Robert Elswit Movie Trailers

Richard Lester! Trailer (1998)

16 September 1998

A tribute to Richard Lester, Philadelphia-born filmmaker who moved to England to direct the modern classics "A Hard Day's Night," "Petulia," and "Help!

The Pallbearer Trailer (1996)

03 May 1996

Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life.

Trick or Treat Trailer (1986)

24 October 1986

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance.

Heart of Dixie Trailer (1989)

25 August 1989

Three young sorority women try to find love with potential men, while worrying about changes in their way of life when integration begins at their college in 1957 segregated Alabama.

That Moment: Magnolia Diary Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

Desert Hearts Trailer (1985)

01 October 1985

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

Boys Trailer (1996)

10 May 1996

Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine.

Paris Trout Trailer (1991)

21 April 1991

Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah.

Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The Great Valley in Africa - a crack of more than 6,500 kilometers in the earth's crust - is the result of the continental fracture that began about 20 million years ago.

Moving Violations Trailer (1985)

19 April 1985

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.

Amazing Grace and Chuck Trailer (1987)

22 May 1987

Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that sits at the fingertips of the military.

Summerspell Trailer (1983)

02 July 1983

Family celebrations and tensions, Independence Day, Texas 1948

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside Trailer (1991)

26 January 1991

Three novels - three dramatic stories in the walls of the women's prison. The first story - a brand new, first went to prison inmates.

Into the Homeland Trailer (1987)

26 December 1987

A man's daughter disappears after falling in love with the son of a right wing, white-supremacist terrorist organization.

Faster, Cheaper, Better Trailer (2022)

31 December 2022

Spans 20 years in multiple locales with a myriad of characters in interwoven stories that follow a union foreman, a young entrepreneur, an indoor farm executive and a tech billionaire whose lives are upended when automation and AI transform the world as we know it.

Long Gone Trailer (1987)

23 May 1987

Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.

The Children of Times Square Trailer (1986)

03 March 1986

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.

Behind the Red Door Trailer (2003)

12 January 2003

Natalie, a gifted New York photographer, has a troubled past reflected in her art. When she struggles to make ends meet in the city, her agent, arranges an assignment in Boston for a considerable sum of money.

A Killing in a Small Town Trailer (1990)

22 May 1990

The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story Trailer (1992)

13 September 1992

A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.

All Summer in a Day Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Based on the story by Ray Bradbury. Set on a planet where the sun shines for just a few minutes once every nine years, this is a classic tale of suffering and forgiveness.

Margaret Bourke-White Trailer (1989)

24 April 1989

A biographical account of pioneering photographer Margaret Bourke-White's career.

Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts Trailer (2017)

14 November 2017

Filmed in Los Angeles in August 2017, director Donna Deitch, cinematographer Robert Elswit and production designer Jeannine Oppewall discuss their collaboration in creating the look of DESERT HEARTS.

Waltz Across Texas Trailer (1982)

01 October 1982

A wildcatter and a geologist prospect for oil and love in West Texas.

Fraternity Row Trailer (1977)

03 June 1977

Zac is an idealistic student who, after arriving at college, decides to pledge the Gamma Nu Pi fraternity.