Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New West Records
• DVD Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007LLPS8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,049 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Track Listing
1 - Beloved Movie Star
2 - Operator Help Me
3 - Time Inside
4 - End Of The line
5 - Garage Band ‘69
6 - Bing Can’t Wait
7 - Brand New Special and Unique
8 - After The Strom
9 - Floundering
10 -Amnesia
11 - Whatever Happened To You
12 - Act Of Faith
13 - Beloved Movie Star Redux
14 - Behind Closed Doors

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The thinking man's music DVD, March 22, 2005

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alvaro_dd (Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt (DVD)

There is cult, there is obscure and then there's Stan Ridgway. For those of us who love his music but have never seen his videos, it is good to see not one but two DVD compilations on the market (the other being the excellent, career spanning "Showbussiness is My Life"). "Holiday In Dirt" is one of the best music DVDs around if you are interested in music videos as an art form on its own, linked with avant garde cinema and video art, as it was the case with bands such as The Residents or Devo (actually, Stan's DVD features two videos directed by collaborators of the aforementioned bands). All the films included here are excellent: the Barry Gifford pastiche "End of The Line" (where Ridgway ends up fighting with the director, as in Norman Mailer's "Maidstone"); the retro-futuristic black and white catwalk in "Brand New Special and Unique"; the First World War combats in "After The Storm"; expresionist computer animation in "Operator Help Me" ; faceless teenage gangs in "Garage Band'69"; and a ventriloquist dummy singing country... there's something for everyone here, but my favourite is "Beloved Movie Star Redux", a heartbreaking story of love and loss (and then again, you 'll see what I mean) shot like a real vintage silent film.

Plus, you get two vids from 1995 masterpiece "Black Diamond" (one of them, "Big Dumb Town", is one of the funniest and most disturbing satires of showbiz ever made) and, as a hidden bonus, the 1995 short film "The Drywall Incident", which features Stan the Man as himself (quite funny actually), some bad language and some NAKED women (so if you are under 17 you shouldn't even read this, as you might get sinful thoughts and go to hell!).

A must if you are interested in independent film-making, grown-up rock music, fascinating lyrics and free - thinking.

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for Bel Air Blues video alone, July 6, 2010

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not you - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt (DVD)

Stan Ridgway is an American treasure that like most will never be fully appreciated in his lifetime. So any opportunity to purchase one of his works should be jumped on immediately. This video (or set of videos) is a grab bag, some of my favorite songs have mediocre videos (Bing Can't Walk) and some of the songs that are so-so for me have great videos (Operator Help Me by the late great Jim Ludtke). But as the title of this review states buy it if only for the easter egg of The Drywall project and for the video that follows it Bel Air Blues.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great collector dvd of Stan Ridgway, March 8, 2010

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Serena S. Plemons (WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt (DVD)

I ordered this dvd being a huge fan of Stan Ridgway's. I am enjoying his music in addition to the 14 short films. Stan is even in the videos as himself and will promise to make you laugh. More rare songs by the artist himself, this is a great addition to any collector of Stan Ridgway. I'd recommend it to anyone that likes his music. The videos are short but very creative. I think this is a great idea for many who are trying to get started into the movie business first select a brilliant man like Stan and use his music to create a short video to match. Very fun and relaxing to watch. Thanks again Stan he is my all time favorite and I will be watching these videos in years to come.