The Foreigner: A Film by Amos Poe (1978)

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Cast	Patti Astor, Pusante Byzantium, James Crosby, Robin Crutchfield, David Forshtay and Deborah Harry
Theatrical Release	November 30, 1977
DVD Release	November 6, 2001
Running Time	95 minutes
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
UPC Code	022891000297
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About The Foreigner: A Film by Amos Poe

Directed by Amos Poe, this 90 minute film tells the story of Max Menace, a foreigner adrift in the threatening environment of New York City. He views the world as senseless and aspires to acts of viloence, out of sheer boredom. According to Mark Segal of the Pasadena Film Forum, The Foreigner swerves away from the moral and stylistic codes of Hollywood on the one hand and from the cerebral refinement and cultural aspirations of the avant garde on the other.

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AMOS POE INVENTED "NO-WAVE/PUNK" FILM

An amazing example of "no-wave" cinema, the story of Max Menace, super-spy and the "foreigner" of the title, on the run from everyone, from American intelligencia to NYC punks. Features cameos by the Cramps and Debbie Harry. Influenced by Godard's "Alphaville" and Cassavetes' "Shadows", and itself a stylistic influence on Jim Jarmusch.

Beats the crap out of movies by people like Nick Zedd or Richard Kern. This is the real thing!

A MUST OWN! December 31, 2003

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