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Mary Jordan (writer)
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A mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of Jack Smith, the underground filmmaker... more | add synopsis
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One of the best documentary films I've seen - watch it more (6 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Jack Smith | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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| Nayland Blake | ... | Himself | |
| Ira Cohen | ... | Himself | |
| Tony Conrad | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Foreman | ... | Himself | |
| Ivan Galietti | ... | Himself | |
| Helen Gee | ... | Herself | |
| Robert Heide | ... | Himself | |
| Henry Hills | ... | Himself | |
| Gary Indiana | ... | Himself | |
| Ken Jacobs | ... | Himself | |
| Mike Kelley | ... | Himself | |
| George Kuchar | ... | Himself | |
| Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt | ... | Himself | |
| Sylvere Lotringer | ... | Himself | |
| Agosto Machado | ... | Himself | |
| Judith Malina | ... | Herself | |
| John Matturri | ... | Himself | |
| Taylor Mead | ... | Himself | |
| Jonas Mekas | ... | Himself | |
| Mario Montez | ... | Himself | |
| Billy Name | ... | Himself | |
| William Niederkorn | ... | Himself | |
| Uzi Parnes | ... | Himself | |
| Lawrence Rinder | ... | Himself | |
| Ari M. Roussimoff | ... | Himself | |
| Andrew Sarris | ... | Himself | |
| Mary Sue Slater | ... | Herself | |
| Sue Slater | ... | Herself | |
| Abbe Stubbenhaus | ... | Himself | |
| Jerry Tartaglia | ... | Himself | |
| Ronald Tavel | ... | Himself | |
| Ela Troyano | ... | Herself | |
| John Vaccaro | ... | Himself | |
| Andy Warhol | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| John Waters | ... | Himself | |
| Robert Wilson | ... | Himself | |
| Holly Woodlawn | ... | Himself | |
| Mary Woronov | ... | Herself | |
| Nick Zedd | ... | Himself | |
| John Zorn | ... | Himself | |
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USA:94 min
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Jack Smith:
I was knocking myself out to make this stuff. And I always assumed that people would see this and have pity and give me a little support.
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Jack Smith:
They didn't!
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Highly intelligent and well researched, this film by Mary Jordan and produced by Ken Peralta is the definitive film on Jack Smith. The editing of Jack's art and the art of the film is so well integrated that you not only see the many mediums of Smith but you get a psychological examination of one of the most unknown influences of the 20th century. The 93 minute movie rarely slows down as we see a young mind overflowing with angst and creativity, followed by his influencing of Warhol and later greats like Perry Ferrell and Richard James. I found this in the same special club of great movies like "Crumb" and "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse." A definite must-see for those unaware of Jack Smith's world or well versed in his art.