Tom Rubnitz Movies
- 1989
Pickle Surprise
Pickle Surprise7.21989HD
A short, hilarious cooking mantra.
- 1986
Drag Queen Marathon
Drag Queen Marathon01986HD
A dragumentary about a day in the life of a score of drag queens on the lookout for photo opportunities at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum,...
- 1988
Undercover Me!
Undercover Me!01988HD
A movie trailer for a non-existent Bond-style spy thriller "coming soon to a mini-mall cineplex near you!" Featuring John Sex, Hapi Phace, Laura...
- 1984
Made for TV
Made for TV01984HD
Combining Rubnitz’s skillful manipulation of the familiar “look” of TV shows with an extraordinary range of characters, performer...
- 1990
Summer of Love
Summer of Love01990HD
Produced in collaboration with MICA-TV, Summer of Love is a public service announcement produced for the American Foundation for AIDS Research....
- 1991
Strawberry Short-Cut
Strawberry Short-Cut6.81991HD
A drag queen shares a secret recipe.
- 1983
John Sex: The True Story
John Sex: The True Story11983HD
A profile of the East Village personality John Sex.
- 1987
Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie5.81987HD
The original documentary on the Wigstock festival, back in the day when it was a much smaller affair in Thompkins Square Park. A full day of peace,...
- 1991
The Mother Show
The Mother Show11991HD
Produced by Tom Rubnitz in collaboration with Tom Koken and Barbara Lipp, The Mother Show is a tribute to mothers everywhere, starring Frieda, the...
- 1970
Bump and Grind It
Bump and Grind It01970HD
A glittering, Las Vegas-inspired music video for John Sex’s song "Bump and Grind It". With an outrageous fountain hairdo (by stylist Danilo),...
- 1987
Vandemonium Plus
Vandemonium Plus01987HD
Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side...
- 1989
The Fairies
The Fairies11989HD
Based on a tale by Charles Perrault, Tom Rubnitz's The Fairies comes complete with frogs, princes, kind fairies, and evil stepsisters—all...
- 1986
Hustle with My Muscle
Hustle with My Muscle11986HD
This rapid-montage music video for John Sex’s song “Hustle with My Muscle” portrays the singer as a ladies’ man with ample...
- 1985
Psykho III: The Musical
Psykho III: The Musical01985HD
Psykho III: The Musical is an intriguing play on the tension between “authentic” and “pop” camp. This celebration of artifice...
- 1989
Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries
Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries11989HD
From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection...
- 1983
Chicken Elaine
Chicken Elaine01983HD
Rubnitz’s short cooking clip showcases a chicken casserole recipe from the kitchen of Elaine Clearfield. All you need is chicken, rice, a...
- 1980
Plastic Rap with Frieda
Plastic Rap with Frieda01980HD
In this early Tom Rubnitz, Barbara Lipp and Tom Koken collaboration, "Frieda" performs her rap song with a bevy of dolls as back-up singers and...
- 1980
Frieda! (The Movie)
Frieda! (The Movie)01980HD
This first "Frieda" collaboration between performance artists Barbara Lipp and Tom Koken and video artist Tom Rubnitz chronicles Frieda's rise from...
- 1980
Midnight Lullaby
Midnight Lullaby01980HD
A portrait of a young man, played by Tom Rubnitz, babysitting a little boy.
- 1983
From the Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge
From the Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge01983HD
From The Files of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge is a series of video clips taken at the Pyramid Club, a seminal location for the East Village drag...