A Scenic Harvest from the Kingdom of Pain
1984 · 46m · Documentary
Documentation of three Survival Research Laboratories events, 1983-1984. Meet Stu, the SRL guinea pig, and see him training to operate the 4-legged Walking Machine, see 10-barrel shotguns, hear the "Stairway to Hell".
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Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
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The Last Word in Chickens
1924 · ★ 7
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1/2 Man
1986 · ★ 7.1
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La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
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Cut Piece
1965 · ★ 6.5
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Giacometti
1967 · ★ 10
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