Final Reward

Final Reward is a 1978 American underground film noir. It was directed by Rachid Kerdouche in his directorial debut.[1] Shot in black-and-white in SoHo,

Final Reward
Final Reward
Directed byRachid Kerdouche
Starring
Music byRichard Sohl
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Final Reward is a 1978 American underground film noir. It was directed by Rachid Kerdouche in his directorial debut.[1] Shot in black-and-white in SoHo, Manhattan,[1] the film stars Richard Hell in his first leading role,[2] alongside writer-actress Cookie Mueller, model Teri Toye, performance artist John Sex, and painter Bill Rice. The score was composed by Richard Sohl, keyboardist of the Patti Smith Group.[3][4]

Hell plays Crash, the former "king" of the downtown scene who, upon being released from jail, finds his lover (Cookie Mueller) living with Sam (Teri Toye) and assembles his old crew for a robbery.[3]

Production materials and original film and video elements relating to Final Reward are preserved in the Richard Hell Papers (MSS.140) at the Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University.[2] The film received very limited public exhibition; a rare screening was presented by Hell at the Cinémathèque française in Paris on 7 April 2006, as part of an avant-garde cinema program.[3]

Cast

Reception

The author Zack Carlson wrote, "A dimly lit, shoestring Jean-Pierre Melville adventure ably piloted by Hell, Mueller, Bill Rice and other members of NY's limited-means cinema scene, the film deserves more attention than it's received."[5] The Pittsburgh City Paper called the film an "hour-long, black-and-white oddity".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pictures: New York Sound Track". Variety. Vol. 307, no. 6. 1982-06-09. p. 28. ProQuest 1438329514.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Hell Papers (MSS.140)". NYU Special Collections Finding Aids. Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Stosuy, Brandon (5 April 2006). "Hell Will Be Our Final Reward". 3:AM Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Final Reward". richardhell.com. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  5. ^ Carlson, Zack; Connolly, Bryan, eds. (2010). Destroy All Movies!!!. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-60699-363-7. Retrieved 2026-05-12 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Bruner, Lisa; Hoff, Al; Kloman, Harry (2006-07-19). "New This Week". Pittsburgh City Paper. p. 64. ProQuest 368964463.


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