Mansfield 66/67

{{short description|2017 film directed by P. David Ebersole}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Mansfield 66/67

| image = Mansfield_66&,47;67_Festival_Poster_by_((Shag_(artist).png

| alt = Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey ares the subjects of this documentary

| caption = Festival poster by Shag

| director = P. David Ebersole
Todd Hughes

| producer = P. David Ebersole
Todd Hughes
Larra Anderson
Alison Martino

| editing = P. David Ebersole
Todd Hughes
Joel Maudsley
Luke Smith

| music = James Peter Moffatt
Robert Davis

| cinematography = John Tanzer (U.S.)
Larra Anderson (UK)

| studio = The Ebersole Hughes Company

| distributor = Gunpowder & Sky
Peccadillo Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2017|1|29|IFFR|2017|10|27|United States|2018|4|12|United Kingdom}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States
United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Mansfield 66/67 is a 2017 documentary musical directed by P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes about the last two years of actress Jayne Mansfield's life. The film examines the rumors surrounding Mansfield's untimely death, and relationship with Anton LaVey as a celebration of Mansfield's life on the 50th anniversary of her death.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/mansfield-6667-trailer-jayne-mansfield-interest-satanic-rituals-death-1201774444/|title='Mansfield 66/67' Trailer Examines Jayne Mansfield's Interest in Satanic Rituals and Her Untimely Death|publisher=IndieWire|date=27 January 2017|accessdate=2 June 2017|author=Liz Calvario|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815180344/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/mansfield-6667-trailer-jayne-mansfield-interest-satanic-rituals-death-1201774444/|url-status=live}}

Background

Mansfield 66/67 was conceived when writers P. David Ebersole & Todd Hughes couldn't get their narrative The Devil Made Her Do It produced, and instead decided to present their Mansfield/LaVey story as a documentary. More than 100 students and staff from Leeds Beckett University worked with the filmmakers to bring the film to life,{{cite web|url=http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0916-hollywood-film-shoot-gives-students-and-staff-their-first-professional-film-credit/|work=Leeds Beckett University|title=Hollywood Film shoot gives students and staff their first professional film credit|author=Kelly Scotney|date=2016-09-20|accessdate=2 June 2017}} inviting Ben Wilkins to re-mix the film in Leeds as a Master Class.

The film was released theatrically in North America for Halloween 2017, and in the UK in April 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/jayne-mansfield-doc-heads-to-america/5118416.article|title=Jayne Mansfield doc heads to America|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=2 June 2017|publisher=Screen Daily|author=Orlando Parfitt|archive-date=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530172046/http://www.screendaily.com/news/jayne-mansfield-doc-heads-to-america/5118416.article|url-status=live}}

Synopsis

Mansfield 66/67 is largely made up of modern day interviews with celebrities, historians, & psychologists, interspersed with scenes from Mansfield's library of work, performance art by students working on the film, and animations. It summarizes the career of actress Jayne Mansfield, spending the bulk of the film detailing her relationship with Anton LaVey, the Church of Satan, and the 2 years leading up to her death in 1967.

The film's soundtrack was released in 2017 by The Ebersole Hughes Company Records and Tapes featuring: Robert Davis, James Peter Moffatt, Donna Loren, The 5.6.7.8's, The Wayfarers, Ann Magnuson, White Rabbit Club, Mikey Silverman, Larra Anderson, and Maurice Gainen.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamespetermoffatt.com/mansfield6667|title=mansfield 66/67|accessdate=27 February 2021|publisher=james peter moffatt|author=james peter moffatt}}

Cast

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