Round 7: Tossup 2

The editing style of a film by this director, such as “scene missing” cards and a world-record 30-minute pre-credits sequence, was due to a visit Alejandro Jodorowsky (“hoh-doh-ROFF-skee”) made to his studio in Taos. Natasha Lyonne and Chloë Sevigny spearheaded the restoration of this director’s film Out of the Blue. This filmmaker took 18,000 photos with a 35mm Nikon camera, the best-known of which he took from his car while driving past a gas station with double “Standard” signs. This director paid a Quechua village in cocaine to shoot a film that led to his exile from Hollywood, The (*) Last Movie. (-5[1])In a film by this director, a man gazes into a campfire and says “we blew it.” László Kovács (“LASS-loh koh-VATCH”) secretly shot footage for a montage by this director in which shots of Mardi Gras dancers are intercut with the protagonists having sex at a cemetery. This director’s debut film popularized songs like “The Pusher” and “Born to Be Wild.” For 10 points, name this director and co-lead actor of Easy Rider. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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