Hot Dogs for Gauguin

Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Directed by	Martin Brest
Written by	Martin Brest
Starring	Danny DeVito
Cinematography	Jacques Haitkin
Edited by	Martin Brest
Release date	1972
Running time	22 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972) is a short film written and directed by Martin Brest, then a film student at New York University. The comedy features Danny DeVito in his film debut.

In the film, DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an intricate plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty and sets his camera to record the exact moment of its destruction.

In 2009, it was one of 25 films selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress to "be preserved as cultural, artistic and/or historical treasures."

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