It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023)
Desert, culture, counterculture
Worlds collide in this unconventional essay film, when filmmaker, film historian, and archivist Daniel Kremer seamlessly edits Michelangelo Antonioni's legendary but controversial counterculture art film Zabriskie Point (1970) into the same narrative universe as Stanley Kramer's madcap epic comedy extravaganza It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). In creating these new sequences, Kremer comes to recognize that the exercise effortlessly draws cultural and historical parallels in twentieth-century American life that echo in present-day America. The editorial mashups weave a tangled web of social and cinematic history that root our notions of Americana in the mythology of the desert. As Kremer expounds in his narration on these often astonishing and sometimes shocking associations, his very personal ties to the subject matter become manifest.
Cast
- Daniel Kremer - Narrator
- Rob Nilsson - Self / A Friend
- Daria Halprin - Daria (archive footage)
- Mark Frechette - Mark (archive footage)
- Milton Berle - Russell (archive footage)
- Sid Caesar - Melville Crump (archive footage)
- Buddy Hackett - Benjy Benjamin (archive footage)
- Ethel Merman - Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
- Jonathan Winters - Lennie Pike (archive footage)
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point about?
- Worlds collide in this unconventional essay film, when filmmaker, film historian, and archivist Daniel Kremer seamlessly edits Michelangelo Antonioni's legendary but controversial counterculture art film Zabriskie Point (1970) into the same narrative universe as Stanley Kramer's madcap epic comedy extravaganza It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). In creating these new sequences, Kremer comes to recognize that the exercise effortlessly draws cultural and historical parallels in twentieth-century American life that echo in present-day America. The editorial mashups weave a tangled web of social and cinematic history that root our notions of Americana in the mythology of the desert. As Kremer expounds in his narration on these often astonishing and sometimes shocking associations, his very personal ties to the subject matter become manifest.
- Who directed It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point?
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point was directed by Daniel Kremer.
- Who stars in It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point?
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point stars Daniel Kremer, Rob Nilsson, Daria Halprin, Mark Frechette, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar.
- How long is It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point?
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point has a runtime of 1h 39m (99 minutes).
- What genre is It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point?
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point is a Documentary film.
- What is the budget of It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point?
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point had a budget of $10,000.
- Where was It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point produced?
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point was produced in United States of America.