Home Movies (1980)

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Genre

comedy film, independent film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A college film student tries to spy on his family and neighbors with his new video camera. This leads to awkward and funny situations around family secrets and hidden relationships.

amateurishplayfulself-awarequirkycomedicchaoticyouthfulexperimental

What happens

Home Movies is a 1979 independent film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia, Keith Gordon, Theresa Saldana and Gerrit Graham. De Palma had been teaching film at his alma mater Sarah Lawrence College, and conceived this project as a hands-on training exercise for his students. They were given the primary responsibilities of raising money, arranging the shooting schedule, and editing the film, all under De Palma's supervision. Many of these students, such as Gilbert Adler, Sam Irvin and Charlie Loventhal, went on to long careers of their own, producing and directing films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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