Red Meat (1997)

Three guys talk about their sex lives around a meal of red meat.

Director:

Allison Burnett

Writer:

Allison Burnett

Stars:

Lara Flynn Boyle, James Frain, Dee Freeman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Ruth
James Frain	...	Victor
Dee Freeman	...	Prostitute
Jennifer Grey	...	Candice
Anna Karin	...	Ula
Heidi Lenhart	...	Mia
Traci Lind	...	Connie
Stephen Mailer	...	Chris
Billie Neal	...	Donna
Julia Pearlstein	...	Isis
Andrea Roth	...	Nan
John Slattery	...	Stefan

Storyline

Chris and Stefan invite Victor to join their group where they talk about their experiences with women over a meal of red meat. As the night progresses, Stefan relates his wild encounters with fleeting sex, Chris talks about his need for intellectual stimulation, and Victor recounts his relationship with a dying woman.

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Plot Keywords:

nipples visible through clothing | bra less | independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Treehouse Films (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Snags you in the last scene.

As I was watching this, sundance channel at 2:30am, I find myself p***ed that the writer(s) of _Whipped_ so graciously ripped this one off. Sheesh, there was even the dark haired, outspoken wimp who turned out to be the golden one in the end. However, _Red_Meat_ does _Whipped_ one better in that it gets inside the hearts and minds of guys better than any other movie I've seen. Up until the end, I wasn't getting it. Then as Victor and Connie sit there contentedly in the end scene... I get it. This is not a movie about three guys. This is a movie about one guy - Chris. This movie is about what happens to weak people, those who fall through the cracks - and Chris is one of those. He's never going to get out from under Stephen, and he knows it. He wishes he could, but every time he tries, he always takes the weak path: the pussy of least resistance. Weak people never make it though the years of screwing around that are your twenties and make something of it. Stephen's never going to get out and he doesn't care. Victor has saved himself, and Chris will never get out but will always be couting the Nans that would have saved him.