Automorphosis (2009)

Automorphosis explores the minds and hearts of an inspiring collection of eccentrics, visionaries, and just plain folks who have transformed their autos into artworks. On a humorous and ... See full summary »

Director:

Harrod Blank

Writer:

Harrod Blank

Stars:

Steve Baker, José Benavides, Harrod Blank

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Steve Baker	...	Himself
José Benavides	...	Himself
Harrod Blank	...	Himself
Hyler Bracey	...	Himself
James Bright	...	Himself
Cheri Brugman	...	Herself
Rebecca Caldwell	...	Herself
Howard Davis	...	Himself / Teleman
Ron Dolce	...	Himself
Bruce Endres	...	Himself
Elmer Fleming	...	Himself
Uri Geller	...	Himself
Stephen Hooper	...	Himself
Tom Kennedy	...	Himself
Leonard Knight	...	Himself

Storyline

Automorphosis explores the minds and hearts of an inspiring collection of eccentrics, visionaries, and just plain folks who have transformed their autos into artworks. On a humorous and touching journey, we discover what drives the creative process for these unconventional characters. We learn that an art car has the power to change us, to alter our view of our increasingly homogeneous world.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2007 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blank Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Ralph's Big Tuba
Composed by Ralph Carney, BMI
Performed by Ralph Carney
www.akroncracker.com

User Reviews

Fun documentary

This film just played at the Ann Arbor Film festival, and I came in to a showing having absolutely no idea what the film was about. Actually, I didn't even know it's title until I walked by the theater, saw it was playing, and just decided to check it out because I had nothing else to do. Boy am I glad I did. The director, Harrod Blank, spent 13 filming all of these "art cars" just to create this 77-minute documentary about them. And a fine documentary it is. Along with seeing all of these great-looking cars (including a phone car, a hamburger car, a stained-glass car, and Blank's own camera car), you get to know the people who made them. Some of them are collectors who just wished to show off what they had. Others used the cars as a means of social connection, just a way to gain attention. Some wanted to make a statement, such as the "litterbug," a Beetle with garbage glued all over it.

This is a fun documentary that also acts as a celebration of the imagination and inspired art. A great movie.