Barry Gifford

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Barry Gifford (born October 18, 1946) is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir- and Beat Generation-influenced literary madness. He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two sex-driven, star-crossed protagonists on the road. The first of the series, Wild at Heart, was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title. Gifford went on to write the screenplay for Lost Highway with Lynch. Perdita Durango was adapted into film by Alex de la Iglesia. Much of Gifford's work is nonfiction.

Most Popular Barry Gifford Trailers

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Lost Highway Trailer (1997)

15 January 1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

Wild at Heart Trailer (1990)

17 August 1990

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

City of Ghosts Trailer (2002)

10 September 2002

A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago Trailer (2020)

28 February 2020

Author Barry Gifford's gritty autobiographical stories of growing up in 1950s Chicago provide the backdrop for an impressionistic documentary portrait of a vanished time and place.

You Can't Win Trailer (2026)

17 February 2026

The true-crime story of legendary outlaw Jack Black, whose 1926 memoir became an unlikely bestseller upon its release and later inspired generations of counter-cultural writing.

Dance with the Devil Trailer (1997)

31 October 1997

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side.

Nelson Algren Live Trailer (2016)

04 June 2016

A performance of some of Nelson Algren's greatest and least known works, performed live at the Steppenwolf theatre in Algren's hometown, Chicago.

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch Trailer (1997)

14 October 1997

An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art.

The Phantom Father Trailer (2012)

02 March 2012

American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent.

The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Filled with humor and defining experiences in both his own life and in the lives of some of his closest friends, William Faulkner and Robert Aldrich, as well as on his late wife, screenwriter Silvia Richards, Mr.

My Last Martini Trailer (2025)

16 February 2025

One evening at an elegant cocktail lounge, a frustrated writer impulsively breaks a self-imposed rule and decides to have a third martini.

Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat Trailer (2001)

22 October 2001