Title: Marilyn times five /
Authors: Conner, Bruce,; Amos Vogel Annenberg School of Communications Collection (Harvard Film Archive)
Year: 1973
Subjects: Monroe, Marilyn,; Celebrities.; Stock footage.; Surrealism.; Pornographic films; Dreams in motion pictures.
Abstract: San Francisco based artist Bruce Conner, was known for his assemblages, films and drawings. His avant-garde films combined found footage from B movies, military test imagery and soft-core pornography, generally set to a musical score. In "Marilyn Times Five" a naked Marilyn Monroe look-alike moves to the sound of “Through With Love.” This experimental film uses found footage from a soft core porn film, which Conner then recut and set to music in order to create his own iconic image of Marilyn. Conner employed optical printing, freeze frames and stop motion to slow down and rework the original footage making a completely new piece. Some researchers say that the found footage used by Conner in the making of this film was "Apple Knockers and Coke", a porn loop from the late '40s featuring Monroe look-alike Arline Hunter.