Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Mothersbaugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mystery Men (1999)

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinka Usher
CAST:  Hank Azaria  •  Janeane Garofalo  •  William H. Macy  •  Kel Mitchell

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinka Usher
CAST:  Hank Azaria  •  Janeane Garofalo  •  William H. Macy  •  Kel Mitchell

Human Highway (1982)

The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Stockwell  •  Neil Young
CAST:  Neil Young  •  Russ Tamblyn  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Dennis Hopper

The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Stockwell  •  Neil Young
CAST:  Neil Young  •  Russ Tamblyn  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Dennis Hopper

Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012)

Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Berkeley
CAST:  Wayne White  •  Mimi Pond  •  Woodrow White  •  Lulu White

Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Berkeley
CAST:  Wayne White  •  Mimi Pond  •  Woodrow White  •  Lulu White

The Other F Word (2011)

What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians — punk rockers — become society's ultimate authorities — dad's? With a large chorus of Punk Rock's leading men — Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath — The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrea Blaugrund
CAST:  Tony Adolescent  •  Jim Lindberg  •  Art Alexakis  •  Rob Chaos

What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians — punk rockers — become society's ultimate authorities — dad's? With a large chorus of Punk Rock's leading men — Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath — The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrea Blaugrund
CAST:  Tony Adolescent  •  Jim Lindberg  •  Art Alexakis  •  Rob Chaos

Devo Live 1980 (2005)

"This lone video artifact offers indisputable evidence that in 1980 Devo had reached a turning point. We were no longer just art monsters, we were mainstream performers too. " - Gerald V. Casale (from the back of the DVD case) August 17, 1980 Phoenix Theater, Petaluma  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Bob Casale  •  Robert Mothersbaugh

"This lone video artifact offers indisputable evidence that in 1980 Devo had reached a turning point. We were no longer just art monsters, we were mainstream performers too. " - Gerald V. Casale (from the back of the DVD case) August 17, 1980 Phoenix Theater, Petaluma  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Bob Casale  •  Robert Mothersbaugh

Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun (2004)

New wave geniuses who helped define an era with their quirky, futuristic, and revolutionary style are back, entertaining the Japanese crowds who love them as much today as they did 25 years ago. Devo have been through a lot over the years, developing their parody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Michael Stanton
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Devo

New wave geniuses who helped define an era with their quirky, futuristic, and revolutionary style are back, entertaining the Japanese crowds who love them as much today as they did 25 years ago. Devo have been through a lot over the years, developing their parody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Michael Stanton
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Devo

Devo Live (2004)

The film details an entire live performance from Devo's 1996 reunion tour with Lollapalooza, opening for Metallica. The band performs a stripped down set consisting of songs from their first three albums. - from Wikipedia Devo Live contains an entire performance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Rees
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Robert Mothersbaugh  •  Bob Casale

The film details an entire live performance from Devo's 1996 reunion tour with Lollapalooza, opening for Metallica. The band performs a stripped down set consisting of songs from their first three albums. - from Wikipedia Devo Live contains an entire performance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Rees
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Robert Mothersbaugh  •  Bob Casale

Pray TV (1980)

A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Friedberg
CAST:  Dabney Coleman  •  Paul Cooper  •  Joyce Jameson  •  Paul Reubens

A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Friedberg
CAST:  Dabney Coleman  •  Paul Cooper  •  Joyce Jameson  •  Paul Reubens

The Spirit of '76 (1990)

Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976. Still believing themselves to be in 1776, the time travellers attempt to study this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Reiner
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Carl Reiner  •  Bob Casale

Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976. Still believing themselves to be in 1776, the time travellers attempt to study this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Reiner
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Carl Reiner  •  Bob Casale

Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott (2010)

His filmmaker son probes the professional and private lives of his remote but fascinating father: bandleader, composer, inventor, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Warnow
CAST:  John Williams  •  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Edward R. Murrow  •  Hal Willner

His filmmaker son probes the professional and private lives of his remote but fascinating father: bandleader, composer, inventor, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Warnow
CAST:  John Williams  •  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Edward R. Murrow  •  Hal Willner

Derailroaded (2005)

A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild Man Fischer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Rubin
CAST:  Wild Man Fischer  •  Frank Zappa  •  Don Van Vliet  •  'Weird Al' Yankovic

A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild Man Fischer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Rubin
CAST:  Wild Man Fischer  •  Frank Zappa  •  Don Van Vliet  •  'Weird Al' Yankovic

Along for the Ride (2016)

A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Ebeling
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Satya De La Manitou  •  Julie Adams  •  Damon Albarn

A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Ebeling
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Satya De La Manitou  •  Julie Adams  •  Damon Albarn

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Schrader
CAST:  Hans Zimmer  •  Danny Elfman  •  Quincy Jones  •  Randy Newman

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Schrader
CAST:  Hans Zimmer  •  Danny Elfman  •  Quincy Jones  •  Randy Newman

Devo: Hardcore Live! (2015)

A concert film capturing Devo at the Fox Theatre in Oakland on their 2014 "Hardcore Tour," in which they performed 21 songs written and recorded before they signed with a major record label, many of which had never been performed live. The set is intercut with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keirda Bahruth
CAST:  Devo  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Robert Mothersbaugh

A concert film capturing Devo at the Fox Theatre in Oakland on their 2014 "Hardcore Tour," in which they performed 21 songs written and recorded before they signed with a major record label, many of which had never been performed live. The set is intercut with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keirda Bahruth
CAST:  Devo  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Robert Mothersbaugh

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party (1984)

MTV Halloween special, hosted by Elvira, featuring skits and music videos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Thomas
CAST:  Cassandra Peterson  •  John Carradine  •  Cheech Marin  •  Mark Mothersbaugh

MTV Halloween special, hosted by Elvira, featuring skits and music videos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Thomas
CAST:  Cassandra Peterson  •  John Carradine  •  Cheech Marin  •  Mark Mothersbaugh

Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16 (1992)

A brain-crushing collage of music and video presented in the form of a religious recruitment video. The topics covered (in deadpan narration) are basic psychology, the origin of the human race, spiritualism, religious dogma, UFO's, the end of the world, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglass Smith  •  Cordt Holland
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Robert Anton Wilson  •  Douglass Smith  •  Janor Hypercleats

A brain-crushing collage of music and video presented in the form of a religious recruitment video. The topics covered (in deadpan narration) are basic psychology, the origin of the human race, spiritualism, religious dogma, UFO's, the end of the world, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglass Smith  •  Cordt Holland
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Robert Anton Wilson  •  Douglass Smith  •  Janor Hypercleats

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1996)

William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", re-imagined in a child's vision of Hell. "Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space" is a festive yarn, comprised of the most homely and vulgar materials, while shamelessly thwarted buy the Bard's coarsest of jokes and grossest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Montgomery 'Spike' Stewart
CAST:  Frank Doubleday  •  T. Dow Albon  •  Tommy Bina  •  Richard Crowley

William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", re-imagined in a child's vision of Hell. "Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space" is a festive yarn, comprised of the most homely and vulgar materials, while shamelessly thwarted buy the Bard's coarsest of jokes and grossest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Montgomery 'Spike' Stewart
CAST:  Frank Doubleday  •  T. Dow Albon  •  Tommy Bina  •  Richard Crowley

DEVO: Live in London (2009)

Live performance of DEVO's debut album, "Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are DEVO" at the Forum, London in 2009.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Bob Casale  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Josh Freese

Live performance of DEVO's debut album, "Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are DEVO" at the Forum, London in 2009.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Bob Casale  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Josh Freese

Devo: The Men Who Make The Music - Butch Devo & The Sundance Gig (2014)

The Men Who Make the Music combines concert footage from DEVO's 1978 tour with music videos and interstitials featuring a vague story about DEVO's rocky relationship with ""Big Entertainment."" As for the bonus program, Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig, Jerry Casale ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Bob Casale  •  Devo

The Men Who Make the Music combines concert footage from DEVO's 1978 tour with music videos and interstitials featuring a vague story about DEVO's rocky relationship with ""Big Entertainment."" As for the bonus program, Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig, Jerry Casale ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mark Mothersbaugh  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Bob Casale  •  Devo

In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976)

Several factory workers finish their day at work and get into a car. They drive to a club where they perform the song Secret Agent Man as a rock quartet. A man with a mask of a child named Booji Boy runs into a building where his father, a man named General Boy is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Statler
CAST:  Robert Mothersbaugh Sr.  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Jim Mothersbaugh  •  Mark Mothersbaugh

Several factory workers finish their day at work and get into a car. They drive to a club where they perform the song Secret Agent Man as a rock quartet. A man with a mask of a child named Booji Boy runs into a building where his father, a man named General Boy is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Statler
CAST:  Robert Mothersbaugh Sr.  •  Gerald V. Casale  •  Jim Mothersbaugh  •  Mark Mothersbaugh
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