Karen Black

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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…

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Karen Black

Filmography (All Films)