Author Norman Mailer’s sporadic ventures into filmmaking are usually pretty bad, but never without interest. Read More »
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Tropic of Cancer (1970) Joseph Strick, Rip Torn, James T. Callahan, Ellen Burstyn
Henry is an ex-pat in Paris, cadging drinks and meals and places to sleep, giving advice about women to clueless men Read More »
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984) Jack Hofsiss, Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn
Brick, the son of a rich southern plantation owner, is drinking himself to death over some hidden pain. Read More »
Payday (1973) Daryl Duke, Rip Torn, Ahna Capri, Elayne Heilveil
A cynical look at the life of a not so nice country-western singer, Maury Dann – played by Rip Torn in one of his most memorable performances. Read More »
The Beastmaster (1982) Don Coscarelli, Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn
Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. Read More »
Maidstone (1970) Norman Mailer, Rip Torn, Paul Austin, Drama
Over a booze-fueled, increasingly hectic five-day shoot in East Hampton, Norman Mailer and his cast and crew spontaneously unloaded onto film the lurid and loony chronicle of U.S. presidential candidate and filmmaker Norman T. Kingsley debating and attacking his hangers-on and enemies. Read More »
One Spy Too Many (1966) Joseph Sargent, Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Rip Torn, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Action, Thriller
Megalomaniac Alexander wants to be like Alexander The Great. His plan is to commit the world’s greatest crimes to expand his industrial empire. Read More »
One-Trick Pony (1980) Robert M. Young, Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Drama
Jonah (Paul Simon) is an aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face Read More »
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) Nicolas Roeg, David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Sci-fi, Drama
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film’s hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details.
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