Liquid Sky (1982)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Slava Tsukerman

Writers:

Slava Tsukerman (screenplay) &
Anne Carlisle (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 April 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a New...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Heroin | Bizarre | Sex | Drugs

Awards:

7 wins

Cast

Anne Carlisle	...	Margaret and Jimmy
Paula E. Sheppard	...	Adrian
Susan Doukas	...	Sylvia
Otto von Wernherr	...	Johann
Bob Brady	...	Owen
Elaine C. Grove	...	Katherine
Stanley Knapp	...	Paul (as Stanley Knap)
Jack Adalist	...	Vincent
Lloyd Ziff	...	Lester
Harry Lum	...	Deliveryman
Roy MacArthur	...	Jack
Sara Carlisle	...	Nellie
Nina V. Kerova	...	Designer
Alan Preston	...	Photographer
Christine Hatfull	...	Hair Stylist
Calvin Haugen	...	Make-up Artist
Deborah Jacobs	...	Designer's Assistant
Inansi	...	Designer's Assistant
Tom Coté	...	Photographer's Assistant
Michael Drechsler	...	Gaffer
Jose Preval	...	Gaffer
David Ilku	...	Designer's Boyfriend
Neke Carson	...	Club Manager
Jenifer	...	Model in Fashion Show
Chang	...	Model in Fashion Show
Vincent Pandoliano	...	Model in Fashion Show
Benjamin Liu	...	Model in Fashion Show
Angelo	...	Model in Fashion Show
Lucille	...	Model in Fashion Show
Jeré Edmunds	...	Model
Marcel Fiévé	...	Make-up Artist
Mariann Marlowe	...	Stylist
Perry Iannaconi	...	Hair Stylist
Roger Martencen	...	Hair Stylist
Ben Barenholtz
Alan Bomser
Pat Brocato		(as Patrick Brocato)
Lulu Canale
Lisa Carley
Kristen Chalmers
Melissa Dedman
Johnny Dynell
Recepio Fabre
Christopher Gee
Sonia Gerson
William Haney
John King
Donna Malech
Debby McCarthy
Eli Mishal
Jeff Most
Trina Parkes
Richard Ross
Lee Shawah
Sander Shkrell
Susan Slater
Freddy Starr
Anne Sullivan
David White

Directed by
Slava Tsukerman

Writing credits
Slava Tsukerman		(screenplay) &
Anne Carlisle		(screenplay) &
Nina V. Kerova		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Field	....	executive producer
Nina V. Kerova	....	associate producer
Slava Tsukerman	....	producer

Original Music by
Brenda I. Hutchinson
Clive Smith
Slava Tsukerman

Cinematography by
Yuri Neyman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sharyn L. Ross		(as Sharyn Leslie Ross)
Slava Tsukerman

Casting by
Bob Brady

Production Design by
Marina Levikova		(as Marina Levikova-Neyman)

Costume Design by
Marina Levikova		(as Marina Levikova-Neyman)

Makeup Department
Chris Evans	....	assistant makeup artist: Fashion Show
Marcel Fiévé	....	hair stylist (as Marcel Fiévé of Cinandre)
Marcel Fiévé	....	makeup artist: Margaret and Models in Fashion Show (as Marcel Fiévé of Cinandre)
Lenna Rashkovsky-Kaleva	....	makeup artist

Art Department
Joan Leigh	....	property master

Sound Department
John Auerbach	....	sound editor
Phoebe Bindiger	....	sound recordist
Jack Cooley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lin Keller	....	boom operator
Frank Kern	....	sound editor
Paul Michael	....	foley artist
Ed Novick	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Oleg Chichilnitsky	....	special effects mechanical designer
Yuri Neyman	....	special effects

Stunts
Melissa Dedman	....	stunts
Saul Dinnerstein	....	fight coordinator
Jeff Most	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Bolesta	....	gaffer (as Joe Bolesta)
R. Gordon Burrows	....	best boy
Oleg Chichilnitsky	....	assistant camera
Feliks Parnell	....	assistant camera (as Felix Parnell)
Miles Prunier	....	electrician
John Tintori	....	key grip
Jeff Victor	....	first assistant camera (as Jeffrey Victor)

Casting Department
Nina V. Kerova	....	additional casting
Sarah O'Brien	....	casting assistant
Trace Rosell	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalia Kopelyan	....	wardrobe seamstress
Joan Leigh	....	wardrobe supervisor

Music Department
Anatoli Gerasimov	....	composer: song "Me And My Rhythm Box"
Helene Zvereva	....	composer: song "Me And My Rhythm Box"

Other crew
Richard Bastos	....	production assistant
Bill Bonilla	....	production assistant
Arlene Burger	....	production assistant
Martha Carlucci	....	production assistant
Brian Coyle	....	production assistant
Adam Fredericks	....	production assistant
Aaronel DeRoy Gruber	....	copyright: all objects in Sylvia's apartment
Stephanie Holm	....	production assistant
Martha Mitchell	....	script supervisor
Jeff Most	....	production assistant
Gennadi Osmerkin	....	designer: Margaret's mask and UFO
William Rowe	....	financial controller
Mark Slater	....	production executive
Jill Sprecher	....	production assistant
Savas Alatis	....	pre-production (uncredited)

Thanks
Emil Antzic	....	special thanks
Lui Cangiano	....	special thanks
Mik Cribben	....	special thanks (as Mic Cribben)
James Ean	....	special thanks
Ray Emeritz	....	special thanks
Carl Fortunato	....	special thanks
Charles Goldstein	....	special thanks
Alexander Hammid	....	special thanks
Michael Kaplan	....	special thanks
Dan McMaster	....	special thanks
Arielle Pelenc	....	special thanks
Howard Sochurek	....	special thanks
Stan Velcheck	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Z Films Inc.

Distributors

• Cinevista (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Media Home Entertainment (1983) (USA) (VHS)
• Creative Exposure (1984) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Mikado (1984) (Italy) (theatrical)
• MTI Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Larocka Talent Company  models of fashion show courtesy of
• Public Access Synthesizer Studio (PASS)  musical score with the exception of 'Me and My Rhythm Box' and Music in Disco was realized on the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument at
• Tri-Pix  titles

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (TVC)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1984) | Norway:(Banned) (1983-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Z Films Inc.

Trivia:

A rarity; filmed in America by a completely Russian Production team.

Quotes:

Margaret: Whether or not I like someone doesn't depend on what kind of genitals they have.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fifty Pills (2006)

Soundtrack:

La Sonnerie de Genevieve du Mont de Paris

A real alien film

This one actually seems to have been made by and for aliens. Its view of humanity appears to be that of an onlooker from another world, dispassionately observing us. That's what makes it so different from the usual space alien movie.

Like it or not, you must admit that it's original. There is simply nothing else like it. Perhaps the closest thing is Repo Man. But Liquid Sky is even stranger than that.

This movie lays bare much of the pretense and affectation of our society, particularly those of the shallow, pseudo-intellectual crowd. The lack of any truly likable characters may turn off a lot of viewers, but to me it simply reflects the kind of people being depicted here.

From our perspective, twenty years on, it takes on a still different aspect. Here was life before AIDS, before 9/11 (including a shot of the World Trade Center), and before tattoos and body piercing became fashionable.

Forget ET and MIB. If you want to see a real alien movie, check this one out.