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Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)
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7 November 1997 (USA)
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Documentary about writer and performance artist Bob Flanagan who died at 43 of cystic fibrosis. His...
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One of the greatest movies ever!!!!
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(Credited cast)| 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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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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Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)
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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.