Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)

Director:

Harry Moses

Writer (WGA):

Harry Moses (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

An Art Film

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Question In Title | Profanity In Title

Cast

Teri Horton	...	Herself
Tod M. Volpe	...	Himself (as Tod Volpe)
Ben Heller	...	Himself
Nick Carone	...	Himself
John Myatt	...	Himself
Peter Paul Biro	...	Himself
Thomas Hoving	...	Himself
Jeffrey Bergen	...	Himself
Joseph D. Beam	...	Himself (as Joe Beam)
Judy Hill	...	Herself
Teri Paquin	...	Herself
Bill Page	...	Himself
Ron Spencer	...	Himself
Allan Stone

Also Known As:

Finding Jackson Pollock (USA) (working title)
Who the Fuck Is Jackson Pollock? (International: English title) (uncensored intended title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language.

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Company:

Hewitt Group

Movie Connections:

References White Heat (1949)

Interesting personal story & look at the "Art" world

This documentary tells the story of Teri Horton's crusade to get her $5 garage sale find certified as a genuine Jackson Pollock painting. I found myself really enjoying her feisty, earthy spirit, and contrasting it with the attitude of the "Art" world, which has been so dismissive of her claim, because it comes from outside their commonly held standards and beliefs. The contrast between her truck drivin', swearin', fried chicken & beer, trailer park life and the rarified "art world" people she was dealing with is both striking and funny. I must confess that, along with Teri, I knew very little about Jackson Pollock. Seeing this movie has impelled me to find out more about his interesting life.