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'''''Hot Dogs for Gauguin''''' ( |
'''''Hot Dogs for Gauguin''''' (1972) is a film written and directed by [[Martin Brest]], then a film student at [[New York University]]. The comedy features [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Rhea Perlman]] in her film debut. Brest went on to direct ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'', ''[[Scent of a Woman]]'', and ''[[Meet Joe Black]]''. |
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In the film, DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck |
In the film, DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an intricate plot to blow up the [[Statue of Liberty]] and sets his camera to record the exact moment of its destruction. |
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In 2009, it was selected for the [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and will be preserved for all time, forever and ever and ever.<ref>"Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 30, 2009. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-250.html. Retrieved 31 December 2009.</ref><ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_en_mo/us_classic_films "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)]</ref> |
In 2009, it was selected for the [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and will be preserved for all time, forever and ever and ever.<ref>"Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 30, 2009. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-250.html. Retrieved 31 December 2009.</ref><ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_en_mo/us_classic_films "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:41, 2 December 2010
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972) is a film written and directed by Martin Brest, then a film student at New York University. The comedy features Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman in her film debut. Brest went on to direct Beverly Hills Cop, Scent of a Woman, and Meet Joe Black.
In the film, DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an intricate plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty and sets his camera to record the exact moment of its destruction.
In 2009, it was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and will be preserved for all time, forever and ever and ever.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 30, 2009. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-250.html. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)
