John Lurie Movies

  • 1981
    Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

    6.51981HD

    A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.

    Subway Riders
  • 1991
    Keep It for Yourself

    Keep It for Yourself

    Keep It for Yourself

    5.71991HD

    Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the...

    Keep It for Yourself
  • 2001
    Downtown '81

    Downtown '81

    Downtown '81

    6.92001HD

    The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been...

    Downtown '81
  • 2011
    Blank City

    Blank City

    Blank City

    72011HD

    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

    Blank City
  • 1993
    Brace Up!

    Brace Up!

    Brace Up!

    101993HD

    The Wooster Group's production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, translated by Paul Schmidt and directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, with performances...

    Brace Up!
  • 1979
    Men in Orbit

    Men in Orbit

    Men in Orbit

    5.81979HD

    A “sci-fi povera” film shot on Super 8, Men in Orbit features musician Lurie and Eric Mitchell as chain-smoking astronauts in a decrepit...

    Men in Orbit
  • 1996
    Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

    4.31996HD

    Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the...

    Just Your Luck
  • 1985
    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

    01985HD

    Nan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a film by the artist, portraying the American...

    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
  • 1980
    Underground U.S.A.

    Underground U.S.A.

    Underground U.S.A.

    41980HD

    The Sunset Blvd. of underground cinema, and a suitably ambivalent retrospect on the star-game casualties of New York's upper depths, with Patti Astor...

    Underground U.S.A.
  • 1991
    Death By Unnatural Causes

    Death By Unnatural Causes

    Death By Unnatural Causes

    01991HD

    A visceral homage to those living and dying under the shadow of AIDS in a world run amok.

    Death By Unnatural Causes
  • 2009
    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    102009HD

    the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia...

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
  • 1980
    The Offenders

    The Offenders

    The Offenders

    01980HD

    A punk savage satire about a kidnapping.

    The Offenders
  • 2004
    5 Sides of a Coin

    5 Sides of a Coin

    5 Sides of a Coin

    02004HD

    "5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.

    5 Sides of a Coin
  • 1990
    John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

    John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

    John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

    01990HD

    "Lounge Lizard" John Lurie — actor, performer, and musician — talks about love and life and gives a gentle insight into modern time's...

    John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
  • 1978
    Rome '78

    Rome '78

    Rome '78

    6.41978HD

    Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites like Grant's Tomb and Tribeca's American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse...

    Rome '78
  • 2005
    Face Addict

    Face Addict

    Face Addict

    02005HD

    Face Addict tells the story of a unique and unrepeatable experience, that of the artistic community in New York between the late '70s and early '80s,...

    Face Addict
  • 2005
    TV Party

    TV Party

    TV Party

    72005HD

    From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and...

    TV Party
  • 1991
    Figaro Story

    Figaro Story

    Figaro Story

    01991HD

    An anthology film centering around the worldwide adventures of the Nissan Figaro.

    Figaro Story
  • 1992
    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991

    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991

    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991

    01992HD

    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards performing live in Berlin.

    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
  • 1986
    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    01986HD

    Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More...

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July