Jack Smith
Jack SMITH (1932-1989) was born in Columbus, Ohio. As a biographer wrote, Jack Smith is the American avant-garde. He was active as a filmmaker, actor, playwright, photographer and illustrator for more than thirty years. Moving to New York in 1953, he helped transform the downtown scene into a vibrant and colourful display of glamour, sexuality and fantasy.
Filmography
Respectable Creatures (1950, short), Buzzards Over Bagdad (1951, short), Overstimulated (1959, short), Scotch Tape (1959, short), Flaming Creatures (1962, short), The Yellow Sequence (1963, short), Normal Love (1963), No President (1967, short), Jungle Island (1967, short), I Was A Male Yvonne De Carlo (1967, short), Normal Love Addendum Reel (1968, short), Song for Rent (1969, short), Hamlet (1976), Hot Air Specialists (1980, short)
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Flaming Creatures
Jack Smith | 45' | USA | -
One of the most famous and notorious underground films from American film history: a decadent, exotic and exuberant feast. -
Song for Rent
Jack Smith | 5' | USA | None
Filmmaker Jack Smith also stars in this funny short film, playing the cadaverous matron Rose Courtyard (inspired by Rose Kennedy). (Light Cone) -
Normal Love
Jack Smith | 10' | USA | -
The original title was The Great Pasty Triumph and other titles were Exotic Landlordism and Crab Lagoon. The actors are also far from ‘normal’. Jonas… -
Flaming Creatures
Jack Smith | 45' | USA | -
One of the most famous and notorious underground films from American film history: a decadent, exotic and exuberant feast. -
Scotch tape
Jack Smith | 3' | USA | -
îThe title is derived from the camera lens with which the film was shot; the lens was covered with transparent tape, deforming the image. What…