Heads I Win/Tails You Lose

1991 4h 3m XX

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Documentary

Synopsis

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This videotape was edited together by Richard Linklater in 1991 from film countdowns and tail leaders from films submitted to the Austin Film Society in Austin, Texas from 1987 to 1990. It is Linklater's tribute to the film countdown, used by many projectionists over the years to cue one reel of film after another when switching to another reel on another projector during projection. Includes reel excerpts from films by Chantal Ackerman, Ingmar Bergman, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Cuban filmmaker Humberto Solas, Nagisa Ōshima, Monte Hellman, and Jean-Luc Godard, among many others.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Linklater
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 243 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0414089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Linklater directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 243 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0414089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.