Summary
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 74Audiences 64GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer80%
Metascore67
Letterboxd · 17 K ratings3.5/5
Audience score67%
IMDb6.3
User score5.6
Box office
2.4×its budget
- Budget
- $250 K
- Worldwide
- $610 K
Worldwide it earned $360 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1991
April 5, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NC-17United States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 82
Edith MeeksFelicia Beacon ("Hero")- MWMillie WhiteMillie Sklar ("Hero")
- BSBuck SmithGregory Lazar ("Hero")
- AGAnne Giotta Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")
- LLLydia LafleurSylvia Manning ("Hero")
- INIan NemserSean White ("Hero")
Rob LaBelleJay Wete ("Hero")
Evan DunskyDr. MacArthur ("Hero")- MLMarina LutzHazel Lamprecht ("Hero")
- BCBarry CassidyOfficer Rilt ("Hero")
Richard AnthonyEdward Comacho ("Hero")- AMAngela M. SchreiberFlorence Giddens ("Hero")
- JSJustin SilversteinJake ("Hero")
- CSChris SinghChris ("Hero")
- EAEdward AllenFred Beacon ("Hero")
- CJCarlos JimenezJose ("Hero")
- LMLarry MaxwellDr. Graves ("Horror")
Susan NormanNancy Olsen ("Horror")- AQAl QuagliataDeputy Hansen ("Horror")
- MSMichelle SullivanProstitute ("Horror")
- PMParlan McGawNewscaster ("Horror")
- FOFrank O'DonnellOld Doctor ("Horror")
- MBMelissa BrownWoman in the Alley / Additional Voices ("Horror")
Joe DietlMan in the Alley ("Horror")
Directing · 4
- Todd Haynes Director, Writer, Editor
- Christine Vachon First Assistant Director, Producer
- Andrew Harpending Second Assistant Director, Casting
- Mark Haffenreffer Second Assistant Director
Production · 7
- James Schamus Executive Producer
- Brian Greenbaum Executive Producer
- Karim Aïnouz Casting, Assistant Editor, Electrician
- Laura Barnett Casting
- John Michael Kelsey Casting
- Jeffrey Schwarz Production Assistant
Camera · 2
- Maryse Alberti Director of Photography
- Barry Ellsworth Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- James Lyons Editor
Sound · 6
- James Bennett Original Music Composer
- Mary Ellen Porto Sound Editor
- Julie Lindner Assistant Sound Editor
- Reilly Steele Sound Mixer
- Neil Danziger Sound Recordist
- Julie Wilde Boom Operator
Art · 5
- Sarah Stollman Production Design
- Kelly Reichardt Property Master, Set Dresser
- John Hansen Set Dresser
- Matthew Ebert Set Dresser
- Chas Plummer Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jessica Haston Costume Design
- Scott Sliger Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Angela Johnson Makeup & Hair
Lighting · 1
- John C. Nadeau Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- John Waters Thanks
- Bill Sherwood Thanks
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