Maidstone (film)

For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation).

Maidstone
Directed by	Norman Mailer
Produced by	Buzz Farber Norman Mailer
Written by	Norman Mailer
Starring	Norman Mailer Rip Torn Beverly Bentley Robert Gardiner Carolyn McCullough Lenny Morris Ultra Violet Harris Yulin
Music by	Isaac Hayes Wes Montgomery
Cinematography	Nick Doob Richard Leacock D. A. Pennebaker Nicholas T. Proferes Sheldon Rochlin Diane Rocklin Jan Welt
Editing by	Lana Jokel Norman Mailer Jan Welt
Distributed by	Supreme Mix Productions
Release date(s)	1970
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Maidstone was a film made in 1970, directed by, written by, and starring Norman Mailer.

Plot summary

Famous film director Norman Kingsley (Norman Mailer) runs for President while working on his latest film project. His brother Raoul (Rip Torn) continues to cling to him for his money.

Cast

Actor	Role
Norman Mailer	Norman Kingsley
Rip Torn	Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Beverly Bentley	Kingsley's wife
Robert Gardiner	Secret Service Chief
Carolyn McCullough
Leonard Morris
Ultra Violet	Herself
Harris Yulin

Notability

The film is now famous for the improvised fight between Norman Mailer and Rip Torn. As the camera rolled, Torn struck Mailer in the head with a hammer, intending to "kill his character." Mailer's scalp opened up, and a vicious fight ensued. With the camera still rolling, Torn energetically strangled Mailer until the fight was broken up by Mailer's wife Beverly and Mailer's wailing children. During the melee, Mailer bit off a small chunk of Rip Torn's ear. The fight, in which the actors called each other by their real names, made it into the film, and the segment has proven very popular on the Internet in recent years.

References

• Scott, A. O. (20 July 2007). "Norman Mailer, Unbound and on Film: Revisiting His Bigger-Than-Life Selves". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/movies/20norm.html?ex=1186286400&en=4898dee4da346df9&ei=5070. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 

External links

• Maidstone (film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Maidstone at AllRovi
• Thank you, Norman Mailer . . . for showing me that autobiography is the only kind there is