Sam Shepard Movies

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his...

A prelude to Tongues (1982) which languishes over love and its effect on people.

Julius Orlovsky, after spending years in a New York mental hospital, emerges catatonic and must rely on his brother Peter, who lives with poet Allen...

A divorced female marine officer with two small children begins an affair with a senior officer.

A performance piece written by Sam Shepard, enacted by Joseph Chaikin and directed by Shirley Clarke, a dying man reflects on his life while...

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording...

In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and...

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. The damaged...

A look back on the weird and wasted career of the Holy Modal Rounders.

A documentary portrait of Michangelo Antonioni based on Roland Barthes' essay.

An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.

With virtually no financial resources, Ellen Stewart created the La Mama theater in New York in 1961, where writers and actors such as Sam Shepard,...