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7.6/10   565 votes
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Director:
Kirby Dick
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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Documentary about writer and performance artist Bob Flanagan who died at 43 of cystic fibrosis. His... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
One of the greatest movies ever!!!! more (23 total)

Cast

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Kathe Burkhart ... Interviewer
Kirby Dick ... Interviewer
Bob Flanagan ... Himself
Sheree Rose ... Herself
Rita Valencia ... Interviewer
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Sarah Doucette ... Herself
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:18 (cut) | UK:18 (uncut) | Australia:R | France:-16 | New Zealand:R18
Company:
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
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. more
Movie Connections:
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
One of the greatest movies ever!!!!, 16 May 2003
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Author: VideoMonkey (akachimchim@yahoo.com) from Trenton, Ontario

This is definitely one of my all time favorite movies. At first glance it looks like one of those movies that might appeal to the 'Faces of Death' crowd or porno fetish lovers, it dealing with S&M and bondage and Bob Flanagan nailing his penis to a board and all, but this is actually a powerful moving insight into the life, and death (he does die in the end) of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist, and one of the longest survivors of cystic fibrosis. The movie delves not only into Bob performance art but also into his personal life, and an interesting life indeed.

This movie is definately not for the squeemish, and does deliver some very bizzarre stuff, and yes it graphically up close shows the nailing th penis in the board. But it's so much more than that. Bob Flanagan was definitely one of the most interesting individuals I can think of, and this movie, I think captures that quality perfectly!

Check it out, if you can find it.

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