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The Living End is a 1992 American comedy-drama film by Gregg Araki. Described by some critics as a "gay Thelma and Louise," the film is an early entry in the New Queer Cinema genre. The Living End was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992.
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| Directed by | Gregg Araki |
| Written by | Gregg Araki |
| Produced by | Jon Gerrans Marcus Hu Jim Stark |
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| Cinematography | Gregg Araki |
| Edited by | Gregg Araki |
| Music by | Cole Coonce Sascha Konietzko |
Production companies | October Films Strand Releasing |
| Distributed by | Cineplex Odeon Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22,769 |
| Box office | $692,585[2] |
Plot
Luke is a restless and reckless drifter and Jon is a relatively timid and pessimistic film critic. Both are gay and HIV positive. After an unconventional meeting, and after Luke kills a homophobic police officer, they go on a road trip with the motto "Fuck everything."
Cast
- Mike Dytri as Luke
- Craig Gilmore as Jon
- Mark Finch as Doctor
- Mary Woronov as Daisy
- Johanna Went as Fern
- Darcy Marta as Darcy
- Scot Goetz as Peter
- Bretton Vail as Ken
- Nicole Dillenberg as Barbie
- Stephen Holman and Magie Song as the 7-11 couple
- Peter Lanigan, Jon Gerrans, and Jack Kofman as Three Stooges
- Chris Mabli as a Neo-Nazi
- Michael Now as Tarzan
- Michael Haynes as Jane
- Peter Grame as Gus
- Craig Lee and Torie Chickering as the arguing couple at Ralph's
- Jordan Beswick as Buddhist
- Paul Bartel as Twister master
Music
The film's soundtrack is mostly industrial, post punk and shoegaze music. Many references to bands and their members are made throughout the film. Joy Division's Ian Curtis is mentioned, along with Dead Can Dance, Echo & the Bunnymen and others. A Nine Inch Nails sticker is on the dashboard of Jon's car. The film's title comes from a song by The Jesus and Mary Chain, and a cover version of the JAMC song is performed by Wax Trax! Records artists Braindead Soundmachine during the film's credits. Early in the movie, Luke is seen wearing a JAMC shirt.
The film features music by the industrial bands Coil, KMFDM, and Braindead Soundmachine.[3] Braindead Soundmachine guitarist Cole Coonce is credited with scoring the film's original music.
Reception
Janet Maslin of The New York Times found The Living End to be "a candid, freewheeling road movie" with "the power of honesty and originality, as well as the weight of legitimate frustration. Miraculously, it also has a buoyant, mischievous spirit that transcends any hint of gloom." She praised Araki for his solid grasp on his lead characters' plight and for not trivializing it or inventing an easy ending.[4] Conversely, Rita Kempley for The Washington Post called the film pretentious and Araki a "cinematic poseur" along the lines of Jean-Luc Godard and Andy Warhol. The Living End, she concluded, "is mostly annoying".[5] Rolling Stone's Peter Travers found The Living End a "savagely funny, sexy and grieving cry" made more heart-rending by "Hollywood's gutless fear of AIDS movies".[6] The Star Observer praised the movie, calling it "a vicious punch in the guts that leaves you uncomfortably winded and unforgettably moved".[7]
In a letter (dated September 25, 1992) to playwright Robert Patrick, LGBT writer and actor Quentin Crisp called the film "dreadful."[8]
References
- "THE LIVING END (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 1992-12-18. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- The Living End – Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- "The Living End". Rolling Stone. 21 September 1992. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- Maslin, Janet (3 April 1992). "Review/Film Festival: The Living End; Footloose, Frenzied and H.I.V.-Positive". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- "'The Living End'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- The Living End
- Adnum, Mark (February 2005). "My Own Private New Queer Cinema". Senses of Cinema. No. 34. Melbourne, Australia: Senses of Cinema Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- Patrick, Robert (1992). Letters from Quentin Crisp. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
External links
- The Living End at IMDb
- The Living End at Rotten Tomatoes
На других языках
- [en] The Living End (film)
[ru] Оголённый провод
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