A Movie

A Movie (styled as A MOVIE) is a 1958 experimental collage film by American artist Bruce Conner. It combines pieces of found footage taken from various sources such as newsreels, soft-core pornography, and B movies, all set to a score featuring Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome.

This article is about the 1958 experimental film. For the topic at large, see Movie. For "A movies," the high-budget films accompanying B movies, see B movies (Hollywood Golden Age). For movies named "A", see A (disambiguation). For other uses, see Movie (disambiguation).

A Movie
The title cards from A Movie
Directed byBruce Conner
Release date
  • June 10, 1958 (1958-06-10)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350

The film is recognized as a landmark work in American experimental cinema, particularly as an early example of found footage. A Movie was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994.

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