Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror

Image Archive archivist Dino Everett assembled a feature-length compilation of SCA student works from the late ’60s and ’70s. The compilation features recently uncovered and previously unseen student films by Dan O’Bannon and John Carpenter. • BLOOD BATH (1969, written and directed by Dan O’Bannon) B/W (original 16mm) 7 min. • THE DEMON (1970, written and directed by Charles Adair) B/W (original 16mm) 19 min. • GOOD MORNING DAN (1968, written and directed by Dan O’Bannon, camera by John Carpenter) Color (original 8mm) 19 min. • CAPTAIN VOYEUR (1969, written and directed by John Carpenter) B/W (original 16mm) 7 min. • BLOOD BATH (1976, written and directed by Dan O’Bannon) Red tint (original 16mm blown up to 35mm) 8 min. • JUDSON'S RELEASE (1971, written by Alec Lorimore, directed by Terence H. Winkless) (original 16mm) Color 15 min. Total program time: 80 minutes.

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Mouse Trouble

Mouse Trouble

1944

Puss n' Toots

Puss n' Toots

1942

Quiet Please!

Quiet Please!

1945

Springtime for Thomas

Springtime for Thomas

1946

Sufferin' Cats!

Sufferin' Cats!

1943

Tee for Two

Tee for Two

1945

The Invisible Mouse

The Invisible Mouse

1947

The Midnight Snack

The Midnight Snack

1941

The Mouse Comes to Dinner

The Mouse Comes to Dinner

1945

Portrait of Anton Adriaan Mussert

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Luciano

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1965

The Hot Choc-late Soldiers

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1934

The Cactus Kid

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1930

Wild Ocean

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French Roast

French Roast

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My Wife's Relations

My Wife's Relations

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Alice in the Jungle

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1925

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Convict 13

Convict 13

1920

Cops

Cops

1922