Wrong Guys (1997)
41m
Running Time
January 1, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Adapted from a novella by James Strahs (the author of “Queer and Alone”, as well as the Wooster Group’s play, “North Atlantic”), this unfinished 1997 film from the Wooster Group was first shown as part of the 1997 Whitney Biennial. Aside from a screening as part of Anthology’s tribute to the Group in 2012, it has rarely been seen since. A tale of smuggling and survivalists that adopts the tone and visual style of film noir, but with a narrative logic all its own, it stars Willem Dafoe as Jack Straw, a small-time operator who ran a “pharmaceutical outfit” before an accident changed everything. A rare instance of an extended moving-image work by the Wooster Group that was created independently of their theatrical productions, WRONG GUYS is a fascinating and little-seen work. — Anthology Film Archives
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Cast & Crew.

Willem Dafoe
Jack Straw

Elizabeth LeCompte
Director

Ken Kobland
Cinematography

Christopher Kondek
Videojournalist

John Lurie
Music
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time41m
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