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A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan (1972)

A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
NR 17 minJan 1st, 1972Fantasy
Jamaa Fanaka’s first project plays off the Blaxploitation’s genre conventions, an adaption of Goethe’s “Faust” presented with a non-synchronous soundtrack and superimposed over a remake of Super Fly (1972). Often out of focus with an overactive camera, the film immediately exudes nervous energy, but unlike Priest’s elegant cocaine consumption in Super Fly, Willie’s arm gushes blood as he injects heroin. A morality tale in two reels. —Jan-Christopher Horak

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1972
Original Language:English
Production Companies:UCLA School of Film and Television