Sam Shepard Movies

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history...

An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.

Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and...

A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work...

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan...

A documentary portrait of Michangelo Antonioni based on Roland Barthes' essay.

Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee...

Left for dead in the remote Southwest, Frank is found clinging to life and in a state of amnesia. As he recovers, ominous memories begin to flash...

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick,...

Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his...

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his...

Caleb Gare (Sam Shepard) is a farmer obsessed with owning as much land as he can and controlling his entire family. This becomes more complicated...

Joe, an overwrought rancher is striving from his harsh upbringing, trying make a better life for his family. When his business falters, Joe fears his...

Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm...

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.

Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta!" is a series of musical numbers about sex and sexual mores. Most of the...