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Crimes of the Future 
DVD Cover for Stereo and Crimes of the FutureDirected by David Cronenberg Produced by David Cronenberg Written by David Cronenberg Narrated by Ronald Mlodzik Starring Ronald Mlodzik
Jon Lidolt
Tania Zolty
Jack Messinger
Paul Mulholland
William Haslam
William PoolmanCinematography David Cronenberg Editing by David Cronenberg Distributed by New Cinema Enterprises Release date(s) June, 1970 (Australia)
August 10 1984 (USA)Running time 70 min. Country Canada Language English Crimes of the Future is a 1970 Canadian film written, shot, edited and directed by David Cronenberg. Like his earlier Stereo it lasts about an hour and stars Ronald Mlodzik. Also like Stereo it was shot silent with a commentary added afterwards. The commentary is spoken by the character Adrian Tripod. This film is set in 1997.
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Summary
Crimes of the Future details the wanderings of Tripod (Mlodzik), sometime director of a dermatological clinic called the House of Skin, who is searching for his mentor, the mad dermatologist Antoine Rouge. Rouge has disappeared following a catastrophic plague resulting from cosmetic products, which has killed the entire population of sexually mature women. Tripod joins a succession of organisations including Metaphysical Import-Export and the Oceanic Podiatry Group, and meets various individuals and groups of men who are trying to adjust themselves to a defeminized world. One man parodies childbirth by continually growing new organs which are removed from his body. Eventually Tripod comes upon a group of paedophiles which is holding a 5 year-old girl, and they urge him to mate with her. He senses the presence of Antoine Rouge.
Reception
Kim Newman, in his 1988 book Nightmare Movies, has described Crimes of the Future as being "more fun to read about in synopsis than to watch", and as proving, along with Stereo, that "it's possible to be boring and interesting at the same time."
References
External links
- Crimes of the Future at the Internet Movie Database
- Crimes of the Future at AllRovi
Films directed by David Cronenberg 1960s Stereo (1969)1970s Crimes of the Future (1970) · Shivers (1975) · Rabid (1977) · Fast Company (1979) · The Brood (1979)1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s A Dangerous Method (2011) · Cosmopolis (2012)Categories:- 1970 films
- 1970s comedy films
- Avant-garde and experimental films
- Canadian comedy films
- Comedy science fiction films
- English-language films
- Films directed by David Cronenberg
- Independent films
- Post-apocalyptic films
- Films set in 1997
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