Deathtrip Films

Short movie by New York photographer and cinematographer Richard Kern.

One of Richard Kern’s most ambitious works is Fingered (1986), whose sarcastic disclaimer says “although it is not our sole intention to shock, insult, or irritate, you have been warned that we are catering only to our own preferences as members of the sexual minority.”

A woman takes each of her boyfriends - one poor and one rich- for a drive in her new car. Each argues with her and insists on taking the wheel. She beats one of them up, before crashing into a group of youths and, finally, a wall.

Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death.

Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25cent porn arcades.

Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart.

A man takes several women home for his own gratification, with mixed results.

Experimental film consisting of images of young women handling automatic handguns and rifles.