Although harry had been involved with movies prior to the point supplying songs for midnight cowboy 1969, dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 and the complete soundtrack for otto premingers skidoo 1968 the fantasy movie marked a completely new direction in his career, embodying a total involvement from the initial story conception. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 dvd billy gray, clifton tip fredell new. Dusty and sweets named after the street monikers of two of the films characters was pulled from screens just one week after its release in 1971, and became somewhat of a cult hit after this. Actor dusty and sweets mcgee clifton tip fredell is an actor, known for dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 and aloha bobby and rose 1975. Whos afraid of virginia woolf the complete film play on records lp, vinyl record album a compelling little record companion to a compelling little film and a record thats almost dusty groove is chicagos online record store. The top forty hits that are woven through the films soundtrack have a keenly ironic poignancy as. Pam and larry, tip, kit ryder, dusty, sweets, armen and bobby graham are real people, they are not actors. Dusty and sweets mcgee dvd, 2009 for sale online ebay. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are available to watch at home right now. Dusty and sweets mcgee this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Read the full synopsis of dusty and sweets mcgee, 1971, directed by floyd mutrux, with tip, nancy, beverly, at turner classic movies. Among those who have no acting experience are dusty and sweets mcgee, a couple who tried dabbling initially but went on to become full blown addicts. The best movies of 1971 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank.
Junkies open their arms to camera addicts act in 1971. If american graffiti got in a knife fight with this american life, the winner would be dusty and sweets mcgee. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Nov 07, 2014 a gritty and brutally truthful look at the horrors of drug addiction as seen through the eyes of real heroin addicts. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 dusty and sweets mcgee. Maybe, just maybe dusty and sweets mcgee is the holy motherfucking lost grail of counter culture drugsploitation movies. For 89 long minutes, in a new color film titled dusty and sweets mcgee, the camera glues to a group of young and notsoyoung junkies. The tag line refers to the aforementioned radio announcers jargon.
Mar 05, 20 one of the finest films of the 1970s, floyd mutruxs lost classic is now available via the warner archives series. By 71 easy rider type youth rebellion movies had become a commercial bust, and the theater schedules were littered with shows that didnt find an audience or indeed just plain didnt open. Its hard to get ahold of these days presumably because of issues, considering the enormous number of popular songs used on the. Dusty is a 1983 australian film about the friendship between a drover bill kerr and his partdingo dog, dusty it was shot on location in northern victoria. American graffiti, two years later, ripped off countless pop songs from this in its far cheerier version of young life in california. He is a writer and producer, known for dick tracy 1990, blood in, blood. Dusty and sweets mcgee, floyd mutruxs lyrical yet cleareyed 1971 take on the l. The top forty hits that are woven through the films soundtrack have a keenly ironic poignancy as dirges for those who had little chance. This movie has a strong reputation but besides the cool period clothes, cars, and buildings, its yet another halfformed, slightly gormless movie about junkies. Find where to watch the pursuit of happiness and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. The people are real all of them except exfather knows best star billy gray, who would be wrongly accused of being a heroin addict, the scenarios scripted. There are drug movies, and then theres dusty and sweets mcgee, a film in its own category.
Floyd mutruxs first film as director is the kind of project that a major studio could have. Dusty and sweets mcgee the panic in needle park hammer museum. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 en streaming gratuit complet. Mar 01, 2018 ranging from 1971 s dusty and sweets mcgee to collin schifflis more recent animals, downbeat dramas about young addicts in love have been sufficiently numerous to constitute an entire. Beverly and mitch, who call themselves dusty and sweets mcgee, make enough money to support their heroin habit by selling drugs on the streets.
Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for dusty and sweets mcgee in any language. Ranging from 1971 s dusty and sweets mcgee to collin schifflis more recent. There are long stretches during which its hard to take your eyes off the screen mick lasalle, san francisco chronicle. Meet tip, pam, larry, kit, dusty, sweets mcgee and nameless, aimless more with young faces and old eyes. Vinyl is in very good plus condition with minor light scratches and marks, still glossy. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971, floyd mutrux obscure onesheet. By 71 easy rider type youth rebellion movies had become a commercial bust, and the theater schedules were littered with shows that didnt find an. The film stars clifton tip fredell, kit ryder, billy. This compelling and disturbing 1971 documentary follows the lives of two real. Also cut is the where are they now credits at the end of the film.
Laszlo kovacs, jimmy crabe and vilmos zsigmond helped fraker shoot the footage of the whiskeyagogo nightclub on the sunset strip, although only fraker and kovacs are listed onscreen. Ranging from 1971s dusty and sweets mcgee to collin schifflis more recent. Cover is in very good condition with some seam splits and taping, moderate seam wear and. February 2, 2020 the archive screens a pair of 1971 youthfocused addiction dramas, one set in new york and one set in l. Fraker the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. Directed by floyd mutrux american hot wax, with graphic cinematography by william a. These nonprofessionals were chosen since they are actual drug addicts, and their lives, as you will see, revolve around heroin. Dusty and sweets mcgee is a 1971 american drama film written and directed by floyd mutrux. The funny thing about van morrisons into the mystic diegetically playing over a dopeshooting scene in dusty and sweets mcgee. Overview of dusty and sweets mcgee, 1971, directed by floyd mutrux, with tip, nancy, beverly, at turner classic movies. Personally i liked the longer version a little more, the atmosphere established at. That night, the band blues image plays at the whiskeyagogo, while outside several drug deals take place surreptitiously. Dusty and sweets mcgee featured screening screen slate.
Buy mod dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 nonreturnable dvd at. Beverly and mitch, who call themselves dusty and sweets mcgee. Sep 21, 2016 ranging from 1971s dusty and sweets mcgee to collin schifflis more recent animals, downbeat dramas about young addicts in love have been sufficiently numerous to constitute an. A complete list of all the new years eve marathons on tv this year. The 1971 picture, about a bunch of goodlooking, articulate young heroin addicts, began a one week. Music from the motion picture dusty and sweets mcgee discogs.
Music from the motion picture dusty and sweets mcgee 1971. Aug 21, 2008 the key art for dusty and sweets mcgee is not all that visually interesting, however i do appreciate the text, which attempts to link all or most of the characters in a way that the film never actually does. This mournful, elegiac film is a truly unique entry in its genre, its cast of real life hopheads lending it a bittersweet tinge offset by a marvelous soundtrack of jaunty oldies. Ultimately, dusty and sweets mcgee is a singularly. Best movies like dusty and sweets mcgee bestsimilar. Sep, 2011 junkie city life billy gray negotiates the purchase of a car stereo in dusty and sweets mcgee.
Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and bleak films with plots about crimes, life is a bitch, drug dealing, society, crime, urban and juvenile delinquency mostly in. The junkie rejects capitalisms endless coercion despite his lifestyles miscrocosmic relation to the consumer societys treadmill of desire and temporary relief. For many years, director floyd mutruxs 1971 feature dusty and sweets mcgee was as good as lost. Most of the individuals in the film have only their first names listed in the end credits. The film stars clifton tip fredell, kit ryder, billy gray, bob. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 wishing to cash in on the youth market, warner bros. Dusty and sweets mcgee the panic in needle park ucla. Dusty and sweets mcgee soundtrack wlp promo lp 1971. Dusty and sweets mcgee movie trailer and videos tv guide. The film stars clifton tip fredell, kit ryder, billy gray, bob graham, nancy wheeler and russ knight. So begins, with this disclaimer, floyd mutruxs first film, one of the very few works in the series to be distributed by a major hollywood studio warner bros. Floyd mutrux was born on june 25, 1941 in houston, texas, usa as charles floyd mutrux. A couple, a male prostitute and other heroin addicts search for their daily fix. One of the finest films of the 1970s, floyd mutruxs lost classic is now available via the warner archives series.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dusty and sweets mcgee near you. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 letterboxd your life in film. Dusty and sweets mcgee film society of lincoln center. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 stream and watch online. Dusty and sweets mcgee instead uses pop music as the stuff junkies listen to as they keep getting high. Fraker bullitt, dusty and sweets mcgee is a film in its own category. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 directed by floyd mutrux. On film, heroin addiction viscerally ennobles societys discontents. Dec 04, 2015 dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 wishing to cash in on the youth market, warner bros. Released 1971, dusty and sweets mcgee stars billy gray, william a. Dusty and sweets mcgee 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As their lives fall apart, the subjects of this film maintain only their habit.
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