Plastic haircut

Duration: 12.5

Creator: a movie by William T. Wiley, R.G. Davis, Robert H. Hudson, Robert Nelson.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Nelson, Robert.; Wiley, William T.; Davis, Ron G.; Hudson, Robert H.; Reich, Steve.; Canyon Cinema.

Description: This is the 2003 version re-edited by Robert Nelson.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; PFA 1604-01-12544. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.; PFA 1604-01-12421. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only.; PFA 1604-01-12419. Restricted: For research use.; Sound by Steve Reich.; A snippet of the Steve Reich sound collage begins over opening images (unlike in the original 1963 version); then the film goes silent as R.G. Davis, founder of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, has absurd interactions with various geometric objects on a highly stylized constructivist set. At 209 ft. the film goes to black for about 5 ft., during which Steve Reich's sound collage, which cuts up a boxing announcer's exaltations, is heard mixed with audio from an improvised mock interview with the director (Robert Nelson, playing the role of a filmmaker from India). After the black, the images from the beginning of the film repeat in their entirety as the Reich/interview audio mix continues. Film ends with credits (as in the original version).; PFA 1604-01-12544. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (12.5 min.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. preservation polyester release print.; PFA 1604-01-12421. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (12.5 min.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. preservation polyester release print.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE