Big Wrench
1980, English. Directed by Chris Burden.
In this narrative performance for video, Burden tells the story of his relationship with a truck named "Big Job." To relate his autobiographical monologue, he sits deadpan before the camera with moving images of the truck behind him. Writes Burden, "During a six-month period, while the artist wrestles with the problem of owning an antique 16,000 lb. freight-truck, Big Job becomes a metaphor for personal insanity. I talk about the 'curse of Big Job,' my foiled plans to transform the truck into a rolling communications command post or a traveling museum, and my difficulty in getting rid of the rig. A true story."
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- 0h 15m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 13 August 1980
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- United States of America
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Big Wrench isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 August 1980. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Big Wrench?
Big Wrench (1980) was directed by Chris Burden.