Michael Spiller Movie Trailers

Niagara, Niagara Trailer (1998)

20 March 1998

An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.

Angry Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it's with your mother.

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery Trailer (2013)

11 October 2013

A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.

Age Isn't Everything Trailer (1991)

02 January 1991

Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business — and finds himself turned into a little old man.

Hand Gun Trailer (1994)

01 October 1994

Jack is in the midst of a major robbery, which leaves him injured and his accomplices dead. Jack manages to hide the $500,000 from the robbery before he makes his way to his death bed.

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

Amateur Trailer (1994)

05 August 1994

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.

Working Girls Trailer (1987)

27 February 1987

A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

The Cartographer's Girlfriend Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Self-funded Hal Hartley project shot on 16mm with a focus on a somewhat bizarre romance.

Flirt Trailer (1995)

14 September 1995

The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home.

Flirt Trailer (1993)

11 September 1993

In New York, Bill struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily, while attempting to restrain Walter, the angry husband of a woman he thinks he might be in love with.

Drop Dead Gorgeous Trailer (1999)

16 July 1999

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that.

Simple Men Trailer (1992)

14 October 1992

Two diametrically opposite brothers set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.

Search and Destroy Trailer (1995)

23 April 1995

A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.

No Such Thing Trailer (2002)

29 March 2002

A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.

Walking and Talking Trailer (1996)

17 July 1996

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

Tommy's Trailer (1985)

01 June 1985

A state employee tasked with photographing road conditions tracks a mysterious man (played by Steve Buscemi) who leaves suspiciously large garbage bags along a snowy country road.

Trust Trailer (1990)

09 September 1990

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman.

Surviving Desire Trailer (1992)

22 January 1992

Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm.

The Unbelievable Truth Trailer (1990)

20 July 1990

After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did.

Streetwalkin' Trailer (1985)

20 September 1985

Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother.

Campus Man Trailer (1987)

10 April 1987

Todd Barret is an aspiring businessman. He's got what it takes, but what he doesn't have is enough money to stay in college.

No Picnic Trailer (1990)

12 July 1990

Down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress.

Henry Fool Trailer (1998)

19 June 1998

An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.

Lincoln and the War Within Trailer (1992)

01 December 1992

First few weeks of Lincoln's presidency where crucial for the direction the country would take. He had to bridge the gap between the victorious North and the jaded South and William H.

The House of Yes Trailer (1997)

10 October 1997

Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance.

Hell's Kitchen Trailer (1998)

11 September 1998

Newly released from jail, an ex-gang member asks a former contender to teach him to box.

The Green Flash Trailer (1988)

24 October 1988

When a runaway orphan encounters a hoodlum on-the-lamb in Coney Island, their chance encounter becomes a life changing event for them both.

Opera No. 1 Trailer (1994)

02 January 1994

A comical mini opera following the exploits of two goddesses interfering with the lives of mortals. Mistaken identities, miscast spells, and rollerblades abound.

Ambition Trailer (1992)

31 January 1992

Follows a day in the life of a young artist who longs for professional success and the attention of beautiful women, but who encounters only frustration and violence.

Hanson: Tulsa, Tokyo & the Middle of Nowhere Trailer (1997)

17 November 1997

The "MMMBopping" bubblegum brothers perform candy-coated pop songs and cause juvenile mischief on and off stage during their first-ever world tour.

Theory of Achievement Trailer (1991)

07 March 1991

This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.

Wadeck's Mother's Friend's Son Trailer (1992)

05 March 1992

Two Polish men (Arnold Barkus, Ranko Chepin), a Frenchwoman (Zazie Dinev) and her rich new husband go from New York's Lower East Side to California.

Kid Trailer (1984)

01 July 1984

Hal Hartley's senior thesis film from SUNY-Purchase. A young man attempts to leave his Long Island suburb, but is thwarted by a series of absurd obstacles.

My Birthday Cake Trailer (1991)