Self
A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.
Thanks
A história de Alana Kane e Gary Valentine crescendo, correndo e passando pela navegação traiçoeira do primeiro amor no Vale de San Fernando, 1973.
To pay tribute to one of his filmmaking heroes, Sean Price Willams adopts a style that’s just as out there as his subject, mixing new material and never-before-seen archival footage in this portrait of the underground film titan Robert Downey (A Prince).
Self
The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.
Self (archive footage)
Robert Frank revolucionou a fotografia e o cinema independente, fosse a retratar banqueiros, estrelas de rock ou mineiros. O filme mostra-nos um artista em ação, testemunha de uma era, recordando Jack Kerouac e Allen Ginsberg, com quem filmou a Beat Generation.
Self
Pablo mistura elementos de documentário e animação para contar a saga de "famoso desconhecido" Pablo Ferro, um homem com uma jornada pessoal que vai de Havana, durante a revolução pré-cubano para sua atual casa, na garagem atrás da casa de seu filho. A parte de animação do filme leva-nos através do sonho-paisagem das memórias de Pablo, enquanto a filmagem de um documentário narra uma vida muito excêntrica de um artista de 72 anos, uma vez saudado por Stanley Kubrick como o pai do olhar dos anos sessenta e da estética MTV.
Himself
The story of legendary New York City disc jockey Bob Fass who pioneered free expression on the airwaves with his long running FM program 'Radio Unnameable'.
Judge Ramos
Um grupo de trabalhadores decide se vingar de um vigarista de Wall Street que roubou o dinheiro. Depois que os funcionários de um luxuoso condomínio descobrem que o bilionário da cobertura roubou seu fundo de previdência, eles montam um plano de vingança: um roubo insano para recuperar o que foi tirado deles.
Interviewer
Rittenhouse Square is an impressionistic, music-filled documentary about a small Philadelphia park - "the spot" - where people go to meet friends, find romance, muse about life and enjoy the beauty of nature and the opposite sex.
Director
Rittenhouse Square is an impressionistic, music-filled documentary about a small Philadelphia park - "the spot" - where people go to meet friends, find romance, muse about life and enjoy the beauty of nature and the opposite sex.
Director
In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.
Baker
FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences. Along the way, she finds romance, saves the planet and finds new meaning in her life.
Associate Producer
STRUT! spotlights the world of the Philadelphia Mummers and their annual parade. Each New Year's Day, electricians, longshoremen, plumbers, cops and other working class wizards transform the City of Brotherly Love into the world capital of Surrealism. Their boundless celebration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of joy capture the heart and soul of America. The parade is a delicious melting pot of pre-colonial history, Vaudeville slapstick, cultural diversity, and 4-minute Broadway shows. But the real flavor comes from the Mummers thrmselves, who personify what we hold most dear: The mandate of freedom and self-expression... the power of family and fraternity... the lessons of the immigrant experience... and the extraordinary inclusiveness and tolerance of everyone except the competition. Shot with no script and an easy-shifting point of view, the Mummers' colorful tale is told through revealing interviews, new and vintage footage, dazzling still photos, and irresistible music.
Man in House
Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) um investidor entediado com sua longa vida de solteiro. Um belo dia, ele acorda e começa a imaginar como teria sido sua vida se tivesse se casado com Kate (Téa Leoni), sua namorada nos tempos de colégio. Até que, repentinamente, Jack acorda e se vê um feliz marido, casado com Kate, pai de duas crianças e levando uma tranquila vida no subúrbio.
Crew Member Cameo
Um dia em San Fernando Valley, na Califórnia, nos arredores da rua Magnólia, as vidas de nove personagens são interligadas através de um programa de televisão onde um grupo de três crianças desafia três adultos, cujas histórias se cruzam por coincidências do destino.
Writer
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
Director
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
Burt, Studio Manager
Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) é um jovem de 17 anos sexualmente bem-dotado. Ele é descoberto por Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), um diretor veterano que o transforma em Dirk Diggler, uma celebridade da subcultura do mundo pornô no apogeu dos anos 1970. O sucesso faz com que Eddie se envolva no mundo das drogas e a súbita fama pode ter seu preço.
Telephone Voices
Michael Reynolds é um oncologista rico que possui um carro esportivo de $175.000, uma casa multimilionária e uma carreira de sucesso. Brandon “Blue” Monroe é um paciente terminal que sequestra Reynolds. Os dois estão indo para uma área sagrada do povo Navajo, quando começam a ser perseguidos.
Butler
Julius Caesar MacGruder é líder de uma desconhecida banda de rock, a Hail Caesar. Ele é apaixonado pela fútil Buffer, filha do milionário fabricante de borracha Booker T. Bidwell, que é absolutamente contra o romance dos dois e lhe propõe uma aposta: se Julius conseguisse ganhar US$100 mil em seis meses poderia namorar Buffer. Para ficar de olho em Julius, Bidwell oferece a ele um emprego na fábrica. Só que o rapaz é muito mais esperto do que parece e, além de se sair bem, acaba descobrindo o mistério de projeto “Big Pink”, para desgraça do empresário.
Self
A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve.
Writer
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
Director
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
NCAA Investigator
Johnny Walker (Anthony Michael Hall) é o melhor jogador de futebol da escola e está terminando o colegial, o que faz com que receba convites tentadores de várias faculdades. Só que ele havia prometido para a namorada que iriam estudar juntos na faculdade local e agora precisa decidir com qual das opções vai ficar. Comédia voltada ao público adolescente e com humor escatológico.
Weinberg
A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home empty and his family gone.
Director
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.
Writer
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.
Director
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.
Thomas Bateman
O Agente Federal Richard Chance (Petersen) tem contas a acertar, e está cansado de jogar de acordo com as regras. Mesmo que para isso tenha que chantagear uma bela garota, desobedecer a ordens diretas ou andar na contra-mão em uma movimentada estrada, ele jura que, custe o que custar, irá agarrar um assassino (Dafoe). Mas à medida que as coisas ficam mais sérias, será que a vingança de Chance pode acabar destruindo a ele mesmo?
Filmed in Wendover, Nevada, in early 1981, Energy and How to Get It combines documentary and fictional ideas. What began as a documentary film about Robert Golka, an engineer who was experimenting with ball lightening and the development of fusion as an energy force, was turned into a spoof on the documentary form, inserting fictional characters into the story such as the Energy Czar (William Burroughs), and a Hollywood agent (filmmaker Robert Downey). (mfah.org)
Director
Quatro adolescentes incorrigíveis são mandados por seus por seus pais para uma academia para garotos rebeldes. Lá, eles se metem em encrencas com um comandante sádico e uma série de excêntricas figuras, incluindo uma professora gostosa e um general com crônico problema de gases intestinais.
Writer
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris.
Screenplay
A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.
Story
A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.
Director
A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.
Screenplay
A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families. (IMDb)
Director
A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families. (IMDb)
Screenplay
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.
Director
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.
Himself
Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.
Head of Ad Agency
This oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New York City.
Writer
In a pound, 18 dogs wait to be adopted.
Director
In a pound, 18 dogs wait to be adopted.
Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited)
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Producer
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Writer
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Director
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Desk Clerk
A doctor and nurse sneak away for a kinky encounter, only to be interrupted by a cop... with a secret of his own.
Pvt. Stewart Thompson
A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.
Writer
A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.
Director
A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.
Editor
A visual montage accompanied by an audio recording of Cullum teaching a class of first grade students geography. Provides an example of Cullum's method for fostering student participation through creative activities.
Cinematography
A visual montage accompanied by an audio recording of Cullum teaching a class of first grade students geography. Provides an example of Cullum's method for fostering student participation through creative activities.
Editor
An experimental film featuring students of Westchester County, NY performing and interpreting various pieces of Shakespeare's plays, as well as engaging in other Cullum-led activities. Depicts examples of Cullum's mixing of poetry, drama, and play to foster educational motivation.
Cinematography
An experimental film featuring students of Westchester County, NY performing and interpreting various pieces of Shakespeare's plays, as well as engaging in other Cullum-led activities. Depicts examples of Cullum's mixing of poetry, drama, and play to foster educational motivation.
Producer
A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.
Writer
A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.
Director
A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.
Cinematography
A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.
Director
A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.
Producer
The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.
Writer
The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.
Director
The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.
Producer
During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)
Writer
During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)
Director
During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)
During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers. (IMDb)
Cinematography
In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.
Director
In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.
