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Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)

90 min  -  Documentary  -   7 November 1997 (USA)
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Documentary about writer and performance artist Bob Flanagan who died at 43 of cystic fibrosis. His... See full summary »

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Kirby Dick
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Kathe Burkhart Kathe Burkhart ...
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Kirby Dick ...
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Bob Flanagan Bob Flanagan ...
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Sheree Rose Sheree Rose ...
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Documentary about writer and performance artist Bob Flanagan who died at 43 of cystic fibrosis. His life was indicated by pain from the beginning and he started to develop sadomasochistic practices, which he developed finally into performances. Written by Soeren Ney <SoerenNey@AOL.COM>  

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Diastrofi: I zoi kai o thanatos tou Bob Flanagan See more »

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$116,806 (USA) (7 December 1997)
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Bob Flanagan: I want a wealthy collector to finance an installation in which a video camera will be placed in the coffin with my body, connected to a screen on the wall, and whenever he wants to, the patron can see how I'm coming along.
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