Underground Film Guide » 2004 http://www.ufilmguide.com A Film Guide to the Strange, Unusual and Controversial Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:39:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Star Spangled to Death http://www.ufilmguide.com/383/star-spangled-to-death/ http://www.ufilmguide.com/383/star-spangled-to-death/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:58:58 +0000 Mike Everleth http://www.ufilmguide.com/?p=383

Director: Ken Jacobs

Starring: Jack Smith, Jerry Sims, Gib Taylor, Bill Carpenter, Cecilia Swan, Ken Jacobs

Year: 1957-59; 2003-04

Runtime: 400 mins.

Synopsis: Star Spangled to Death is an epic film shot for hundreds of dollars! combining found-films with my own more-or-less staged filming, it pictures a stolen and dangerously sold-out America, allowing examples of popular culture to self-indict. Racial and religious insanity, monopolization of wealth and the purposeful dumbing down of citizens and addiction to war oppose a Beat playfulness. (from official site)

DVD: Yes

Official Website: StarSpangledToDeath.com

Underground Film Timeline: 1950 — 1959

Reviews: New York Times (Dave Kehr)
Film Journey (unknown)
Philadelphia Weekly (Matt Prigge)

Video: None

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