Аватар персоны Mark Ellinger

Mark Ellinger

Actor
Mark Ellinger is an American composer raised in Ohio. Ellinger met and became friends with filmmaker Curt McDowell while studying at the San Francisco Art Institute. Between 1971 and 1987, he taught classes at the Art Institute and the Academy of Art. He worked as a recording engineer, sound designer, electronics technician, composer and actor on various independent films. In 1982, he opened the 16-track recording studio Truth and Beauty.

01-01-1949

Birthday

Capricorn

Zodiac Sign

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Creative career

actor

15 Works

producer

0 Works

director

4 Works

writer

1 Works

other

3 Works

Video Album 5: The Thursday People

Video Album 5: The Thursday People

The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activities that came and went along with him—are the themes that run through this existential diary of daily life. McDowell was dying from AIDS-related illnesses during the production of the diary. “An elegy for McDowell, the videowork captures Kuchar’s mournful remembrances of his long-lasting friendship with the young filmmaker. But it also has the inquisitive charm, perverse humor, and quirky candor that places Kuchar’s visual expressions in a gritty niche all their own.”
0.0

Year:

1987

Thundercrack!

Thundercrack!

An eccentric and alcoholic widow hosts a motley assortment of travelers - four men, three women and one gorilla - who arrive one eventful night to get out of a torrential rainstorm.
6.4

Year:

1975

The Devil's Cleavage

The Devil's Cleavage

A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.
5.6

Year:

1975

Beaver Fever

Beaver Fever

A short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
2.0

Year:

1974

True Blue and Dreamy

True Blue and Dreamy

"A surreal meditation on a cigarette billboard using a very strange ballerina as an allegory for something or other Indescribably funny." - Seattle International Film Festival, 1978. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
2.0

Year:

1974

Nudes: A Sketchbook

Nudes: A Sketchbook

A series of vignettes illustrating sexual fantasies.
1.0

Year:

1974

Resurrection of Eve

Resurrection of Eve

Eve is stuck in an abusive relationship with her lover, Frank, but after attending a few swing parties, she begins to lose her inhibitions in more ways than one.
2.8

Year:

1973

The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"

The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"

Two brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
0.0

Year:

1973

Boggy Depot

Boggy Depot

Two men hypnotize their roommate and attempt to force him to fall in love.
1.0

Year:

1973

Dora Myrtle

Dora Myrtle

A short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
0.0

Year:

1973

Confessions

Confessions

Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
6.0

Year:

1972

Peed Into the Wind

Peed Into the Wind

“PEED INTO THE WIND smears across the screen like one of those dirty underground comic books. It’s loaded with a lot of big scenes and unusual looking people that make this epic resemble a clogged toilet. Unfortunately, since several of the performers were not as loyal as Ainslie Pryor and John Thomas, the plot is difficult to follow but in no way hinders the sewer-like sequences. It’s quite enjoyable and possesses the releasing power of an enema.” –George Kuchar. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
1.0

Year:

1972

Siamese Twin Pinheads

Siamese Twin Pinheads

Willy and Billy attempt to entertain while struggling with their primal urges.
1.0

Year:

1972

Lunch

Lunch

A San Francisco bohemian deadbeat sits around his apartment and fantasizes about women.
5.5

Year:

1972

Pornogra Follies

Pornogra Follies

A musical revue of lewd routines.
1.0

Year:

1970