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Richard Hell
Born October 2, 1949 · Lexington, Kentucky (age 77)
Richard Lester Meyers, better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Richard Hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins.
Known For
Desperately Seeking Susan · 1985Desperately Seeking Susan
★ 6.11985
MovieComedyCrime
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Smithereens · 1982Smithereens
★ 6.41982
MovieDramaMusic
A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.
No Picnic · 1990No Picnic
★ 6.91990
MovieDrama
Down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress.
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain · 1983Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain
★ 4.21983
MovieFantasyComedy
From the warped mind of underground auteur Nick Zedd comes this campy horrorfest that follows screwy scientist Dr. Frankenberry as he attempts to resurrect the dead, aided by his hunchbacked minion. Adding to the twisted fun are Donna Death as bloodsucking temptress Scumbalina, Richard Hell as punk-rock cowboy crooner the Rawhide Kid and Tyler Smith as Frankenberry’s monstrous two-headed creation, Formaldehyde Man.
Blank Generation · 1980Blank Generation
★ 5.61980
MovieMusicDrama
Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and must decide whether to continue with it, or return to her lover, a fellow journalist trying to track down the elusive Andy Warhol.
Hey! Is Dee Dee Home? · 2003Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
★ 5.92003
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Punk rock devotees will welcome director Lech Kowalski's reflective video portrait of late bassist Dee Dee Ramone and his life as a music industry icon -- including his self-destructive bouts with heroin. The centerpiece of the hourlong documentary -- which is peppered with vintage performance clips -- is a 1991 interview with a clean Dee Dee, who talks at length about his storied career and penchant for living on the edge.
What About Me · 1993What About Me
★ 4.71993
MovieDrama
After a family tragedy, a young woman finds herself homeless and living on the streets of New York.
Final Reward · 1978Final Reward
★ 5.01978
Movie
A fascinating drama-document on the punk period.
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