Bill Fishman

Bill Fishman

Bill Fishman, born in 1958, is an American film director and producer known for his distinctive work in both documentary and narrative cinema. With a career spanning several decades, Fishman gained recognition for his groundbreaking documentary "Desperate Teenage Lovedolls" (1984), a cult classic that showcased his unique storytelling style. He continued to make waves with his narrative feature "Tapeheads" (1988), blending music and comedy. Fishman's career expanded into television, contributing to popular series like "Grace Under Fire" and "My Name Is Earl." He won an award at the 1999 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival and has also directed numerous music videos for such artists as They Might Be Giants, George Clinton and Suicidal Tendencies. Known for his eclectic and innovative approach, Bill Fishman remains a notable figure in the world of filmmaking, leaving an enduring impact on both independent and mainstream cinema.

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Bill Fishman Movies

  • 1994
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    Floundering

    Floundering

    4.925 1994 HD

    John Boyz lives close to where they film "Baywatch", but you'd never know it. His life is full of bizarre friends, sweaty sex, pistol wielding gangsters, bungling bureaucrats, police fanatics, revolutionaries, and weirdos. All John wants is a little peace of mind and a little piece of the action, but in "Floundering" it wont come easy.

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  • 1994
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    Car 54, Where Are You?

    Car 54, Where Are You?

    3.3 1994 HD

    Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing spouses, common criminals, arms dealers, and their officious boss Captain Anderson.

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  • 1988
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    Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

    5.3 1988 HD

    The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.

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  • 1984
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    Blood Theatre

    Blood Theatre

    3.679 1984 HD

    Three young movie theater employees are given the task of re-opening a long-closed, old-time theater at which, many years before, a shocking series of grisly murders took place. It seems many more murders have occurred since then but all of this remains unknown to these three young upstart employees hoping to finally make it big on their own. As they approach the grand re-opening night, things keep getting stranger and more unsettling with items suddenly starting to move around by themselves without any seen aid and a terrifying old man seemingly haunting the premises.

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  • 2003
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    My Dinner with Jimi

    My Dinner with Jimi

    4.3 2003 HD

     The story of the night The Turtles met The Beatles and Howard Kaylan had dinner with Jimi Hendrix.

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  • 2021
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    Butter Miracle Suite One

    Butter Miracle Suite One

    1 2021 HD

    Tells the story of a woman who moves from California to New York. The song draws parallels with Duritz's personal journey and his own struggles with mental illness.

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  • 2021
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    Butter Miracle Suite One

    Butter Miracle Suite One

    1 2021 HD

    Tells the story of a woman who moves from California to New York. The song draws parallels with Duritz's personal journey and his own struggles with mental illness.

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  • 2021
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    Butter Miracle Suite One

    Butter Miracle Suite One

    1 2021 HD

    Tells the story of a woman who moves from California to New York. The song draws parallels with Duritz's personal journey and his own struggles with mental illness.

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  • 2000
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    Desperate But Not Serious

    Desperate But Not Serious

    4.9 2000 HD

    Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also happens to be the man of her dreams. The only problem is that she's in San Francisco and the wedding is in L.A. Lily is therefore forced to enlist the aid of her friend Frances, an unrepentant party girl who has the L.A. nightclub scene wired. Their plans are completely derailed when they inadvertently lose the all important wedding invitation. This sets in motion an evening full of near misses with Jonathan, and thrusts Lily and Frances into a swarm of offbeat encounters with the underground Hollywood crowd. Off they go from club to club, from party to party and from boy to boy in an effort to find the wedding reception.

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  • 2022
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    Hollywood Signs

    Hollywood Signs

    1.5 2022 HD

    A documentary that celebrates autograph collecting, collectors, and our obsession with celebrities. It focuses on autograph dealing, the history of the autograph, autograph conventions, celebrities' point of view, and, of course, the folks whose lives revolve around autographs. Hollywood Signs is a love letter to a world with characters you definitely don't see every day.

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  • 1988
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    Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

    5.3 1988 HD

    The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.

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  • 1993
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    Posse

    Posse

    5.314 1993 HD

    A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.

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  • 1988
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    Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

    5.3 1988 HD

    The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.

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  • 1997
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    Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees

    Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees

    5.5 1997 HD

    Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees is a one-hour comedy special televised on the ABC Network on Monday February 17, 1997. The show features all four of the original Monkees and would be the last time Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork would appear together. Michael Nesmith wrote and directed the program.

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  • 2025
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    Waltzing with Brando

    Waltzing with Brando

    5.625 2025 HD

    The story of how Marlon Brando plucked Bernard Judge, an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a tiny and uninhabitable Tahitian island.

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  • 2025
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    Waltzing with Brando

    Waltzing with Brando

    5.625 2025 HD

    The story of how Marlon Brando plucked Bernard Judge, an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a tiny and uninhabitable Tahitian island.

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  • 2025
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    Waltzing with Brando

    Waltzing with Brando

    5.625 2025 HD

    The story of how Marlon Brando plucked Bernard Judge, an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a tiny and uninhabitable Tahitian island.

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