PORTRAITS OF WILD THINGS: THE FILMS OF JOHN MCNAUGHTON
“McNaughton seems fascinated by the ways in which lawlessness is infectious.” – Roger Ebert
Capturing attention with his audacious debut HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER in 1986, a film he had to push to be released when he refused to acquiesce to the MPAA’s demand for cuts, John McNaughton proved he had a knack for fringe characters. HENRY caught the eye of Martin Scorsese, who then tapped McNaughton to direct MAD DOG AND GLORY, starring Robert DeNiro, Bill Murray and Uma Thurman. Although best known for HENRY and the twisty, sexy thriller WILD THINGS, McNaughton’s filmography includes other less celebrated gems, the connection being a fascination with people operating on the outside of mainstream society, seemingly allergic to the rules.
For this series we present those films, most of which are on 35mm, with McNaughton in person for Q&As for WILD THINGS, CONDO PAINTING and NORMAL LIFE.
Wild Things
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Today, Sep 19 @ 8:30 pm: Followed by a Q&A with director John McNaughton
Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 108 min. Format: 35mm Rating: R Release Year: 1998
They're dying to play with you
Condo Painting
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Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 86 min. Format: 35mm Rating: NR Release Year: 2000
John McNaughton's sole documentary, focusing on the work of painter George Condo
Normal Life
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Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 101 min. Format: 35mm Rating: R Release Year: 1996
They found the American Dream... one bullet at a time!
The Harvest
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Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 104 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2013
First the Fall, then THE HARVEST
Mad Dog and Glory
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Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 97 min. Format: 35mm Rating: R Release Year: 1993
A cop who'd rather be an artist, a mobster who'd rather be a comic, and a woman who'd rather be anywhere but between them
Henry: Portrait of Serial Killer
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Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 83 min. Format: 35mm Rating: NR Release Year: 1986
He's not Freddy. He's not Jason. He's real.
The Borrower
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Director: John McNaughton Run Time: 92 min. Format: DCP Rating: R Release Year: 1991
Don't lend him anything you can't afford to lose!
