In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film Flaming Creatures, Smith was an innovator and firebrand who influenced artists such as Andy Warhol and John Waters.
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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Mary Woronov
She was 63, now 80 years old
|
as Herself |
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John Waters
He was 60, 19 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
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Nick Zedd
He was 48, now 66 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Andy Warhol
He was 78, 58 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
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Jonas Mekas
He was 84, 96 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Ronald Tavel
He was 70, 72 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Judith Malina
She was 80, 88 years old when she died
|
as Herself |
|
Ari M. Roussimoff
|
as Himself |
|
Holly Woodlawn
She was 60, 69 years old when she died
|
as Herself |
|
Mario Montez
He was 71, 78 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Jack Smith
He was 74, 56 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
|
George Kuchar
He was 64, 69 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Taylor Mead
He was 82, 88 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Ira Cohen
He was 72, 76 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Ken Jacobs
He was 73, now 91 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Helen Geets
|
as Herself |
|
Richard Foreman
He was 69, now 87 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Tony Conrad
He was 67, 76 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
John Zorn
He was 53, now 71 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Andrew Sarris
He was 78, 83 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Henry Hills
|
as Himself |
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Crew
