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WILD WHEELS
by Harrod Blank
Wild Wheels is a personal exploration into the world of Car Art, in which the film-maker drives his wildly decorated Volkswagen bug across the United States in search of other cars that have been modified beyond recognition. He finds 45 of the most bizarre cars anyone has ever seen; a brass hippo on wheels, a car covered with grass, and a car shaped like a spaceship to name a few. Even more interesting are the people who drive these Art Cars and what motivates them. For example, one man attached 1,400 toy horses onto his Buick Skylark to recover from alcoholism! Another man, suffering from extreme insomnia, covered his car, his suit, his guitar, and practically everything with buttons. The film captures the most basic "American" desires of Freedom, Individuality, and of course... the Automobile!
Biography
film director
Harrod Blank
Born in 1963, Harrod Blank received his BA in Theatre Arts/Film at the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1987. His thesis film In the Land of the Owl Turds, has won many awards. Since graduating, Blank has written a feature script, Broke Dick Dog (a comedy about modern sexuality and interracial relationship) and spent three solid years making Wild Wheels. Currently he is aiming to bring Broke Dick Dog on the screen and make another documentary.
FILMOGRAFIA
In the Land of the Owl Turds (cm, 1987), Wild Wheels (1992).
Cast
& Credits
Director of photography: Paul Cope, Harrod Blank, Les Blank.
Music: Charles Linville, Rex Doane, David Mayers, Jetsun Eddy, David Silberberg.
Sound: David Silberberg.
Director of Production: Harrod Blank.
Produzione e vendita all'estero: Harrod Blank, c/o Flower Films, 10341 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, Ca. 94530, USA, tel. 415-8414128, fax 415-5250942.