Karen Black
47 titles
Filmography
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Killer Fish
(1979)Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.

Savage Dawn
(1985)When a vicious biker gang infiltrates a small town in Arizona, a war veteran joins the townsfolk to rise up against the gang's ruthless leader.
Mommy's Little Monster
(2012)After years of incarceration at the state mental hospital, a serial killer is set free to return home. Going about his daily life, he wrestles with his murderous impulses, ultimately realizing that his mother (Karen Black of HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CORPSES, FIVE EASY PIECES) is to blame for his tendencies. Meanwhile, the town finds out that a serial killer is living in their midst, setting in motion a web of betrayal, intrigue, lust, and murder. Also starring, Jennifer Marlowe (TV’S HEROES), Geoffrey Lewis (TV’S MY NAME IS EARL, UNFORGIVEN), and Troy Beyer (JOHN Q).

Nashville
(1975)Robert Altman's Nashville is an explosive drama and a human comedy that delineates and interweaves the lives of 24 major characters during five days in the country music capital of the world. Although its setting is Tennessee, Nashville is a much broader vision of our culture, a penetrating and multi-level portrait of America at a particular time and place.

The Great Gatsby
(1974)Robert Redford stars as Jay Gatsby, who had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow), then lost her to a rich boy. But now Gatsby is mysteriously wealthy...and ready to risk everything to woo Daisy back.

A Gunfight
(1971)Past their prime and desperate for cash, two famous gunfighters come to an agreement to organize a duel to the death and sell tickets to the locals.

House of 1000 Corpses
(2003)Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.

WAMEGO: Making Movies Anywhere
(2004)The special 20th anniversary of this award-winning doc reveals the making of indie classic "Firecracker" and cult director Steve Balderson's process.

Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
(2003)John Hawkes stars as Harold Buttleman, a small town tuxedo salesman who thinks he's the next Evel Knievel. He is on the brink of TV stardom, a 3 am spot on the late night cable access, but the life of a daredevil stuntman is harder than it looks. Harold's parents want him to move out of their basement and his girlfriend wants him to settle into a career selling bathtub parts. For Harold, it all depends on his big break. He gathers the entire town for his gala premiere celebration, but there's a surprise in store. An offbeat comedy about following your dreams, and the finer points of being shot out of a cannon.

Irene in Time
(2009)A 30-something woman in Los Angeles struggles to find a successful romance while remaining fixated on the memory of her long-absent father.

She Loves Me Not
(2013)Cary Elwes stars as Brady Olinson, a famous reclusive novelist whose drinking undermines his plans at reviving his career and saving his mansion. The story unfolds in three vignettes, each a different genre and each featuring strong women with their own agendas whom Brady cannot resist.

Charades
(1998)A man attends a barbecue at his boss's house. As clues to the attendees' past crimes are revealed, the true reason for the party becomes clear.

Dr. Rage
(2005)A foundation director studying rage impulse disorders uses it as a front for twisted evil, a fact that a volunteer discovers and tries to stop.

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
(2003)A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

Martin's Day
(1985)An escaped prisoner takes a little boy hostage, but the boy quickly becomes dazzled by his captor’s swagger and defiance. Soon the two are teaming up to make life rough for the authorities!
The Blue Tooth Virgin
(2008)An inside look into the politics of the creative process, two friends, both writers, face the daunting challenge of delivering negative criticism, but learn that the process can become a catalyst for self discovery and growth.

Double Duty
(2009)Ex-military Mimi Lesseos tries to transition into civilian life, and needs to learn how to behave like a real lady.

One Long Night
(2007)A half-Mexican-half-Caucasian businessman tries to survive one night lost in a country he's never been to but should have been home to him.
Wild in Blue
(2014)
Hollywood Dreams
(2007)A young Iowa girl falls for a rising actor as they chase dreams in Hollywood, caught between its desperate struggles and fleeting glory.