The Living End (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Living End


caption =
director = Gregg Araki
producer = Jon Gerrans
Marcus Hu
Jim Stark
eproducer = Evelyn Hu
Jon Jost
Henry S. Rosenthal
Mike Thomas
aproducer = Andrea Sperling
writer = Gregg Araki
starring = Mike Dytri
Craig Gilmore
music = Cole Coonce
Sascha Konietzko
cinematography = Gregg Araki
editing = Gregg Araki
distributor =
released = 1992
runtime = 92 minutes
country = USA
awards = 1 nomination
language = English
budget = $20,000
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0104745

"The Living End" is a 1992 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.

Plot summary

Luke is a restless and reckless drifter and Jon is a relatively timid and pessimistic movie 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, a drifter
*Craig Gilmore as Jon, a movie critic
*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 shoegazing 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 and 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. Braindead Soundmachine guitarist Cole Coonce is credited with scoring the film's original music.

External links

*imdb title|id=0104745|title=The Living End
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/living_end/about.php "The Living End"] on Rottentomatoes.com