Story of Sam–Jane Morrison–film elements. Reel 40

Story of Sam--Jane Morrison--film elements. Reel 40


Video:

Identifier:
1245.004
Collection:
Jane Morrison Collection
Date:
1972
Original Format:
16mm
Color:
B&W
Sound:
Sound
Duration:
300'
Can Description:
B&W Sound Print Story of Sam
Viewing Notes:
Intertitle: ‘THE STORY OF SAM’. Intertitle: ‘A FILM BY MATT WEINSTEIN, PAULINE LURIE, SHARON WINSTON, DENNIS SEULING, JANE MORRISON’. Intertitle: ‘CENTER FOR UNDERSTANDING MEDIA – JULY, 1972 NEW YORK CITY’. A man (Sam) arrives home with a hamburger in a paper bag. The hamburger starts talking to him. Flashbacks show Sam’s wife cheating on him, Sam losing his job, and panhandling on the street. The hamburger claims to be an alien trapped inside the hamburger. The hamburger offers Sam three wishes in exchange for being returned to his spaceship. Sam wishes for a soda, French fries, and pickles, and then eats the hamburger. Intertitle: ‘THE END’. [End of Reel]
Subject(s):

Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
https://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/46844