Haji (born January 24, 1946 ) is a Canadian-born actress and former exotic dancer known for her role in the Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. She has made significant contributions to her work by introducing new elements of psychedelia and witchcraft as well as writing most of her own dialogue.
Born Barbarella Catton in Québec, Canada, Haji appeared in several Russ Meyer films, including Motorpsycho (1965), Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), Good Morning and... Goodbye! (1967), and Supervixens (1975).
In 2003, her most recent work, she starred as 'Moonji' in Killer Drag Queens on Dope. Currently, she resides in Malibu, California. She was featured as one of the top 1,000 most glamorous ladies of the 20th century in the book Glamorous Girls of the Century by Steve Sullivan. She was also interviewed in the book Invasion of the B-Girls by Jewel Shepard.
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With the snap of her fingers, Binto can defy the laws of nature. She can do everything from transporting her friends to instantly commanding a thunderstorm. Okay... maybe that's just her imagination. But in Kennedy Park, kids are not constrained by the conventions of reality. Kids of the World features 11 young people who once lived in Africa, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere in the United States, who now find themselves in Lewiston, Maine, sharing one communal park. The kids were invited to make up stories - some based on their personal lives, some completely fictional - and then discuss, reenact, and perform these stories on the BIG SCREEN. Part documentary and part fantasy - Kids of the World is all fun.
11 Kids, 4 Stories, 1 Park
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Richard Pittler lives life on his terms. With a deeply rooted belief in his own superiority and a complete disregard for others, he insults and offends everyone in his path, neither knowing nor caring how his actions may impact them. From berating a prostitute who offers to make him breakfast, to bluntly inquiring about the status of his coworker's menstrual cycle, Richard never thinks twice about the consequences of his behaviors. He's never had to. There haven't been any consequences...yet. But, will there be? Does what goes around eventually come around? Or, is Karma nothing more than a really cool stripper name?
What happens when you think you're immune from Karma?
A little movie about a big prick.
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A CD containing a virus that can eliminate the US missile defense system. Leaving America venerable to terrorist. Falls into the hands of two unsuspecting nincompoops. A Russian mob holds a gorgeous undercover FBI agent hostage in exchange for the CD.
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"Offside" is about a group of Iranian girls who attempts to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium dressed as boys in order to watch a big football match but some get caught and arrested. After the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran, women are not allowed to enter the stadiums.
Keywords: 2000s, bahrain, controversy, gender-disguise, iran, iranian, iranian-soldier, jail, law, mobile-phone
In Iran, All Women Are Banned From Men's Sporting Events
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Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. Despite family opposition, his fiancée stands by him as together they challenge both the authority of family and state to lead their own lives.
Keywords: africa, bourgeoisie, director-cameo, family-relationships, famine, fiancee, flashback, hijab, imam, injustice
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Iranian businessman Haji returns to Manhattan with his new bride, Mariyam. Haji's friends plan a feast to celebrate the marriage in the traditional style, which includes a slaughtered lamb. Lamb's blood from the messy ritual dripping into the apartment below causes a suspicious neighbor to call the police. When Haji is killed in the ensuing police intervention, the widow Mariyam is wooed by Haji's friends. Sensing Mariyam's reluctance, Mohammed acts quickly to propose marriage with tragi-comedic consequences.
Keywords: independent-film
Jeannie: [to Jeannie II] And make sure you wear BOTH halves of your bikini!::[Jeannie II smiles and leaves the apartment]::Dori Green: [after Jeannie II has left] Just curious... which half of the bikini did your sister wear?::Jeannie: The left one.
Dori Green: You're both named Jeannie?::Jeannie II: Our mother was an efficiency expert.
well he was just about the baddest cat in Bagdad
I mean to tell you that this cat was so bad
he was as big as a tiger, mean as a snake
and when haji got angry, the walls would shake
Haji I'm the king of the Genies
Haji and shit Haji I'm the King of the Genies
moved to Florida, Jeanie's town
to start his own business and get down
his powers concealed nobody knew
he wheeled and dealed and did what Haji had to do
Haji I'm the king of the Genies
Haji and shit Haji I said I'm the King of the Genies
well lets go now he kicks full throttle from his bottle ladies wall to wall
The Bosstones partied with my man and man it was a ball
he kept things fired kept us wired betties, Bud and booze
bourbon in his turban and sheeba from his shoes
he busted out in a cloud of smoke he just left like he came
he's King of the Genies and all that shit
but what a stupid name my story is over Haji lives on
and he'll be around long after we're gone
because Genies don't die, and Haji wull rule
Haji is bad b-b-b-bad and cool
Haji I'm the king of the Genies
Haji and shit Haji I said I'm the King of the Genies