Tom Rubnitz Movies

  • 1986
    Drag Queen Marathon

    Drag Queen Marathon

    Drag Queen Marathon

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    A dragumentary about a day in the life of a score of drag queens on the lookout for photo opportunities at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum,...

    Drag Queen Marathon
  • 1989
    Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

    Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

    Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

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    From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection...

    Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries
  • 1989
    Pickle Surprise

    Pickle Surprise

    Pickle Surprise

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    A short, hilarious cooking mantra.

    Pickle Surprise
  • 1984
    Made for TV

    Made for TV

    Made for TV

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    Combining Rubnitz’s skillful manipulation of the familiar “look” of TV shows with an extraordinary range of characters, performer...

    Made for TV
  • 1987
    Vandemonium Plus

    Vandemonium Plus

    Vandemonium Plus

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    Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side...

    Vandemonium Plus
  • 1990
    Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

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    Produced in collaboration with MICA-TV, Summer of Love is a public service announcement produced for the American Foundation for AIDS Research....

    Summer of Love
  • 1983
    John Sex: The True Story

    John Sex: The True Story

    John Sex: The True Story

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    A profile of the East Village personality John Sex.

    John Sex: The True Story
  • 1991
    Strawberry Short-Cut

    Strawberry Short-Cut

    Strawberry Short-Cut

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    A drag queen shares a secret recipe.

    Strawberry Short-Cut
  • 1985
    Psykho III: The Musical

    Psykho III: The Musical

    Psykho III: The Musical

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    Psykho III: The Musical is an intriguing play on the tension between “authentic” and “pop” camp. This celebration of artifice...

    Psykho III: The Musical
  • 1983
    Chicken Elaine

    Chicken Elaine

    Chicken Elaine

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    Rubnitz’s short cooking clip showcases a chicken casserole recipe from the kitchen of Elaine Clearfield. All you need is chicken, rice, a...

    Chicken Elaine
  • 1991
    The Mother Show

    The Mother Show

    The Mother Show

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    Produced by Tom Rubnitz in collaboration with Tom Koken and Barbara Lipp, The Mother Show is a tribute to mothers everywhere, starring Frieda, the...

    The Mother Show
  • 1986
    Hustle with My Muscle

    Hustle with My Muscle

    Hustle with My Muscle

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    This rapid-montage music video for John Sex’s song “Hustle with My Muscle” portrays the singer as a ladies’ man with ample...

    Hustle with My Muscle
  • 1986
    Bump and Grind It

    Bump and Grind It

    Bump and Grind It

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    A glittering, Las Vegas-inspired music video for John Sex’s song "Bump and Grind It". With an outrageous fountain hairdo (by stylist Danilo),...

    Bump and Grind It
  • 1987
    Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: The Movie

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    The original documentary on the Wigstock festival, back in the day when it was a much smaller affair in Thompkins Square Park. A full day of peace,...

    Wigstock: The Movie
  • 1989
    The Fairies

    The Fairies

    The Fairies

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    Based on a tale by Charles Perrault, Tom Rubnitz's The Fairies comes complete with frogs, princes, kind fairies, and evil stepsisters—all...

    The Fairies
  • 1988
    Undercover Me!

    Undercover Me!

    Undercover Me!

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    A movie trailer for a non-existent Bond-style spy thriller "coming soon to a mini-mall cineplex near you!" Featuring John Sex, Hapi Phace, Laura...

    Undercover Me!
  • 1980
    Plastic Rap with Frieda

    Plastic Rap with Frieda

    Plastic Rap with Frieda

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    In this early Tom Rubnitz, Barbara Lipp and Tom Koken collaboration, "Frieda" performs her rap song with a bevy of dolls as back-up singers and...

    Plastic Rap with Frieda
  • 1980
    Frieda! (The Movie)

    Frieda! (The Movie)

    Frieda! (The Movie)

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    This first "Frieda" collaboration between performance artists Barbara Lipp and Tom Koken and video artist Tom Rubnitz chronicles Frieda's rise from...

    Frieda! (The Movie)
  • 1980
    Midnight Lullaby

    Midnight Lullaby

    Midnight Lullaby

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    A portrait of a young man, played by Tom Rubnitz, babysitting a little boy.

    Midnight Lullaby
  • 1983
    From the Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge

    From the Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge

    From the Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge

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    From The Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge is a series of video clips taken at the Pyramid Club, a seminal location for the East Village drag...

    From the Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge