The Living End (1992)

Luke is a gay hustler. Jon is a movie critic. Both are HIV positive. They go on a hedonistic, dangerous journey, their motto "Fuck the world".

Director:

Gregg Araki

Writer:

Gregg Araki

Stars:

Mike Dytri, Craig Gilmore, Mark Finch

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Dytri	...	Luke
Craig Gilmore	...	Jon
Mark Finch	...	Doctor
Mary Woronov	...	Daisy
Johanna Went	...	Fern
Darcy Marta	...	Darcy
Scot Goetz	...	Peter
Brett Vail	...	Ken (as Bretton Vail)
Nicole Dillenberg	...	Barbie
Stephen Holman	...	7-11 Couple
Magie Song	...	7-11 Couple
Peter Lanigan	...	Three Stooges
Jon Gerrans	...	Three Stooges
Jack Kofman	...	Three Stooges
Chris Mabli	...	NeoNazi (as Christopher Mabli)

Storyline

Luke is a gay hustler. Jon is a movie critic. Both are HIV positive. They go on a hedonistic, dangerous journey, their motto "Fuck the world".

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Plot Keywords:

hustler | gay | sex scene | queer cinema | gay sex | 

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Taglines:

An Irresponsible Movie by Gregg Araki

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vivir hasta el fin

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,769 (estimated)

Gross:

$692,585 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineplex Odeon Films, Desperate Pictures, October Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jon: I'm not going to fondle your crotch right now.
Luke: Why not?
Jon: Because I'm a responsible driver.

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Crazy Credits

An Irresponsible Movie by Gregg Araki

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Connections

Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Reality"
Performed by Babyland

User Reviews

Reasonable first effort.

I really love Araki's 'The Doom Generation' and 'Nowhere', but it's taken me some time to finally get around to watching this, his debut. Now seeing those other two first has probably ruined 'The Living End' for me, as I can't help but compare it to them, and it lacks the energy, pop culture saturation and surreal humour that appeals to me so much. 'The Living End' is more realistic and serious, and does what it does quite well for its obvious budget limitations, but I can't say I was all that impressed.

Still Araki is a great talent, and went on to better things.

Nice to see a cameo by the delicious Mary Woronov though!