Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (Movie)

2007 / Director: Mary Jordan / Avg Rating: 6.6 out of 10

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.

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Jack Smith...Self

Mario Montez...Self

Andy Warhol...Self

Judith Malina...Self

Tony Conrad...Self

Ken Jacobs...Self

Jonas Mekas...Self

Richard Foreman...Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) (Movie) (7)

Taylor Mead...Self

Jonas Mekas...Self

Mario Montez...Self

Billy Name...Self

Jack Smith...Self

Ronald Tavel...Self

Mary Woronov...Self
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Holly Woodlawn...Self

John Waters...Self

Taylor Mead...Self

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Robert Heide...Self
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Jonas Mekas...Self

John Waters...Self

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)

Mary Woronov...Self

Tony Conrad...Self (voice)

Billy Name...Self (voice)
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Tony Conrad...Himself

Ken Jacobs...Himself

Taylor Mead...Himself

Jack Smith...Himself

Andy Warhol...Himself
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Richard Foreman...Self

Ken Jacobs...Self

George Kuchar...Self

Jonas Mekas...Self

Andy Warhol...Self
Jonas in the Desert (1994) (Movie) (5)

Ken Jacobs...Himself

Taylor Mead...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself

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Nick Zedd...Himself
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Taylor Mead...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself

Billy Name...Himself

Ronald Tavel...Himself
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Mary Woronov...

Jonas Mekas...

Taylor Mead...

Holly Woodlawn...
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Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)

Billy Name...Himself

Holly Woodlawn...Herself

Mary Woronov...Herself
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Jonas Mekas...

Mario Montez...

Jack Smith...

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Mario Montez...Himself (archive footage)

Tony Conrad...Himself (archive footage)

Agosto Machado...Himself (archive footage)
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Mario Montez...Hedy Lamarr

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Ronald Tavel...walk-on

Jack Smith...soothsayer
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George Kuchar...Self

John Waters...Self

Jonas Mekas...Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
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Ira Cohen...

Tony Conrad...

Jack Smith...

Andy Warhol...
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Jonas Mekas...Self

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)

Holly Woodlawn...Self
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Taylor Mead...The Atom Man

Jack Smith...

Judith Malina...

Jonas Mekas...
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Taylor Mead...

Billy Name...

Mary Woronov...
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Jonas Mekas...Self / Narrator

Ken Jacobs...Self

Andy Warhol...Self
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Mario Montez...

Billy Name...

Jack Smith...Batman / Dracula
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George Kuchar...

Ken Jacobs...

Richard Foreman...
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Jack Smith...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself

Andy Warhol...Himself
Harlot (1965) (Movie) (3)

Mario Montez...Harlot

Billy Name...(voice)

Ronald Tavel...(voice)
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George Kuchar...

John Waters...

Jonas Mekas...
Normal Love (1964) (Movie) (3)

Mario Montez...Mermaid

Tony Conrad...Mummy

Andy Warhol...
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Taylor Mead...Himself

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt...Himself

Agosto Machado...Himself
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Jonas Mekas...Himself

Jack Smith...Himself

Andy Warhol...Himself
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Mary Woronov...Herself

Ronald Tavel...Voice
Shadows in the City (1990) (Movie) (3)

Jack Smith...Spirit of Death

Taylor Mead...Father

Nick Zedd...Demagogue
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Taylor Mead...

Andy Warhol...

Holly Woodlawn...
The Cockettes (2002) (Movie) (3)

John Waters...Self

Holly Woodlawn...Self

Taylor Mead...Self (archive footage)
The Illiac Passion (1967) (Movie) (3)

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Andy Warhol...Poseidon

Jack Smith...Orpheus
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Ira Cohen...The Majoon Traveler, Death

Tony Conrad...

Jack Smith...
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Andy Warhol...Himself

Mary Woronov...Dancer
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Billy Name...Himself

Mary Woronov...Herself
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Gary Indiana...

Taylor Mead...
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Andy Warhol...Himself

Billy Name...Himself
Award (1992) (Movie) (2)

George Kuchar...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself
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Andy Warhol...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself
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Jonas Mekas...

Richard Foreman...
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Ken Jacobs...

Jack Smith...Madame Nescience
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Holly Woodlawn...

Nick Zedd...
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John Waters...Himself

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
Buster's Bedroom (1991) (Movie) (2)

Taylor Mead...James

Mary Woronov...Jane
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Jack Smith...

Mario Montez...
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Mary Woronov...Hanoi Hannah
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Jack Smith...

Mario Montez...
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Ken Jacobs...Himself
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Billy Name...Himself
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George Kuchar...Himself

John Waters...Himself
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John Waters...Himself

George Kuchar...Himself
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Andy Warhol...Self (uncredited)
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Taylor Mead...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself
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Jonas Mekas...Himself
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Taylor Mead...Self

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
Galaxie (1966) (Movie) (2)

George Kuchar...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself
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John Waters...

George Kuchar...
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Jack Smith...Self

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John Waters...Himself

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Taylor Mead...Self

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002) (Movie) (2)

Judith Malina...Herself

Jonas Mekas...Himself
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Ken Jacobs...Self

Jonas Mekas...Self
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John Waters...Himself

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Andy Warhol...

Holly Woodlawn...
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Jonas Mekas...Himself

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Taylor Mead...The Judge
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John Waters...

Ira Cohen...
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Jonas Mekas...Himself

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Taylor Mead...

John Waters...
Quartet Number One (1991) (Movie) (2)

Ken Jacobs...

Jonas Mekas...
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas (2016) (Movie) (2)

Jonas Mekas...Self

Ken Jacobs...
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Jonas Mekas...

Taylor Mead...
Salvador Dalí at Work (2006) (Movie) (2)

Taylor Mead...Himself

Jonas Mekas...Himself
Satisfaction (1966) (Movie) (2)

Mario Montez...

Jack Smith...God
Screen Test #2 (1965) (Movie) (2)

Mario Montez...

Ronald Tavel...
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) (Movie) (2)

Mary Woronov...Diane Adams

Jack Smith...Inmate
Star Spangled to Death (2004) (Movie) (2)

Jack Smith...The Spirit Not of Life But of Living

Ken Jacobs...Oscar Friendly / Ringmaster / Janitor
Superartist (1967) (Movie) (2)

Billy Name...Himself

Andy Warhol...Himself
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004) (Movie) (2)

Taylor Mead...Himself

Holly Woodlawn...Herself
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of (1964) (Movie) (2)

Taylor Mead...Tarzan

Andy Warhol...
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Taylor Mead...Self

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986) (Movie) (2)

Andy Warhol...

John Waters...
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Tony Conrad...Dirk Dirkson

Henry Hills...TV Reporter
The Queen (1968) (Movie) (2)

Mario Montez...Self - Singer

Andy Warhol...Self - Jury Member
The Stone Age (1970) (Movie) (2)

Ira Cohen...

Jack Smith...
The Trap Door (1980) (Movie) (2)

Gary Indiana...Judge

Jack Smith...Dr. Shrinkelstein
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John Waters...Host

Mary Woronov...Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time - Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020) (Movie) (2)

John Waters...Self

Mary Woronov...Self
Underground and Emigrants (1976) (Movie) (2)

Andy Warhol...

Holly Woodlawn...
Untitled Nam June Paik Documentary (Movie) (2)

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)

Jonas Mekas...Self (archive footage)
What is Cinema? (2013) (Movie) (2)

Jonas Mekas...Self

Ken Jacobs...Self
Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006) (Movie) (2)

Jonas Mekas...Himself

Andy Warhol...Himself (archive footage)
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John Waters...Self

Andy Warhol...Self (archive footage)

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