June 23, 2008


“Jac Mac & Rad Boy Go!” as it should be seen

Seeing various low-grade copies of this posted on YouTube was the inspiration for my web site. This film was leased to Night Flight in 1985, included in the Outrageous Animation movie in 1988, licensed for use in Back to the Future Part 2 in 1989, and finally leased to Liquid Television in 1992. I own the copyright and now you can watch it in better picture quality. I own all of the master negatives, and will strike a clean print one day. [Wes Archer].

Primo. Look here. Ultimato.

posted by Sheila Ryan in archives, movies, video, web sites 

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2 Responses to ““Jac Mac & Rad Boy Go!” as it should be seen”

  1. Sheila Ryan on June 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    For the archivally inclined: Jac Mac & Rad Boy pencil test.

    Cal Arts, 1983. Inspired by my wayward youth in Houston, and by a comic strip (“Skank, Arms & Bud” by John Holstrom & J.D. King), this was my third year project in the Film Graphics / Experimental Animation program at Cal Arts. In 1984, after a few jobs, I added color to this for public exhibition. This dirty print is one of two copies I have of the film, the other being the original negative master. [Wes Archer]

  2. Sheila Ryan on June 23rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Oh, and before I forget: “Jac Mac & Rad Boy Go!” is key viewing for anyone who wasn’t there but wants a visceral feel for certain aspects of growing up in Texas. The specifics are late 1970s, but we’re looking at eternal verities here. Cold brew ha-has.

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