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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
1 hour 34 minutes2007-04-11
6.6
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In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film Flaming Creatures, Smith was an innovator and firebrand who influenced artists such as Andy Warhol and John Waters.
Cast
![Jack Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wmcKDsXdH6MunekpYt5TnxM1RXE.jpg)
Jack Smith
Self (archive footage)
![Nayland Blake](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nayland Blake
Self
![Ira Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bKmmyy6F9WikFWP3F60gkCOfrz8.jpg)
Ira Cohen
Self
![Tony Conrad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5m5qwalSYvfG2i26w88UTwMFztK.jpg)
Tony Conrad
Self
![Richard Foreman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Foreman
Self
![Ivan Galietti](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ivan Galietti
Self
![Helen Geets](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helen Geets
Self
![Robert Heide](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Heide
Self
![Henry Hills](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iZiYZwSxVB7Ic3xBdl2mOCG1F2W.jpg)
Henry Hills
Self
![Gary Indiana](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gary Indiana
Self
![Ken Jacobs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lLWmlUKswUHhW6TEHD4i56xleke.jpg)
Ken Jacobs
Self
![George Kuchar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pFB8luGSfUrfmI8YUd1ulYGUzUB.jpg)
George Kuchar
Self
![Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Self
![Sylvere Lotringer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sylvere Lotringer
Self
![Agosto Machado](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l5R8ZaFirh4sE5ObqU58ZvoNaJQ.jpg)
Agosto Machado
Self
![Judith Malina](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nMXmUmvkavejiqWzNPicgG1IU50.jpg)
Judith Malina
Self
![John Matturri](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Matturri
Self
![Taylor Mead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5UHc1T7cTParS6sfYKD3WBht2rW.jpg)
Taylor Mead
Self
![Jonas Mekas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8Vg9wa4dzsYRB2DsaJp9Db7lvuT.jpg)
Jonas Mekas
Self
![Mario Montez](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yFzOT9ZvKt8kbuQ9xxfiYiUP1FE.jpg)
Mario Montez
Self
![Billy Name](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//27cWTI5PCmvZwkkv1VzV6SJreRX.jpg)
Billy Name
Self
![William Niederkorn](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William Niederkorn
Self
![Uzi Parnes](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Uzi Parnes
Self
![Lawrence Rinder](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lawrence Rinder
Self
![Ari M. Roussimoff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ebdCoROHJ1lSYTdVU1G4zRXZlgy.jpg)
Ari M. Roussimoff
Self
![Andrew Sarris](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Andrew Sarris
Self
![Jerry Tartaglia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kEgbiSPEVBFgX91kC47BmDBbLpf.jpg)
Jerry Tartaglia
Self
![Ronald Tavel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8EvWBM4nrc8iklIIa4U3PTis8r7.jpg)
Ronald Tavel
Self
![Ela Troyano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//djJPoTvOzMbsU5p9JZMwkPYTEJg.jpg)
Ela Troyano
Self
![Andy Warhol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4FwsJKGOpYcYwFqxFKnbl5bFx3Y.jpg)
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
![John Waters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4foU1kJ24CJwz2RVZgyc7oxMs4i.jpg)
John Waters
Self
![Robert Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c2NHsGT1n1QmHlWkVKKzZ7Wy4Pm.jpg)
Robert Wilson
Self
![Holly Woodlawn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lAfx6cfa4q6Qdm3P2s52fqfhdQ6.jpg)
Holly Woodlawn
Self
![Mary Woronov](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//z2LjTvoUwYOougQCZ5AgrvTq42X.jpg)
Mary Woronov
Self
![Nick Zedd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oHPbS8HBYCuwyqwcE6KF69qIlSE.jpg)
Nick Zedd
Self
![John Zorn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sh6yU6fmkHUYWmsSLdnUx5JWkeH.jpg)