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"A
gutter boy or a gutter girl is just somebody born in a gutter, lives
in a gutter, and will die in a gutter. And then is swept right into
the sewer. You'll never hear from them again. Never." - Sam Fuller |
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yourself a scotch, light up a stogie, drag out your
old war medals, and kick the dog out of your favorite
chair; it's time to settle in for THE TYPEWRITER, THE RIFLE & THE MOVIE CAMERA, an entertaining
homage to crotchety b-movie renegade Sam Fuller,
by director Adam Simon and producer / narrator Tim
Robbins. |
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Everybody's
either corrupt or pathetic in Fuller's macho and violent
underworld of prostitutes, petty criminals, perverts and commies - characters he no doubt encountered during
his years as a crime reporter, decorated WWII veteran,
and pulp fiction writer. A manic little wise-ass
with a cigar perpetually clenched between his back teeth, Fuller bought the farm on
Halloween 1997, at the age of 86, leaving behind
a legacy of low-budget, black-and-white war
films, westerns and thrillers such as THE NAKED KISS, the story of a reformed prostitute
who ends up having to kill her husband when she discovers
he's a child molester; PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, in
which
a pickpocket and a whore are chased by communist spies
who believe they've stolen their microfilm; and SHOCK
CORRIDOR , a disturbing social comment on
the mental health system in which a journalist loses his mind after working undercover
in an insane asylum. |
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Along with interviews with Sam himself, THE
TYPEWRITER, THE RIFLE & THE MOVIE
CAMERA, will feature film luminaries Martin Scorcese, Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino who will reflect
on Fuller's colorful personality and prolific
career, and explain what influence Fuller's
films had on their own work. -
Mary Belton
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