| Title |
Abel raises Cain / Crashcourse Documentaries presents ; a film by Jenny Abel & Jeff Hockett ; written, directed & edited by Jenny Abel, Jeff Hockett. |
| OCLC |
244249464 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
689076851183 |
| Publisher |
[Los Angeles, CA] : Abel Raises Cain, LLC., [2007] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Abel, Alan.
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Abel, Jeanne.
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Impostors and imposture -- Biography.
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Practical jokes.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| NOTE |
No public performance rights included. |
| Language note |
English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| System details note |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Participant or performer note |
Alan Abel, Jeanne Abel. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Camera, Jenny Abel & Jeff Hockett ; music by Alan Abel. |
| Summary |
Abel raises Cain is an unprecedented glimpse into the life and bizarre career of Alan Abel, the infamous underground media prankster. In this loving portrait of an eccentric father, Alan's daughter, Jenny, tells her firsthand account of what it was like growing up with a prankster. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: unrated (contains some profanity and brief nudity, animals included) |
| General note |
Originally produced in 2007. |
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Special features: audio commentary; Powerball hoax featurette; bonus scenes; Howard Hughes hoax footage; "Fallacy of creative thinking" lecture (1969). |
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