- Overview
Los Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha’s 1975 short film Miracle centers on a day in the life of an auto mechanic (played by artist Jim Ganzer), who has a transformative experience while working on the engine of a Ford Mustang. Actress and singer Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas plays his love interest. Since the 1960s, Ruscha has received extensive critical acclaim for his paintings, photographs, drawings, and books exploring the commercial vernacular of Los Angeles—its graphic signage, architecture, and even parking lots. In effect, his work subtly comments on America’s cultural and socioeconomic evolution in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Miracle is one of only two films made by the artist in the 1970s. – Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Kelly Shindler, Associate Curator
- Release Date
01 January 1975
- DirectingEdward Ruscha
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
- Stars
Videos
User Reviews
See moreMore Like This
Snapshot Fiasco
A model and a photographer, after hours of trying, strive for the perfect shot but face challenges as their high aesthetic standards get in the way.
See moreTo Paint or Make Love
An affluent, middle-aged couple's uneventful lives are forever changed when they move into an isolated house in the country and befriend an odd...
See moreGrease
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school,...
See moreMadison Baker Was Here
On her last night in town, a shy teenager sneaks out with her best friends to throw caution to the wind and confess her feelings to her longtime...
See moreHostess
Jette and Johannes have been living together for two years when Johannes suggests that they "legalize" their relationship. Jette loves him, but the...
See moreBagdad Cafe
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first...
See moreIn July
Can Daniel follow the sun from Hamburg to the Bosporus by Friday to meet his love?
See moreGraffiti
A woman carries a cat in a shopping bag that refuses to be petted. Tired of its behaviour, she violently strikes the bag repeatedly against a wall....
See moreThe Elephant Graveyard
A man's car somehow becomes completely autonomous and takes the powerless driver, to a scrap yard, or a 'cemetery for cars', where several more...
See moreThe Young Girls of Rochefort
Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a...
See moreGhostbusters II
Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with gooey roasted marshmallows in Ghostbusters (1984), the city's...
See moreDon't Make Waves
Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two...
See moreHey, Hey, It's the Monkees
Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees is a one-hour comedy special televised on the ABC Network on Monday February 17, 1997. The show features all four of the...
See moreHannah and Her Sisters
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with...
See moreWhy Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
Jan is an absolute heartthrob and a diehard Hertha fan. Katrin is attractive, just as successful and an incorrigible romantic. Chance makes the two...
See moreHudson Hawk
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then...
See moreStarsky & Hutch
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must...
See moreThe Dutch Master
The Walter Mitty-esque tale of a Brooklyn dental hygienist who escapes into a painting by 17th-century Dutch master Peter de Hooc. The film was...
See moreMelbhattan
Melbhattan. Melbhattan is part homage, part pastiche of the opening sequence of Woody Allen's seminal 1979 film Manhattan. Melbhattan features more...
See moreDude, Where's My Car?
Two stoners wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.
See more