Howzer

Howzer is a 1973 American independent film directed by Ken Laurence. It was produced by Philip Clarke Kaufman. Laurence wrote the screenplay. It was a U.R.I. Productions film. The film's cast included Peter Desiante, Melissa Stocking, and Royal Dano. It had a two week premiere at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1973. The film was reviewed by the magazine Variety.

Plot

The plot features a 12 year-old boy and a 14 year-old girl leaving middle class suburbia for a journey to Los Angeles.

Cast

Royal Dano as Nick Murack
Olive Deering as Mary Carver
Virgil Frye as Joe Day
Peter Desiante as Howard "Howzer" Carsell
Melissa Stocking as Debora Carsell
William Gray as Albert Murack
Edmund Gilbert as Edward Carsell
Allyn Ann McLerie as Faye Carsell
Elaine Partnow
Wonderful Smith
Stephen Vaughan
David Dean
Ed Van Nordic

References

↑ "Trials and Tribulations of AFI". The Los Angeles Times. September 2, 1973. p. 370. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Other Films Are". Daily News. New York, New York. October 3, 1973. p. 79. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ John Willis' Screen World. Crown. 1974. p. 117 – via Google Books.
↑ "Howzer (1973)". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
↑ Aros, Andrew A. (February 10, 1977). Title Guide to the Talkies: 1964-1974. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 120. ISBN 9780810809765 – via Google Books.
↑ "New York Times Film Reviews". The New York Times. New York Times & Arno Press. February 10, 1975. p. 120. ISBN 9780405066788 – via Google Books.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
↑ "Howzer (1973)". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1983. p. 92. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Monush, Barry (April 2003). The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 171. ISBN 9781480329980 – via Google Books.
1 2 "Howzer' Shown at the Whitney Museum: The Cast". The New York Times. October 19, 1973. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
↑ "Variety Film Reviews 1971-1974". Variety. Vol. 13. Garland Pub. 1989. p. 2 – via Google Books.
↑ ""Howser"". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. October 13, 1973. p. 30. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Movies Around Town". New York. Vol. 6, no. 44. New York Media, LLC. October 29, 1973. p. 13. ISSN 0028-7369 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Trials and Tribulations of AFI". The Los Angeles Times. September 2, 1973. p. 370. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Other Films Are". Daily News. New York, New York. October 3, 1973. p. 79. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] John Willis' Screen World. Crown. 1974. p. 117 – via Google Books.

[4] "Howzer (1973)". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 8, 2026.

[5] Aros, Andrew A. (February 10, 1977). Title Guide to the Talkies: 1964-1974. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 120. ISBN 9780810809765 – via Google Books.

[6] "New York Times Film Reviews". The New York Times. New York Times & Arno Press. February 10, 1975. p. 120. ISBN 9780405066788 – via Google Books.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

[7] "Howzer (1973)". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1983. p. 92. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Monush, Barry (April 2003). The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 171. ISBN 9781480329980 – via Google Books.

[wh-9] 1 2 "Howzer' Shown at the Whitney Museum: The Cast". The New York Times. October 19, 1973. Retrieved February 8, 2026.

[10] "Variety Film Reviews 1971-1974". Variety. Vol. 13. Garland Pub. 1989. p. 2 – via Google Books.

[11] ""Howser"". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. October 13, 1973. p. 30. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Movies Around Town". New York. Vol. 6, no. 44. New York Media, LLC. October 29, 1973. p. 13. ISSN 0028-7369 – via Google Books.