Maidstone (1971)
1h 46m
Running Time
March 9, 1971Release Date
Plot.
Over a booze-fueled, increasingly hectic five-day shoot in East Hampton, Norman Mailer and his cast and crew spontaneously unloaded onto film the lurid and loony chronicle of U.S. presidential candidate and filmmaker Norman T. Kingsley debating and attacking his hangers-on and enemies. This gonzo narrative, “an inkblot test of Mailer’s own subconscious” (Time), becomes something like a documentary on its own making when costar Rip Torn breaks the fourth wall in one of cinema’s most alarming on-screen outbursts.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Maidstone is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Norman Mailer
Norman T. Kingsley / Writer / Director / Producer / Editor
Rip Torn
Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Paul Austin
Joy Bang
Joy Broom
Ann Barry
Beverly Bentley
Chula Mae Kingsley
Eddie Bonette
Steve Borton
Robert Byrne
Jean Campbell
Jeanne Cardigan
Paul Carroll
Jean Campbell
Jeanne Cardigan
Lee Cook
Lazarus
Buzz Farber
Luis / Producer
Robert Gardiner
Secret Service Chief
Leo Garen
The Producer / Associate Producer
Luba Harrington
Russian Delegate
Adeline Naiman
Adeline McCarthy
Ultra Violet
Herself
D. A. Pennebaker
Director of Photography / Cinematography
Nick Doob
Cinematography
Richard Leacock
Cinematography
Nicholas T. Proferes
Cinematography
Sheldon Rochlin
Cinematography
Diane Rocklin
Cinematography
Diane Rochlin
Cinematography
Lana Jokel
Editor
Carol Stevens
Original Music Composer
Jack Richardson
Lee Roscoe
Alice Raintree
Maggie Peach
Noel E. Parmentel Jr.
Alfonso Ossorio
Ula Ness
Leonard Morris
Glenna Moore
Penelope Milford
Bianca Rosoff
Peter Rosoff
Barney Rosset
Shari Rothe
Cliff Sager
Lucy Saroyan
Brenda Smiley
Sally Sorrell
Greer St. John
Carol Stevens
Jan Welt
Cinematography / Editor
Lang Clay
Harold Conrad
Billy Copely
Terrayne Crawford
John De Menil
Tony Duke
Tim Hickey
Carolyn McCullough
David McMullin
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Maidstone is a 1970 American independent drama film written, produced and directed by Norman Mailer. It stars Mailer, Rip Torn and Ultra Violet. The film concerns famous film director Norman Kingsley, who runs for president while a group of friends, relatives, employees and lobbyists gather to discuss possible assassination plots against him. While producing his latest film about a brothel, Kingsley's brother Raoul continues to cling to him for his money.
The film's title refers to a town in England called Maidstone. Critical reviews were generally negative.
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