Short Films by Louis C.K.

Short Films by Louis C.K. (2001) is a DVD collection of nine early comedy short films by American comedian Louis C.K. made from 1990 to 2000.[1] All the films were written, directed, produced, and edited by C.K. with cinematography by Paul Koestner.[2] The DVD was originally self-produced and self-released by his company Circus King Films on his website and then re-released in 2020, along with a digital download version.[3]

The only short films it excludes from that era are his very first amateur short film from 1984, Trash Day, and two shorts featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as "joke previews": Searching for Nixon[4] in 1997 and Persona Ne'll Aqua[5] from 1999.

The six short films in the collection that were made in 1995 were originally featured at that time on Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies, then later re-copyrighted in 1998 and posted on YouTube by C.K. in 2006. These films were executive produced by Howie Mandel, produced by Nick Smith, with music by Mark Pender, sound by Paul Bang and casting by Jennifer Sauer.[6]

The extra features on the video include C.K.'s biography; a trailer to his feature film directorial debut, Tomorrow Night (1998); a video introduction to the films by C.K.; and more text information and credits of the films.[7]

The films are listed in the order they appear on the DVD.

Ice Cream
Main article: Ice Cream (1993 film)

Ice Cream (1993, 13 minutes, black & white) Featuring Laura Kightlinger, Craig Anton, Rick Shapiro, Sheldon Wicowitz, Jim Labrioza, Mike Ivy, Louis C.K., Neal Brennan, Yvette Edelhart, Coby Schoffman, Chipps Cooney, William Milauskas and Bustamante-Azteca. Executive produced by David Campbell, Christine Martin and David Martin; Associate produced by Craig Anton and Lucien Hold. The film has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, Sundance Film Festival, on PBS and C.K.'s YouTube channel in 2006.

Brunch

Brunch (1995, 4 minutes, color) A group of four ladies talk over brunch. Featuring Rick Shapiro as a woman and three other older actresses. Written with Rick Shapiro.

Hello There

Hello There (1995, 4 minutes and 20 seconds, black & white) A man played by Ron Lynch uses a tape recorder to communicate. Also featuring Louis C.K. (as voice on tape and man on street), Gilda Conrad, Paul Kozlowski, Richard Abernathy and Cary Prusa. Written with Ron Lynch.

The Legend of Willie Brown

The Legend of Willie Brown (1995, 4 minutes, black & white/color) Mockumentary of a jazz musician. Featuring Larney Rutledge, Andre Blake, D. C. Benny, Eddie Brill and William "Mickey" Stevenson.

Highjacker

Highjacker (1995, 4 minutes and 23 seconds, color) A man played by Rick Shapiro tries to highjack the Staten Island ferry, mistakenly thinking it is a boat that can take him to Bolivia. Also featuring Todd Barry, Mike Bocchetti, David Dean and Tony Devon. Sound by John Murphy.

The Letter V

The Letter V (1995, 4 minutes and 29 seconds, color) A man has much enthusiasm for and many struggles with the letter "V". Featuring Robert Smigel, Nick Smith and Nancy Shane. Costumes by Bill Tull.

Guess Which Person is Crazy

Guess Which Person is Crazy (1995, 2 minutes, color)

Ugly Revenge

Ugly Revenge (2000, 6 minutes, black & white) Rival urban cowboys duke it out. Featuring Amy Poehler, Ron Lynch, J. B. Smoove, Tommy Blacha and Louis C.K. as narrator. The film has been shown on PBS's ShortCuts program in 2000 which was hosted by C.K. and then he posted it on his YouTube channel in 2006.

Caesar's Salad

Caesar's Salad (1990, 27 minutes, color) A group of friends have an absurd, surrealist picnic in the park. Featuring Dave Allen, Dave Attell, Todd Barry, Neal Brennan, Mark Cohen, Chipps Cooney, Nick Di Paolo, Laura Kightlinger, Christopher Nissley, Caroline Rhea, Ray Romano, Jeff Ross, Rick Shapiro, Sarah Silverman, Chuck Sklar and Mike Sweeney. Music by Marc Maron (his scenes were cut, but his guitar is still heard).

References
  1. C.K., Louis (29 November 2001). "Louie's Short Films DVD". Louisck.com. Circus King Films. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. Blazenhoff, Rusty (19 April 2013). "Louis C.K.'s Independent Short Films (1993-1999)". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. C.K., Louis (2 March 2020). "Short Films by Louis C.K." Louisck.com. Pig Newton. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Louis C.K. on Conan (1997-01-01)". YouTube.com. Google. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Persona Ne'll Aqua". YouTube.com. Google. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. "Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies (1995– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Amazon. 1995. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. Short Films by Louis C.K., Circus King Films, 2001, retrieved March 7, 2020
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