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Abel Raises Cain
82 minutes Documentary / IndieFlix Official Selections
Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father, Alan Abel, the infamous prankster who has pricked the pomposity of the media and aroused the public with his seemingly nonsensical ideas for over forty years.
Intended Audience: Mature
ABEL RAISES CAIN is an unprecedented glimpse into the life and bizarre career of Alan Abel, the notorious media prankster who has made a name for himself several times over with stunts that are just ridiculous enough to be believable, especially to a media that feeds on salacious stories. In this loving portrait of an eccentric father, Alan's daughter, Jenny, takes the audience on a roller coaster ride through the myriad of elaborate hoaxes and schemes that Abel pulled off over the years, all of which were designed to provoke, amuse and make people question everything that they see, hear or read.
- Directed by: Jenny Abel and Jeff Hockett
- Written by: Jenny Abel and Jeff Hockett
- Produced by: Jenny Abel
- Run Time: 82 minutes
- Release Date: 2005
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Country:
United States of America
- Intended Audience: mature
Written by Jenny Abel and Jeff Hockett
Produced by Jenny Abel
Cast
Fantastic movie, I did not know this character, he is a real genius. Thank you!
This film is great. It's not just the subject, the hoax-master, and how fantastically interesting he is, it's also the intelligent and well-crafted way his daughter puts the story together, and the way she incorporates herself in it. This is a really well-done story about a really fascinating guy.
I love this film!