| Flaming Creatures | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Smith |
| Produced by | Jack Smith |
| Starring | Frances Francine Sheila Bick Joel Markman Dolores Flores Mario Montez Arnold Rockwood Judith Malina Marian Zazeela |
| Release date(s) | 1963 |
| Running time | 43 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300 |
| IMDb profile | |
Flaming Creatures (1963) is an American experimental film by filmmaker Jack Smith. Jack Smith ( 14 November 1932 in Columbus Ohio - 25 September 1989 in New York City) Mario Montez (born Rene Rivera was one of the Warhol superstars, appearing in several of Andy Warhol 's underground films from 1963 to 1968 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr This article is on the variety of film For information on the They Might Be Giants song see " Experimental Film (song " A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Jack Smith ( 14 November 1932 in Columbus Ohio - 25 September 1989 in New York City) Due to its surreal, graphic depiction of sexuality, the film was seized by the police at its premiere, and was officially determined to be obscene by an NY Criminal Court. The 43-minute featurette attracted media and public attention, and has been described as a "controversial featurette". In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening This also made Jack Smith famous as a film director across North America. Smith himself described the film as "a comedy set in a haunted music studio. "
The film features an array of transvestites, hermaphrodites, drag shows, a sexually ambiguous vampire, a drug orgy and a well-built cunnilingual rapist. This article deals with the history of the word 'transvestite' A hermaphrodite is an organism having both male and female reproductive organs Cunnilingus is the act of using the Mouth, Lips and Tongue to stimulate the female Genitals. Sexual ambiguity is a prominent visual theme, which is particularly shown by overlapping images of flaccid penis and breasts.