Eggshells (film)
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Kim Henkel
Tobe Hooper
Raymond O'Leary
Pamela Craig
Allen Danziger
Sharron Danziger
Kim Henkel
| Eggshells | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tobe Hooper |
| Written by | Tobe Hooper Kim Henkel |
| Produced by | David L. Ford Tobe Hooper Raymond O'Leary |
| Starring | Ron Barnhart Pamela Craig Allen Danziger Sharron Danziger Kim Henkel |
| Cinematography | Tobe Hooper |
| Edited by | Robert Elkins Tobe Hooper |
| Music by | Spencer Perskin Shiva's Headband Jim Schulman |
| Distributed by | Watchmaker Films (2009 re-release) |
Release date | |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000[3] |
Eggshells is a 1969 American independent experimental film directed by Tobe Hooper in his directorial debut. Hooper, who co-wrote the film with Kim Henkel, also served as one of the film's producers. The film centers on a commune of young hippies, who slowly become aware of an otherworldly presence that resides in the basement.
Cast
- Mahlon Foreman as Mahlon
- Ron Barnhart as Ron
- Amy Lester as Amy
- Kim Henkel as Toes
- Pamela Craig as Pam
- Jim Schulman as Jim
- Allen Danziger as Allen
Production
Hooper reflected on the film later when recounting his first efforts as a filmmaker: "It's a real movie about 1969. It's kind of vérité but with a little push. Like a script on a napkin, improvisation mixed with magic. It was about the beginning of the end of the subculture. Most of it takes place in a commune house. But what they didn't know is that in the basement is a crypto-embryonic-hyper-electric presence that managed to influence the house and the people in it. The influences in my life were all kind of politically, socially implanted."[4]
Reception
In 2017, Zane Gordon-Bouzard of Birth.Movies.Death stated that the film "lay[s] out its rambling vision of hippie life in Austin, Texas in a series of acid-splashed reveries". Gordon-Bouzard also noted that the film displayed many of the themes and motifs that would become a staple in director Hooper's later films.[5] Louis Black from The Austin Chronicle gave the film a positive review, stating that the film very much emulated the works of Jean-Luc Godard. Black also praised the film for its capturing of 1960s Austin attitudes and lifestyles, as well as the psychedelic visuals and Hooper's direction.[6]
