Alan Abel Movies

  • 1969
    Putney Swope

    Putney Swope

    Putney Swope

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    Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

    Putney Swope
  • 1976
    The Devil and Sam Silverstein

    The Devil and Sam Silverstein

    The Devil and Sam Silverstein

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    The Devil sets his sights on Sam Silverstein, a sexually frustrated sixty-five-year-old Jewish husband in crisis, whom he selects as an easy mark. At...

    The Devil and Sam Silverstein
  • 1971
    Is There Sex After Death?

    Is There Sex After Death?

    Is There Sex After Death?

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    Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the...

    Is There Sex After Death?
  • 1968
    No More Excuses

    No More Excuses

    No More Excuses

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    A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.

    No More Excuses
  • 2005
    Abel Raises Cain

    Abel Raises Cain

    Abel Raises Cain

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    Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to many as "the world's greatest hoaxer."

    Abel Raises Cain
  • 2008
    The Death Of Andy Kaufman

    The Death Of Andy Kaufman

    The Death Of Andy Kaufman

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    The Andy Kaufman Project explores the possibility that avant-garde performance artist Andy Kaufman may have faked his death.

    The Death Of Andy Kaufman
  • 1976
    The Faking of the President

    The Faking of the President

    The Faking of the President

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    A mockumentary from directors Alan and Jeanne Abel. The film uses "cut-ups" of Nixon quotes to tell a different narrative of his presidency.

    The Faking of the President