Abel Ferrara |
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Born in the Bronx, Ferrara started making amateur films on Super 8 in his teens before making his debut with violent exploitation films such as 'Driller Killer' and 'Ms.45'. Good reviews for the latter helped create his cult reputation, leading to larger budgets, studio funding and 'name' actors (Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel), but he still ...
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Born:in The Bronx, New York, USA |
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1985
Miami Vice
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- The Dutch Oven
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Reads an excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" on the CD "Closed On Account of Rabies." See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 4 Print Biographies | 5 Interviews | 3 Articles | See more »Alternate Names:
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No one can stop me from talking about my movie. See more »Trivia:
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