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'''''Zombie Hunger''''' and '''''Zombie Hunger 2''''' are two 1984 short films by Richard Kern.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202163/ IMDb page for '''''Zombie Hunger 2'''''..] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202164/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_34 IMDB page for '''''Zombie Hunger 2'''''.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref> He is best known for his bizarre and subversive short films, which were part a 70's-80's New York-based film movement called No Wave Cinema. Kern's films are distinguishable by their sexual content, violence, unique color schemes, and appearances by popular underground figures (such as musician Lydia Lunch).
'''''Zombie Hunger''''' and '''''Zombie Hunger 2''''' are two 1984 short films by Richard Kern, some of his earliest work.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202163/ IMDb page for ''Zombie Hunger''.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202164/ IMDB page for ''Zombie Hunger 2''.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref> He is best known for his bizarre and subversive short films, which were part a 70's-80's New York-based "No Wave Cinema" film movement. Kern's films are distinguishable by their sexual content, violence, unique color schemes, and appearances by notable underground figures such as musician Lydia Lunch.


Sources conflict as to what they (or it) is about. One ("Trashfilm Roadshows" by Johannes Schonherr) proclaims it to feature a man smashing up his apartment in a violent rage, only leaving the cameraman undamaged.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rzT0kgW2ZNIC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=zombie+hunger+kern&source=bl&ots=m0MWNa2OeF&sig=Eg4MTFpMUBysAdVlssRaxqel8Fs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW-LnA4_DLAhWFrB4KHT3ZBSYQ6AEIPjAI#v=onepage&q=zombie%20hunger%20kern&f=false Trashfilm Roadshows on Google Books.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref> Another (mubi.com's entry for the film, which also features an alleged shot from the film) claims it is about a group of junkies shooting up on heroin and then vomiting.<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/zombie-hunger MUBI article.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref> The latter claim is also supported by a PDF contained on Kern's website regarding '''''Zombie Hunger 2'''''.
[[File:20594-800w.jpg|thumb|250px|Filmmaker/photographer Richard Kern.]]
There are conflicting sources on what the shorts are about. ''Trashfilm Roadshows'' by Johannes Schonherr claims it features a man smashing up his apartment in a violent rage, only leaving the cameraman undamaged,<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/TrashFilms Trashfilm Roadshows on Google Books.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref> while mubi.com's entry for the film (which also features an alleged shot from the film) claims it is about a group of junkies shooting up on heroin and then vomiting.<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/zombie-hunger MUBI article.] Retrieved 2 Apr '16.</ref> The latter claim is also supported by a PDF contained on Kern's website regarding ''Zombie Hunger 2''.


Little else is known about these two shorts, other than the makes them likely contenders for Kern's earliest work. While the majority of his films are easily available on DVD sets (such as ''The Hardcore Collection''), some of them are not so easy to find (such as ''Nazi'' and ''King of Sex'', available only on rare VHS tapes). These films have not had a widespread release on any home video format.
Little else is known about these two shorts. The shorts have not been released in any form, and it's unknown if any copies of them still exist.


==Gallery==
 
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File:20594-800w.jpg|Filmmaker/photographer Richard Kern.
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:42, 10 July 2017

Zombie-hunger.jpg

Alleged screenshot, taken from mubi.com.

Status: Lost


Zombie Hunger and Zombie Hunger 2 are two 1984 short films by Richard Kern, some of his earliest work.[1][2] He is best known for his bizarre and subversive short films, which were part a 70's-80's New York-based "No Wave Cinema" film movement. Kern's films are distinguishable by their sexual content, violence, unique color schemes, and appearances by notable underground figures such as musician Lydia Lunch.

Filmmaker/photographer Richard Kern.

There are conflicting sources on what the shorts are about. Trashfilm Roadshows by Johannes Schonherr claims it features a man smashing up his apartment in a violent rage, only leaving the cameraman undamaged,[3] while mubi.com's entry for the film (which also features an alleged shot from the film) claims it is about a group of junkies shooting up on heroin and then vomiting.[4] The latter claim is also supported by a PDF contained on Kern's website regarding Zombie Hunger 2.

Little else is known about these two shorts. The shorts have not been released in any form, and it's unknown if any copies of them still exist.







References

  1. IMDb page for Zombie Hunger. Retrieved 2 Apr '16.
  2. IMDB page for Zombie Hunger 2. Retrieved 2 Apr '16.
  3. Trashfilm Roadshows on Google Books. Retrieved 2 Apr '16.
  4. MUBI article. Retrieved 2 Apr '16.