus by psychedelic bad trips in which she visualizes a balding, half-naked old man clutching wads of cash in one hand and a bunch of bananas in the other. These psychotic episodes cause her to murder her partners by stabbing them with a screwdriver and dismembering them with a rusty meat cleaver (or in one case, a garden hoe) while imagining that she is cutting up cantaloupes and watermelons. As pieces of the victims' bodies are discovered in cardboard boxes, she is pursued by a pair of Los Angeles Police Department detectives played by Steven Vincent and M.K. Evans. The narrative is interrupted by long sequences of topless dancing, softcore pornography, and recreational drug use.
