Eve and the Handyman
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| Eve and the Handyman | |
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| Directed by | Russ Meyer |
| Written by | Russ Meyer |
| Produced by | Russ Meyer |
| Starring | Eve Meyer Anthony-James Ryan |
| Cinematography | Russ Meyer |
| Edited by | Russ Meyer |
Production company | Eve Productions |
| Distributed by | Pad-Ram Enterprises |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Eve and the Handyman is a 1961 American comedy film written and directed by Russ Meyer.[2] The film stars Eve Meyer and Anthony-James Ryan. It was released on May 5, 1961, by Pad-Ram Enterprises.[3][4]
It was Meyer's follow up to The Immoral Mr. Teas, which had been very successful.[5][6]
Eve is dressed in a long raincoat and follows the handyman around as he makes his appointed rounds. She watches as he has humorous run-ins while cleaning toilets, taking scrap metal to the dump, cleaning windows, delivering a tree, climbing poles, and remaining a gentleman while trying to help a topless hitchhiker. But why is she watching him so carefully?
Cast
- Eve Meyer as Eve
- Anthony-James Ryan as the handyman
- Frank Bolger
- Iris Bristol
- Ken Parker
- Franklin H. Bolger as street sweeper
- Francesca Leslie as Francesca
- Florence E. Moore as restroom girl
- Jacqueline Stephens as nude model
Production
The female lead, Eve Meyer, was Russ Meyer's wife. It was the only film of his she starred in although she was heavily involved behind the scenes on most of his early films.[citation needed] She did her own hair and make up and cooked for the crew. "I never worked so hard in my life," she said later.[7]
The film's male lead, Anthony-James Ryan, was Russ Meyer's right hand man. The film was shot in San Francisco over a month in 1960. Ryan recalled, Eve typed the script, it wasn't even a script, just a list of ideas. That's all we had to work with. I improvised some of the stuff." Ryan also assisted in production.[8]
Meyer says there was a crew of four: himself, his assistant, Eve Meyer and Ryan.[9]
Ryan met his future wife, Jacqueline Stevens, while making the film. She played a nude model.[8]