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STARRING HARRY DEAN STANTON, a 17-film series celebrating the centenary of one of the all-time great character actors, is now playing on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/starring-harry-dean-stanton
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With his lean, hangdog face and sunken, soul-weary eyes, Harry Dean Stanton—born one hundred years ago this month—inhabited the cinematic margins for more than six decades, imbuing his portrayals of drifters, down-and-outers, mystics, and all-American eccentrics with a singular gravity and offbeat charisma. From his indelible supporting turns in films like COOL HAND LUKE, STRAIGHT TIME, and WISE BLOOD to his breakthrough roles (in his late fifties) in PARIS, TEXAS and REPO MAN, Stanton remained a sui generis, unfailingly authentic presence whose merest glance or gesture hinted at profound existential depths.
*Featuring:*
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND (Monte Hellman, 1966)
COOL HAND LUKE (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM (William Graham, 1974)
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (Dick Richards, 1975)
STRAIGHT TIME (Ulu Grosbard, 1978)
WISE BLOOD (John Huston, 1979)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter, 1981)
CHRISTINE (John Carpenter, 1983)
PARIS, TEXAS (Wim Wenders, 1984)
REPO MAN (Alex Cox, 1984)
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (Martin Scorsese, 1988)
WILD AT HEART (David Lynch, 1990)
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (Harry Dean Stanton, 1992)
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
THE STRAIGHT STORY (David Lynch, 1999)
INLAND EMPIRE (David Lynch, 2006)
HARRY DEAN STANTON: PARTLY FICTION (Sophie Huber, 2012)
LUCKY (John Carroll Lynch, 2017)
STARRING HARRY DEAN STANTON, a 17-film series celebrating the centenary of one of the all-time great character actors, is now playing on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel: criterionchannel.com/starring-harry-dean-stanton
Not yet subscribed to the Criterion Channel? Sign up now to start a free trial:
criterionchannel.com/checkout/subscribe
With his lean, hangdog face and sunken, soul-weary eyes, Harry Dean Stanton—born one hundred years ago this month—inhabited the cinematic margins for more than six decades, imbuing his portrayals of drifters, down-and-outers, mystics, and all-American eccentrics with a singular gravity and offbeat charisma. From his indelible supporting turns in films like COOL HAND LUKE, STRAIGHT TIME, and WISE BLOOD to his breakthrough roles (in his late fifties) in PARIS, TEXAS and REPO MAN, Stanton remained a sui generis, unfailingly authentic presence whose merest glance or gesture hinted at profound existential depths.
*Featuring:*
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND (Monte Hellman, 1966)
COOL HAND LUKE (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM (William Graham, 1974)
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (Dick Richards, 1975)
STRAIGHT TIME (Ulu Grosbard, 1978)
WISE BLOOD (John Huston, 1979)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter, 1981)
CHRISTINE (John Carpenter, 1983)
PARIS, TEXAS (Wim Wenders, 1984)
REPO MAN (Alex Cox, 1984)
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (Martin Scorsese, 1988)
WILD AT HEART (David Lynch, 1990)
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (Harry Dean Stanton, 1992)
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
THE STRAIGHT STORY (David Lynch, 1999)
INLAND EMPIRE (David Lynch, 2006)
HARRY DEAN STANTON: PARTLY FICTION (Sophie Huber, 2012)
LUCKY (John Carroll Lynch, 2017)
