
Directing
Eagle Pennell
Born 1952-07-28 · Andrews, West Texas, USA
Eagle Pennell was an American independent filmmaker known for his films The Whole Shootin' Match and Last Night at the Alamo. He is often credited with inspiring Robert Redford to start the Sundance Institute after the release of The Whole Shootin' Match in 1978.
Acting credits
6.0A documentary on the life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell.
The King of Texas
2008
6.9The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed down for development reasons but one of the regular customers, Cowboy, seems to have friends in high places.
Last Night at the Alamo
1984
NRIn Houston, a young manager loses his well-paid and status oriented job with an oil company. He roams through the city, realizing that his life of luxury is over and that his credit cards may soon become overheated.
Unheavenly City
1990
Behind the camera
7.7A kaleidoscopic panorama of the world. A visual anthology of twelve short stories by twelve innovative directors from all over the world.
City Life
1990
6.2A couple of friends get fired from their job and end up at a bar.
A Hell of a Note
1977
6.2A couple of friends get fired from their job and end up at a bar.
A Hell of a Note
1977
6.2A couple of friends get fired from their job and end up at a bar.
A Hell of a Note
1977
6.9The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed down for development reasons but one of the regular customers, Cowboy, seems to have friends in high places.
Last Night at the Alamo
1984
6.9The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed down for development reasons but one of the regular customers, Cowboy, seems to have friends in high places.
Last Night at the Alamo
1984
4.2Pake has left a good paying job working in the oil fields of Texas in order to give the music business a try. Eventually he finds himself alone and with no money in a hotel room in Los Angeles. He sets up a meeting with his old girlfriend Kay. When he meets her, she is with her fiancee. He is a Greek immigrant who desperately needs to marry Kay in order to become a permanent resident in this country. However his plans are in trouble because of Pake trying to convince Kay to go back to Texas with him and get married.
Ice House
1989
The comings and goings in a small-town service station in Texas.
Doc's Full Service
1994
The comings and goings in a small-town service station in Texas.
Doc's Full Service
1994
NRIn Houston, a young manager loses his well-paid and status oriented job with an oil company. He roams through the city, realizing that his life of luxury is over and that his credit cards may soon become overheated.
Unheavenly City
1990
5.5Tired of the hellhole of modern urban life, a hard-boiled crime reporter goes home to small town Texas to visit his estranged brother.
Heart Full of Soul
1990
5.9Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them rich. Lloyd has developed a new invention that he's sure will finally lead to the success he and Frank have been chasing their whole lives. Their golden ticket is a combination mop, vacuum cleaner and floor polisher, but before prosperity arrives, reality intrudes on their plans.
The Whole Shootin' Match
1979
5.9Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them rich. Lloyd has developed a new invention that he's sure will finally lead to the success he and Frank have been chasing their whole lives. Their golden ticket is a combination mop, vacuum cleaner and floor polisher, but before prosperity arrives, reality intrudes on their plans.
The Whole Shootin' Match
1979