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

Production companies : UCLA School of Film and Television /

January 1, 1972 17m United States of America Fantasy English More

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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

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title：A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
status：Released
Release date： 1972
Runtime：17m
Genres： Fantasy ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Jamaa Fanaka /
Writers： Jamaa Fanaka ·
Production companies： UCLA School of Film and Television ·
Overview：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