Dave Alvin

Acting

Dave Alvin

Acting credits

Streets of Fire poster
6.9

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.

Streets of Fire

1984

Hootenanny poster
NR

Hootenanny can best be described as a roots, rockabilly, blues, punk lifestyle event with an edge. It is the premier Americana event. Hootenanny merges the primordial roots of rockabilly, blues and swing with the counterculture it has spawned amongst generation Xeres of today. Its eclectic mix of the innovators and originators affords it the honor of being one of the biggest and most anticipated events of the year. Artists include Joe Strummer, Rocket From the Crypt, Nekromantix, Cadillac Tramps, John Doe, The Blasters, The Paladins, Hot Rod Lincoln, Lee Rocker, James Intveld, Dave Alvin, Junior Brown, Tex and the Horseheads, Russell Scott, Manic Hispanic, Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords.

Hootenanny

2006

Border Radio poster
5.6

Two musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.

Border Radio

1987

Floundering poster
5.0

John Boyz lives close to where they film "Baywatch", but you'd never know it. His life is full of bizarre friends, sweaty sex, pistol wielding gangsters, bungling bureaucrats, police fanatics, revolutionaries, and weirdos. All John wants is a little peace of mind and a little piece of the action, but in "Floundering" it wont come easy.

Floundering

1994

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers poster
NR

A documentary about legendary San Diego-based, roots rock band, THE BEAT FARMERS featuring interviews with members Jerry Raney, Joey Harris, Buddy Blue, Rolle Love, and Country Dick Montana, plus Dwight Yoakam, Dave Alvin, Harry Shearer, Dr. Demento, and Mojo Nixon (among others).

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers

2012

It Came from... Baltimore!! poster
7.6

Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

It Came from... Baltimore!!

2005

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10.0

A director researching for a new film stumbles upon an ad in a youth magazine that reads: "Call this number for your mental fantasies." Believing he's found what he's been searching for, he soon realizes this ad will trigger events far beyond his wildest imagination. The seductive young woman behind this service reveals men's deepest fantasies without physical contact – but she harbors shocking secrets no one could anticipate

The Bitter End

1999

Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself poster
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Haggard actually lived the rambling, gambling, love ‘em and leave ‘em, often brutal life that remains the bedrock of country music lyrics – he hopped his first freight train at the age of 10, became a chronic truant and drinker and was locked up some 17 times as a youngster. Serious criminal charges followed, including car theft. He was, literally, in the inmate audience in 1959, when Johnny Cash gave his New Year’s Day concert in San Quentin – and, as he’s said repeatedly, “my life changed forever.”

Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself

2010

Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club poster
4.0

A biographical study of seminal punk blues singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band the Gun Club.

Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club

2006

Troubadour Blues poster
NR

A journey into the world of well-traveled singer-songwriters like Peter Case, Mary Gauthier, Chris Smither, Dave Alvin, Slaid Cleaves and many more. The film contains live performances of 40 brilliantly crafted songs, as well as informal moments and interviews in which the artists reflect on audiences, songwriting, the music business, and life.

Troubadour Blues

2011

The Blasters: Let's Rock Again - Live in Chicago poster
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The Blasters are at the top of the Los Angeles Rockabilly world when they hit Stages Music Hall in Chicago. Assisted by the legendary Carl Perkins, Willie Dixon and Lee Allen, the crowd is left awestruck and sweaty. Selections include: Border Radio, Shakin', Blue Suede Shoes, Marie Marie and others.

The Blasters: Let's Rock Again - Live in Chicago

1982

1984 Home Movie: The Gun Club on the Road poster
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1984 Home Move: Gun Club on the Road includes never-before-seen footage of the band backstage and onstage during their legendary 1984 tour. This classic line-up only stayed together for this one album, featuring original drummer Terry Graham, as well as guitar from Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and bassist Patricia Morrison (Sisters of Mercy).

1984 Home Movie: The Gun Club on the Road

2022