Maidstone (1971)

  • NR
  • 03/09/1971 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 46m

A Mystery by Norman Mailer

Overview

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.

Norman Mailer

Writer, Director

Cast

Norman Mailer's headshot

Norman Mailer

Norman T. Kingsley
Rip Torn's headshot

Rip Torn

Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Paul Austin's headshot

Paul Austin

Joy Bang's headshot

Joy Bang

Joy Broom
Beverly Bentley's headshot

Beverly Bentley

Chula Mae Kingsley
Penelope Milford's headshot

Penelope Milford

Lane Smith's headshot

Lane Smith

José Torres's headshot

José Torres

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