Tommy Turner

Biography

Tommy Turner is considered a key figure of the Downtown No Wave and Cinema of Transgression movements. While working days as a genetic research scientist and nights as a bartender at the Peppermint Lounge, the New York native rose to prominence through his zine Redrum and collaborations with Richard Kern and David Wojnarowicz.

Known For

The Acid King
The Acid King
Death Valley '69
Death Valley '69
Where Evil Dwells
Where Evil Dwells
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
The Hardcore Collection
The Hardcore Collection
Simonland
Simonland
Manhattan Love Suicides
Manhattan Love Suicides
Submit to Me Now
Submit to Me Now

Filmography

2021 The Acid King
as Himself
2012 The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
2011 Blank City
as Self
2009 The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
as Mechanic
1992 Black Hearts Bleed Red
as
1987 Submit to Me Now
as
1986 Death Valley '69
as
1986 Submit to Me
as
1985 Where Evil Dwells
as
1985 Manhattan Love Suicides
as Peddler (segment "I Hate You Now")
1985 Woman at the Wheel
as Annoying Man
1985 I Hate You Now
as Peddler
1984 Simonland
as