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4 February 1972 (Finland)
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An army of gay/nazi bikers make their engines roar and ride the way to pain/pleasure as sexual and sadistic...
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Butch bikers or closet queers?
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Cast
(in alphabetical order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Ernie Allo | ... | Joker (uncredited) |
| Bruce Byron | ... | Scorpio (uncredited) |
| Frank Carifi | ... | Leo (uncredited) |
| Steve Crandell | ... | Blondie (uncredited) |
| Johnny Dodds | ... | Kid (uncredited) |
| Bill Dorfman | ... | Back (uncredited) |
 | Nelson Leigh | ... | Jesus Christ (uncredited) (archive footage) |
| John Palone | ... | Pinstripe (uncredited) |
| Barry Rubin | ... | Fall Guy (uncredited) |
| Johnny Sapienza | ... | Taurus (uncredited) |
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| Kenneth Anger | |||
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| Kenneth Anger | uncredited | |
| Ernest D. Glucksman | ||
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| Ernest D. Glucksman | .... | producer | |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | .... | co-producer | |
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| Jack Brooks | |||
| David Raksin | |||
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| Kenneth Anger | (uncredited) | ||
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| Kenneth Anger | (uncredited) | ||
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| Jeremy Kay | (uncredited) | ||
Other crew | |||
| Tony Bandusk | .... | location assistant | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Film Canada Presentations (1967) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1970) (Finland) (TV) (MTV1)
- Valio-Filmi (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Canyon Cinema
- Fantoma (2007) (USA) (DVD) (on "The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 2")
- Mystic Fire Video (video)
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According to Kenneth Anger, Scorpio is the zodiac sign that rules both the sex organs and machinery, so it seemed like a good choice for the title. "Rising" implies the astrological term "ascendant."See more »
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Features The Living Bible: Last Journey to Jerusalem (1952)See more »
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Wind-Up DollSee more »
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What is significant about this text is that Anger got many of the shots from the initiation rites of American biker gangs. As such, the butch ruggedness of these ostensibly "straight" men is conflated with the none-too-subtle homoeroticism of their rites--which leads the viewer to question the rigid dichotomies of "straight" and "gay" that dominate North American social discourse.
Also of significance is the extent to which, by appropriating "butch markers" such as leather and motorcycles, the homoeroticism undermines the stereotypicality of the "nelly" homosexual male.
Not a terribly accessible text, but it becomes pregnant with significance for the viewer who does a little background reading first.