Karen Black
Actor
- Five Easy Pieces (1970)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Karen Black
- A fascinating, complex character study of a talented drifter (Jack Nicholson) who returns to his affluent but dysfunctional family. Karen Black is…
- Gunfight, A (1971)
- Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander…
- An inventive late western in the Sergio Leone tradition, concerning rival gunfighters Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash (in his debut) charging admission…
- Va-Va Voom (1971)
- Feat. Cher, Ann-Margret, Raquel Welch…
- Culled from various TV Specials which aired in the 1970s, this presents a bevy of Hollywood vamps, exuding the 'zeitgeist' of the era and giving live…
- Born To Win (Addict) (1971)
- Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black…
- Obscure, but charmingly unique drama–comedy about a former NYC hairdresser (Segal), who has turned street hustler to finance his destructive…
- Great Gatsby, The (1974)
- Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Karen Black…
- Accomplished adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald "Jazz Age" classic set among the upper classes of the roaring 20's, with a script by Francis Ford…
- Day of the Locust, The (1974)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith…
- A decadent, densely–detailed adaptation of Nathaniel West's scalding movie–biz novel of the 1930s that recreates Golden Age Hollywood…
- Airport 1975 (1974)
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy…
- First sequel to the 'disaster' blockbuster of 1970, this places its star–cast in a disabled Boeing 747 with both pilots down and the chief…
- American Film Theatre - Rhinoceros (1974)
- Dir. Tom O'Horgan
Feat. Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black…
- Possibly the least appreciated of the American Film Theatre adaptations, this version of Eugene Ionesco's fable of totalitarianism is in fact perhaps…
- Nashville (1975)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin…
- An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
- Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (1982-1985)
- Feat. Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr…
- Shelley Duvall curated this popular Cable TV series in eighties (which she also hosts and narrates), attracting an impressive roll call of Hollywood…
- Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Karen Black
- Uniquely kooky concoction set around the unpredictable neuroses of a newly single woman (Black), who enters a world of whimsy, crazed encounters and…
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean (Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean) (1985)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black
- The repressed anxieties and memories of five women are triggered when they congregate to celebrate their childhood hero, James Dean. Stunningly…
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Karen Black, Louise Fletcher, Bud Cort
- Madeover by Tobe 'Texas Chainsaw' Hooper, this version of 50s paranoia classic is patchy but above–average. Same basic story with an…
- Island of the Alive (It's Alive 3) (1986)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Karen Black
- Eschewing the subtle creepiness of the first ALIVE movies, this goes for a more blackly comical tale of mutant babies, placed out of harm's way on a…
- Rubin and Ed (1993)
- Dir. Trent Harris
Feat. Crispin Glover, Howard Hesseman, Karen Black
- Truly eccentric comedy in which Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman set off on a cross country trip to bury a frozen cat, and end up striking it rich…
- Teknolust (2002)
- Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, Karen Black
- Human and artificial frontiers overlap to intriguing effect in this independent feature propelled by Tilda Swinton in four incarnations – a…
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- Dir. Rob Zombie
Feat. Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon…
- A gut–churning, schlocky homage by rock–singer Rob Zombie (of White Zombie fame) to the underground 'gore' films of the 1960s and…
- Repo Chick (2009)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Jaclyn Jonet, Miguel Sandoval, Chloe Webb…
- Dubious, if entertainingly scatterbrained sequel to the cult of REPO MAN centres on a blonde airhead who falls in with gang of repossession agents in…