Super 8½
Appearance
Super 81⁄2 | |
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Directed by | Bruce La Bruce |
Written by | Bruce La Bruce |
Starring | Bruce La Bruce Stacy Friedrich Mikey Mike Nicholas Davies Christeen Martin |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Canada Germany |
Language | English |
Super 81⁄2 is a 1994 satirical drama film written and directed by Bruce La Bruce.[1] The film is about a failing pornographic film director who enters into a partnership with a lesbian filmmaker. It becomes clear that she has her own agenda and is exploiting him to help her succeed in her own project.
The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival and was shown in the midnight series at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Bruce La Bruce as Bruce and Butt Double
- Stacy Friedrich (credited as Liza LaMonica, Dirty Pillows and as Stacy Friedrich) as Googie and Jane Friday
- Mikey Mike as Johnny Eczema
- Nicholas Davies (credited as Klaus von Brücker) as Pierce
- Christeen Martin (credited as Chris Teen) as Wednesday Friday
- Kate Ashley (credited as Amy Nitrate) as Honey Velour
- Scott Thompson as Buddy Cole
Other cast members;
- Davey Danger as Production Assistant
- Vaginal Davis as unnamed person
- Gemma Files as Lady at Press Conference
- Mike Gibb as Male victim with guitar
- Rosemary Heather as Lady at Press Conference
- Hal Kelly as Lady at Press Conference
- Richard Kern as unnamed person
- Ben Weasel as himself
References
[edit]- ^ Holden, Stephen (March 3, 1995). "Super 8 1/2 (1994) FILM REVIEW; Art Imitating Andy Warhol". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Emanuel, Levy (April 18, 1995). "Skin Flick". The Advocate (679): 59–61.
External links
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Categories:
- 1994 films
- Alt porn
- English-language Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- Films set in Toronto
- German LGBTQ-related films
- Canadian LGBTQ-related films
- German black-and-white films
- Films about pornography
- Films directed by Bruce LaBruce
- 1994 drama films
- 1994 LGBTQ-related films
- 1990s LGBTQ-related drama films
- Canadian independent films
- 1994 independent films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s Canadian films
- 1990s German films
- English-language independent films
- LGBTQ-related drama film stubs