Pink Narcissus (1971)

An erotic poem set in the fantasies of a young male prostitute.

Director:

James Bidgood

Writer:

James Bidgood

Stars:

Don Brooks, Bobby Kendall, Charles Ludlam

Cast

Credited cast:
Don Brooks	...	Angel
Bobby Kendall	...	Pan

Storyline

An erotic poem set in the fantasies of a young male prostitute.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | cult film | matador | trance | homosexuality | 

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Taglines:

A unique experience in visual fantasy!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1993 (Japan)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$27,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,724 (USA) (24 December 1999)

Gross:

$8,231 (USA) (21 January 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Folie des Hommes, Pink Pictures Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min 70 min (video) 64 min (Strand dvd)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had no script, but there was a storyboard that the director destroyed when he was denied the film's last cut, in 1971.

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Connections

Featured in John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You: Pink Narcissus

User Reviews

Classic Homoerotic Masterpiece

Before Pierre et Gilles, before David LaChapelle, before Jeff Koons, before the neo-Pop movement there was James Bidgood and Pink Narcissus. This art film will not please everyone -- not for the shoot 'em up, blow it up, special effects craving crowd with a short attention spans.

This film is art, not just entertainment. It moves slowly at it's own dream-like pace. It's iconic campy fantasy is unique and the precursor of the artists mentioned above. The Pink refers to the gay sensibility, the camp stance and the prettier than life advertising imagery. The Narcissus of the title refers to Kendall's obvious self-love and the obsessive quality of his fantasies: himself as a sexy matador, himself as a sexy Greek slave, himself as Beauty and a voyeur's delight. The searingly bright color adds to the dreamy feeling. This is eye candy for those who appreciate art and beauty-- confection for the mind. Rarely do high style and content meld as beautifully as in this film. There is no dialogue. It would probably ruin the dream. This film is a "must see" for anyone interested in contemporary art, the pre-Stonewall sensibility or the history of underground film.