Amos Poe Dies: Leading “No Wave” Filmmaker Of The ’70s Who Made ‘The Blank Generation’ Was 76
He was not on the list.
Amos Poe, the groundbreaking experimental filmmaker who documented the birth of punk rock in New York, has died. He was 76.
The Blank Generation co-writer/co-director’s wife Claudia Summers and daughter Lisa Poe announced his death on Christmas Day with a social media post, following his stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis in 2022, for which he underwent chemotherapy.
“Amos took his last breath today at 3:33pm, surrounded by loved ones,” Summers captioned the Instagram post. “‘Adios’ — AP”
Daughter Emily Poe wrote on Facebook, “We said goodbye today
to @amos.poe – and the world will never be the same. Thanks, Dad, for bringing
so much light, love and laughter to the world.”
Born Sept. 30, 1949 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Poe was based in
New York City, where he was part of the Lower East Side’s ‘No Wave Cinema’
movement in the 1970s and ’80s.
Poe’s seminal works include The Blank Generation (1976), The Foreigner (1978) and Subway Riders (1981). A seminal early DIY title in the punk film movement that originally premiered at CBGB, Poe made The Blank Generation with Ivan Král, named one of the Top 10 greatest punk movies by Rolling Stone.
“Our whole esthetic, or the way we approached it, was that you didn’t necessarily have to have the professionalism or the understanding of making films, you had to have the inspiration and the will to put yourself completely into it,” he once told Reuters.
In 2020, Poe lost his copyright interest in The Black
Generation to Král after a falling-out in their creative relationship led to a
lawsuit.
Director
Poker Buddies
TV Series
Director
2015
Anna Rezan in Happiness Is a Warm Gun (2015)
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
9.0
Short
Director
2015
A Walk in the Park (2012)
A Walk in the Park
Director
2012
Ladies & Gentlemen (2012)
Ladies & Gentlemen
Video
Director
2012
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
La commedia di Amos Poe
7.5
Director
2010
Empire II
6.8
Director
2007
Just an American Boy (2003)
Just an American Boy
7.1
Director
2003
Pure 80's: The DVD (2002)
Pure 80's: The DVD
7.3
Video
video "Obsession"
2002
Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 (2000)
Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000
7.7
Music Video
video "You Talk Too Much"
2000
Frogs for Snakes (1998)
Frogs for Snakes
4.5
Director
1998
Stephen Baldwin in Dead Weekend (1995)
Dead Weekend
2.5
TV Movie
Director
1995
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991)
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
5.3
Director
1991
Anthrax: Madhouse (1986)
Anthrax: Madhouse
6.7
Music Video
Director
1986
Cameo: Attack Me with Your Love
Music Video
Director
1985
Raven: On and On
Music Video
Director
1985
Van Zant: I'm Fighter (1985)
Van Zant: I'm Fighter
Music Video
Director
1985
Run-D.M.C.: You Talk Too Much (1985)
Run-D.M.C.: You Talk Too Much
7.3
Music Video
Director
1985
Animotion in Animotion: Obsession (1985)
Animotion: Obsession
6.8
Music Video
Director
1985
Alphabet City (1984)
Alphabet City
5.2
Director
1984
Infermental 1 (1982)
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Director
1982
Subway Riders (1981)
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5.6
Director
1981
TV Party (1978)
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Director
1978–1982
The Foreigner (1978)
The Foreigner
5.0
Director
1978
Unmade Beds (1976)
Unmade Beds
4.8
Director
1976
The Blank Generation (1976)
The Blank Generation
6.3
Director
1976
Freddie Mercury in Night Lunch (1975)
Night Lunch
7.1
Short
Director
1975
Producer
Broken Eggs (2017)
Broken Eggs
Short
executive producer
2017
Anna Rezan in Happiness Is a Warm Gun (2015)
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
9.0
Short
executive producer
2015
Like Ketchup on Pasta
Short
executive producer
2014
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
La commedia di Amos Poe
7.5
producer
2010
Saffron Burrows in The Guitar (2008)
The Guitar
6.4
producer
2008
Empire II
6.8
executive producerproducer
2007
Copperhead Road (2005)
Copperhead Road
5.8
Short
executive producer
2005
Stephen Baldwin in Dead Weekend (1995)
Dead Weekend
2.5
TV Movie
co-executive producer
1995
Richard Edson and Cedella Marley in Joey Breaker (1993)
Joey Breaker
4.6
producer
1993
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991)
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
5.3
producer
1991
Subway Riders (1981)
Subway Riders
5.6
producer
1981
The Foreigner (1978)
The Foreigner
5.0
producer
1978
Unmade Beds (1976)
Unmade Beds
4.8
producer
1976
The Blank Generation (1976)
The Blank Generation
6.3
producer
1976
Writer
Frankie: Italian Roulette (2016)
Frankie: Italian Roulette
7.3
Short
writer
2016
A Walk in the Park (2012)
A Walk in the Park
Writer
2012
Saffron Burrows in The Guitar (2008)
The Guitar
6.4
written by
2008
Empire II
6.8
Writer
2007
Frogs for Snakes (1998)
Frogs for Snakes
4.5
written by
1998
Stephen Baldwin in Dead Weekend (1995)
Dead Weekend
2.5
TV Movie
story
1995
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991)
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
5.3
written by
1991
Burt Lancaster and Macaulay Culkin in Rocket Gibraltar
(1988)
Rocket Gibraltar
6.5
written by
1988
Alphabet City (1984)
Alphabet City
5.2
screenplay
1984
Subway Riders (1981)
Subway Riders
5.6
Writer
1981
The Foreigner (1978)
The Foreigner
5.0
writer
1978
Unmade Beds (1976)
Unmade Beds
4.8
screenplay
1976
Actor
HoleY (2023)
HoleY
Short
The Priest
2023
Midnight Coffee (2020)
Midnight Coffee
Short
Man Stirring Coffee
2020
Hunter (2013)
Hunter
4.6
Felix
2013
Downtown 81 (2000)
Downtown 81
6.9
Mudd Club Friend
2000
Ein Fenster in Manhattan
TV Movie
1985
Susan Berman and Richard Hell in Smithereens (1982)
Smithereens
6.7
Hustler in Bar
1982
Tina L'Hotsky in Stiletto (1981)
Stiletto
Needleman
1981
Subway Riders (1981)
Subway Riders
5.6
Writer Ant
1981
The Foreigner (1978)
The Foreigner
5.0
Amos Nitrate
1978
Editor
Ladies & Gentlemen (2012)
Ladies & Gentlemen
Video
Editor
2012
Subway Riders (1981)
Subway Riders
5.6
Editor
1981
The Foreigner (1978)
The Foreigner
5.0
Editor
1978
Unmade Beds (1976)
Unmade Beds
4.8
Editor
1976
Sound Department
Un-Kosher
Short
sound editor
2006
29 Palms (2002)
29 Palms
4.7
murchian engineering
2002
Transportation Department
Drew Barrymore in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Riding in Cars with Boys
6.5
driver (uncredited)
2001
Earthly Possessions (1999)
Earthly Possessions
6.1
TV Movie
driver
1999
Additional Crew
The Many Faces of... (2009)
The Many Faces of...
6.3
TV Series
archive
2012
1 episode
Time Enough at Last (2004)
Time Enough at Last
7.2
Short
mentor
2004
Camera and Electrical Department
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
La commedia di Amos Poe
7.5
image capture technician
2010
Editorial Department
The Blank Generation (1976)
The Blank Generation
6.3
assistant editor
1976
Soundtrack
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991)
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
5.3
producer: "Satch's Lament", "Crawling
Kingsnake"
1991
Thanks
Murder on the A
Short
special thanks
2015
The Last Pogo Jumps Again (2013)
The Last Pogo Jumps Again
9.2
thanks
2013
Reconstruction
Short
much obliged to
2010
Finding
Short
special thanks
2010
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
7.0
archival footage courtesy of
2008
Bomb It (2007)
Bomb It
7.2
special thanks
2007
Painting by Duke Johnson
Marrying God
6.1
Short
special thanks
2006
Shakes
8.7
Short
very special thanks
2005
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
6.1
TV Movie
acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
2002
Downtown 81 (2000)
Downtown 81
6.9
thanks
2000
Self
No New York
Self
Filming
Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
8.9
TV Series
Self
2018
1 episode
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery (2013)
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
8.0
Self
2013
Kingdom Come (2011)
Kingdom Come
7.5
Self
2011
Blank City (2010)
Blank City
7.1
Self
2010
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009)
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
6.7
TV Movie
Self
2009
Captured (2008)
Captured
8.3
Self
2008
TV Party (2005)
TV Party
6.9
Video
Self
2005
Class of '80 Debbie Harry
TV Movie
Self
2004
Bibiana Ballbé in Silenci? (2002)
Silenci?
6.9
TV Series
Self
2004
1 episode
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
6.1
TV Movie
Self (uncredited)
2002
Pop Odyssee 2 - House of the Rising Punk (1998)
Pop Odyssee 2 - House of the Rising Punk
7.4
TV Movie
SelfSelf - Filmmaker
1998
Cinématon (1972)
Cinématon
7.7
TV Series
SelfSelf - Cinéaste
1982
1 episode
Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Les rendez-vous du dimanche
5.6
TV Series
Self
1977
1 episode
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