Harrod Blank

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Harrod Blank

Born February 4, 1963 · California, U.S. (age 63)

Harrod Blank is a California native who grew up in the Bonny Doon Mountains of Santa Cruz, where he attended high school and college. In 1989, he moved to Berkeley, where he currently lives part-time. When Harrod Blank first realized that his '65 VW Beetle could be treated as a canvas, the result was "Oh My God!". Painted like a beach ball with a bumper of plastic fruit & rubber chickens, a chalk…

Known For

Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceKiller Klowns from Outer Space · 1988
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
6.61988
MovieComedyHorror
Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption.
Peggy Sue Got MarriedPeggy Sue Got Married · 1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.11986
MovieComedyDrama
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!Huey Lewis and the News: Before! · 1987
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
6.01987
MovieMusicDocumentary
Huey Lewis And The News: BEFORE! follows one of the world’s top rock-and-roll bands of the 80’s and a crew of fifty technicians to the Bahamas for the making of a music video for their number one hit single, “Stuck With You” for their album, “FORE!” Blank takes us behind the scenes for an off-beat look at what happens when a song is transformed into visuals and musicians are transformed into actors. Hidden in the straightforward reportage are sly comments on the MTV machine, sexism in the media, and the business of rock-and-roll. Best of all, Huey Lewis and the News maintain their sense of humor even when absurdity threatens to overwhelm them.
Goodnight, OperatorGoodnight, Operator
Goodnight, Operator
Movie
A small-town switchboard operator is thrust into a hellish night of blood and betrayal after a killing plays out over her headset.
Motorcycle MomentMotorcycle Moment · 2025
Motorcycle Moment
2025
MovieDocumentary
In 1964, Les Blank filmed 45 minutes of motorcycles for a documentary film that was never completed. Before his death in 2013, he asked his son Harrod Blank to cut the footage to the music of The 13th Floor Elevators. Edited by Ben Abrams, this film captures the vastness of the American West at a time when the motorcycle was the ultimate in highway adventure.
Gap-Toothed WomenGap-Toothed Women · 1987
Gap-Toothed Women
7.11987
MovieDocumentary
A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth, ranging from lighthearted whimsy to a deeper look at issues like self-esteem and societal attitudes toward standards of beauty. Interviews were conducted with over one hundred women, including model Lauren Hutton and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Werner Herzog Eats His ShoeWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe · 1988
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.01988
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven.
PuamanaPuamana · 1991
Puamana
7.01991
MovieDocumentary
This aloha-filled portrait of Auntie Irmgard Farden Aluli, one of Hawaii's best loved composers, gently focuses on Hawai'ian women's contributions to the family structure, art, music and dance. An intimate glimpse into the real culture of the islands.

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