John Lurie

John Lurie

John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and musicians alike. Since 2000 Lurie has suffered from chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting.

  • Title: John Lurie
  • Popularity: 3.894
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1952-12-14
  • Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.johnlurieart.com
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John Lurie Movies

  • 1984
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    Stranger Than Paradise

    Stranger Than Paradise

    7.2 1984 HD

    A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.

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  • 1984
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    Paris, Texas

    Paris, Texas

    8.1 1984 HD

    A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked...

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  • 1986
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    Down by Law

    Down by Law

    7.4 1986 HD

    A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

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  • 1988
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    The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    7.246 1988 HD

    Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas...

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  • 1995
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    Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

    6.5 1995 HD

    Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During...

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  • 1999
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    New Rose Hotel

    New Rose Hotel

    5.252 1999 HD

    A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.

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  • 1981
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    Permanent Vacation

    Permanent Vacation

    5.9 1981 HD

    In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He...

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  • 2005
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    Face Addict

    Face Addict

    1 2005 HD

    Face Addict tells the story of a unique and unrepeatable experience, that of the artistic community in New York between the late '70s and early '80s,...

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  • 1986
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    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    1 1986 HD

    Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More...

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  • 2009
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    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

    10 2009 HD

    the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia...

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  • 1981
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    Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

    6.5 1981 HD

    A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.

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  • 1992
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    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991

    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991

    1 1992 HD

    John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards performing live in Berlin.

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  • 2004
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    Tortured by Joy

    Tortured by Joy

    9 2004 HD

    A short film narrated by John Lurie comprised of still images La Jetee-style about the middle-aged rediscovering punk rock.

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  • 1980
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    The Offenders

    The Offenders

    1 1980 HD

    A punk savage satire about a kidnapping.

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  • 1988
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    The Little Devil

    The Little Devil

    6.7 1988 HD

    Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to "exorcise" the devil from someone. The devil...

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  • 2001
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    Downtown '81

    Downtown '81

    6.9 2001 HD

    The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been...

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  • 1990
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    Wild at Heart

    Wild at Heart

    7 1990 HD

    After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep...

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  • 1978
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    Rome '78

    Rome '78

    6.4 1978 HD

    Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites like Grant's Tomb and Tribeca's American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse...

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  • 1983
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    Stranger Than Paradise

    Stranger Than Paradise

    7.5 1983 HD

    30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger...

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  • 1979
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    Red Italy

    Red Italy

    4 1979 HD

    Second feature film by the French-born director is a Bertolucci-style story of a bored, rich woman looking for romance and adventure. She meets an...

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  • 2000
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    Sleepwalk

    Sleepwalk

    1 2000 HD

    At loose ends drifter stumbles upon a struggling painter as he searches for answers under the stars and rooftops of New York.

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  • 1980
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    Underground U.S.A.

    Underground U.S.A.

    4 1980 HD

    The Sunset Blvd. of underground cinema, and a suitably ambivalent retrospect on the star-game casualties of New York's upper depths, with Patti Astor...

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  • 2011
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    Blank City

    Blank City

    7 2011 HD

    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

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  • 1985
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    Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    6.1 1985 HD

    A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken...

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  • 2004
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    5 Sides of a Coin

    5 Sides of a Coin

    1 2004 HD

    "5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.

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  • 1996
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    Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

    4.3 1996 HD

    Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the...

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  • 1990
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    John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

    John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

    1 1990 HD

    "Lounge Lizard" John Lurie — actor, performer, and musician — talks about love and life and gives a gentle insight into modern time's...

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  • 1985
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    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

    The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

    1 1985 HD

    Nan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a film by the artist, portraying the American...

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  • 2005
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    TV Party

    TV Party

    7 2005 HD

    From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and...

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  • 1979
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    Men in Orbit

    Men in Orbit

    5.8 1979 HD

    A “sci-fi povera” film shot on Super 8, Men in Orbit features musician Lurie and Eric Mitchell as chain-smoking astronauts in a decrepit...

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  • 1988
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    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    4 1988 HD

    Behind the scenes of 'The Last Temptation of the Christ'

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  • 1984
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    Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch

    Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch

    6.5 1984 HD

    Documentary on American film director Jim Jarmusch made for German television. featuring interviews with cast and crew from...

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  • 2021
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    Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

    Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

    6.9 2021 HD

    An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Anthony Bourdain...

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  • 2001
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    Some Days in January, 1984

    Some Days in January, 1984

    1 2001 HD

    A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the filming...

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  • 1984
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    Stranger Than Paradise

    Stranger Than Paradise

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1989
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    Mystery Train

    Mystery Train

    7.292 1989 HD

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  • 1995
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    Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

    6.5 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

    6.5 1995 HD

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  • 2000
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    Animal Factory

    Animal Factory

    6.4 2000 HD

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  • 2021
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    Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

    Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

    6.9 2021 HD

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  • 1979
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    Men in Orbit

    Men in Orbit

    5.8 1979 HD

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  • 1981
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    Subway Riders

    Subway Riders

    6.5 1981 HD

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  • 2005
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    Face Addict

    Face Addict

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1991
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    Keep It for Yourself

    Keep It for Yourself

    5.7 1991 HD

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  • 1981
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    Permanent Vacation

    Permanent Vacation

    5.9 1981 HD

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  • 1984
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    Stranger Than Paradise

    Stranger Than Paradise

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1986
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    Down by Law

    Down by Law

    7.4 1986 HD

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  • 1985
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    Variety

    Variety

    5.2 1985 HD

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  • 1989
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    Mystery Train

    Mystery Train

    7.292 1989 HD

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  • 1991
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    Death By Unnatural Causes

    Death By Unnatural Causes

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1998
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    Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

    6 1998 HD

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  • 1997
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    Excess Baggage

    Excess Baggage

    6 1997 HD

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  • 1998
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    Clay Pigeons

    Clay Pigeons

    6.163 1998 HD

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  • 1981
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    Permanent Vacation

    Permanent Vacation

    5.9 1981 HD

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  • 1991
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    Figaro Story

    Figaro Story

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1979
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    Men in Orbit

    Men in Orbit

    5.8 1979 HD

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  • 1996
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    Manny & Lo

    Manny & Lo

    5.9 1996 HD

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  • 1993
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    Brace Up!

    Brace Up!

    10 1993 HD

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  • 1991
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    Fishing with John

    Fishing with John

    7.4 1991 HD

    Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

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  • 1999
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    SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants

    7.7 1999 HD

    Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in...

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  • 2007
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    Mobsters

    Mobsters

    1 2007 HD

    Mobsters is an American documentary television series that profiles the lives of infamous individuals in history; the series puts the spotlight on...

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  • 2021
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.667 2021 HD

    Part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, each episode finds artist John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, where he hones his intricate...

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.4 1970 HD

    Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.4 1970 HD

    Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.667 1970 HD

    Part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, each episode finds artist John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, where he hones his intricate...

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.667 1970 HD

    Part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, each episode finds artist John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, where he hones his intricate...

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.4 1970 HD

    Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.667 1970 HD

    Part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, each episode finds artist John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, where he hones his intricate...

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  • 1970
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    Painting With John

    Painting With John

    7.667 1970 HD

    Part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, each episode finds artist John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, where he hones his intricate...

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