J.G. Thirlwell Movies

  • 2011
    Blank City

    Blank City

    Blank City

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    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

    Blank City
  • 1997
    Don't Bring A Dog

    Don't Bring A Dog

    Don't Bring A Dog

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    Don't Bring A Dog shows a part of the New York underground music scene - rooted in the early eighties - existing apart from MTV and billboard charts....

    Don't Bring A Dog
  • 1990
    Pierce

    Pierce

    Pierce

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    Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

    Pierce
  • 1990
    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye

    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye

    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye

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    Punk icons Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins star in this cult drama about a pregnant pianist named Hedda whose marriage to husband Neal (Don Bajema)...

    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
  • 1985
    Where Evil Dwells

    Where Evil Dwells

    Where Evil Dwells

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    Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David...

    Where Evil Dwells
  • 2016
    Imponderable

    Imponderable

    Imponderable

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    Presented in a “5-D” cinematic environment utilizing a contemporary form of Pepper’s ghost—a 19th-century phantasmagoric...

    Imponderable
  • 2002
    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    4.72002HD

    This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose...

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
  • 2019
    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

    7.92019HD

    From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most...

    Swans: Where Does a Body End?
  • 2015
    Chuy, The Wolf Man

    Chuy, The Wolf Man

    Chuy, The Wolf Man

    7.42015HD

    Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare condition of congenital hypertrichosis, meaning they...

    Chuy, The Wolf Man
  • 1983
    Goodbye 42nd Street

    Goodbye 42nd Street

    Goodbye 42nd Street

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    Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25¢ porn arcades.

    Goodbye 42nd Street
  • 1985
    Woman at the Wheel

    Woman at the Wheel

    Woman at the Wheel

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    A woman takes each of her boyfriends - one poor and one rich- for a drive in her new car. Each argues with her and insists on taking the wheel. She...

    Woman at the Wheel
  • 2009
    NYC Foetus

    NYC Foetus

    NYC Foetus

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    A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia. Featuring...

    NYC Foetus
  • 2018
    Sonder

    Sonder

    Sonder

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    ‘Sonder’ was written, directed and scored by JG Thirlwell. Photographed by Sebastian Mlynarski. Filmed in New York City. Commissioned by...

    Sonder
  • 1985
    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

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    A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart.

    Stray Dogs
  • 1985
    You Killed Me First

    You Killed Me First

    You Killed Me First

    4.6251985HD

    Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood outside demure hairstyles and turkey dinners,...

    You Killed Me First