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Jerk (other)
Jerk, The Jerk, Jerks, or Jerking may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film, stage, and television * ''Jerk'' (play), a 2008 puppet play by Dennis Cooper * ''Jerk'' (TV series), a 2019 British sitcom * '' The Jerk'', a 1979 American film * "Jerk", an episode of ''2 Stupid Dogs'' * "The Jerk", an episode of ''House'' * "Jerk" (''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''), an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' Music * Jerk (band) Jerk were an Australian industrial metal band formed in 1998. They released a sole album, ''When Pure Is Defiled'' (April 2003), with the line-up of Charles Cilia, Leeno Dee, Johnathan Devoy and Lamar Lowder, which peaked at No. 38 on the ..., an Australian metal band * Jerk (album), ''Jerk'' (album), by hHead, 1994 * Jerk (Kim Stockwood song), "Jerk" (Kim Stockwood song), 1996 * Jerk (Oliver Tree song), "Jerk" (Oliver Tree song), 2020 * The Jerks, a Filipino rock band Other uses * Jerk (cooking), a style of cooking native to Jamaica * Jerk (dance) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerk (play)
''Jerk'' is a one-person puppet play by the American writer Dennis Cooper, made in collaboration with director Gisèle Vienne and performer Jonathan Capdevielle, based on Cooper's 1993 novel of the same name.From the programme ''Paris Calling: A Franco-British Season of Performing Arts 09''; see also ''Jerk'' on denniscooper.net and the ''Jerk'' page on Gisèle Vienne's website. It is based on the story of serial killer Dean Corll and his teenage accomplices David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. The play develops the conceit that Brooks has learnt puppetry in prison and, as part of his rehabilitation, acts out the murders in which he participated via the use of glove puppets and ventriloquism. The performance also involved sections in which the audience read about the murders in pamphlets, entitled "Two Texts for a Puppet Play by David Brooks" that were distributed. The production premiered on 5 March 2008 in Brest, France. The play was also performed in an English-language version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |