Richard Hell

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Richard Hell

Born October 2, 1949 · Lexington, Kentucky (age 76)

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 SusanDesperately Seeking Susan · 1985
Desperately 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.
SmithereensSmithereens · 1982
Smithereens
6.41982
MovieDramaMusic
A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.
No PicnicNo Picnic · 1990
No 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.
Blank GenerationBlank Generation · 1980
Blank 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.
Final RewardFinal Reward · 1978
Final Reward
5.01978
Movie
A fascinating drama-document on the punk period.
What About MeWhat About Me · 1993
What About Me
4.71993
MovieDrama
After a family tragedy, a young woman finds herself homeless and living on the streets of New York.
Sadness at LeavingSadness at Leaving · 1992
Sadness at Leaving
1992
Movie
Following the erection of the Berlin wall, special agent Carl Halman is assigned by East German intelligence to move to New York where he’ll “sleep” as a writer until he is called. Using the code-name “April 23,” Carl successfully infiltrates the uptown-downtown literary world in 1950s New York. He edits a magazine, follows the Knicks, and marries Melinda, the socialite wife of best-selling jock novelist Hubert Cleaver, Ayden’s hilarious Norman Mailer pastiche. Through Carl’s eyes, we see New York City change from an outpost of Europe to the new capital of an anarchistic, post-ideological world. But then, when Carl least expects it, he’s called.
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel MountainGeek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain · 1983
Geek 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.

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