''Super 8'' is a 1994 satirical
drama
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film written and directed by
Bruce La Bruce.
The film is about a failing
pornographic film
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director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
who enters into a partnership with a
lesbian
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filmmaker. It becomes clear that she has her own agenda and is exploiting him to help her succeed in her own project.
The film premiered at the
1994 Toronto International Film Festival and was shown in the midnight series at the 1994
Sundance Film Festival
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The festival has acted ...
.
Cast
* Bruce La Bruce as Bruce and Butt Double
*
Stacy Friedrich (credited as Liza LaMonica, Dirty Pillows and as Stacy Friedrich) as Googie and Jane Friday
*
Mikey Mike as Johnny Eczema
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Nicholas Davies (credited as Klaus von Brücker) as Pierce
*
Christeen Martin (credited as Chris Teen) as Wednesday Friday
*
Kate Ashley (credited as Amy Nitrate) as Honey Velour
*
Scott Thompson as
Buddy Cole
Other cast members;
* Davey Danger as Production Assistant
*
Vaginal Davis
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as unnamed person
* Gemma Files as Lady at Press Conference
* Mike Gibb as Male victim with guitar
* Rosemary Heather as Lady at Press Conference
* Hal Kelly as Lady at Press Conference
*
Richard Kern as unnamed person
*
Ben Weasel
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Early life
Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heigh ...
as himself
References
External links
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1994 films
Alt porn
English-language Canadian films
Canadian drama films
Films set in Toronto
German LGBTQ-related films
Canadian LGBTQ-related films
German black-and-white films
Films about pornography
Films directed by Bruce LaBruce
1994 drama films
1994 LGBTQ-related films
1990s LGBTQ-related drama films
Canadian independent films
1994 independent films
1990s English-language films
1990s Canadian films
1990s German films
English-language independent films
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