Bibliograph

Hal, Oscilloscope Laboratories and Shark Pig present ; produced by Christine Beebe, Brian Morrow, Jonathan Lynch, and Lisa Janssen ; directed by Amy Scott

Type

Label

Hal, Oscilloscope Laboratories and Shark Pig present ; produced by Christine Beebe, Brian Morrow, Jonathan Lynch, and Lisa Janssen ; directed by Amy Scott

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Hal

Responsibility statement

Oscilloscope Laboratories and Shark Pig present ; produced by Christine Beebe, Brian Morrow, Jonathan Lynch, and Lisa Janssen ; directed by Amy Scott

Runtime

Summary

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce

Table Of Contents

"In the pantheon" -- Dearest Norman -- Peace and love -- Tackling racism -- Bud Cort -- Robert Towne -- Marreid to work -- Watergate -- Woody Guthrie -- War and peace -- "Out of time" -- Power and politics -- Art vs. money -- Off script -- Last reel

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification