“Russ Meyer began his career as a combat cameraman and went on to produce and direct a series of unusually vital low-budget ‘sex-comedies.' In B.V.D., his first studio venture, Meyer takes his increased budget to deliver a CinemaScope montage of relentless energy. His boyish love of extreme melodrama and pure film form blossoms in this complex cinema-farce. The wide screen is alive with visual humor and intelligence. Strong color close-ups are mixed with opera-like ensemble as we are catapulted through a rock'n'roll matrix of CinemaScope human affairs. Who else would give us the joy of a princess phone ringing full screen?” Nathaniel Dorsky
Critic Roger Ebert scripted the tale of “three young and talented girls (who) come to Hollywood, find love and success, and then are brought low by booze, drugs and pride.” The film was X-rated on its 1970 release but is now R-rated.