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Flaming Creatures

Filmmaker and artist Jack Smith described his own film as a “comedy set in a haunted movie studio.” Flaming Creatures begins humorously enough with several men and women, mostly of indeterminate gender, vamping it up in front of the camera and participating in a mock advertisement for an indelible, heart-shaped brand of lipstick. However, things take a dark, nightmarish turn when a transvestite chases, catches and begins molesting a woman. Soon, all of the titular “creatures” participate in a (mostly clothed) orgy that causes a massive earthquake. After the creatures are killed in the resulting chaos, a vampire dressed like an old Hollywood starlet rises from her coffin to resurrect the dead. All ends happily enough when the now undead creatures dance with each other, even though another orgy and earthquake loom over the end title card.

Top Cast

  • Francis Francine

    Francis Francine

    Francis Francine

  • Sheila Bick

    Sheila Bick

    Delicious Dolores

  • Joel Markman

    Joel Markman

    Our Lady of the Docks

  • Mario Montez

    Mario Montez

    The Spanish Girl

  • Arnold Rockwood

    Arnold Rockwood

    Arnold

  • Judith Malina

    Judith Malina

    The Fascinating Woman

  • Marian Zazeela

    Marian Zazeela

    Marian Zazeela

  • Beverly Grant

    Beverly Grant

    Whirling Dervish

  • Piero Heliczer

    Piero Heliczer

Overview

Filmmaker and artist Jack Smith described his own film as a “comedy set in a haunted movie studio.” Flaming Creatures begins humorously enough with several men and women, mostly of indeterminate gender, vamping it up in front of the camera and participating in a mock advertisement for an indelible, heart-shaped brand of lipstick. However, things take a dark, nightmarish turn when a transvestite chases, catches and begins molesting a woman. Soon, all of the titular “creatures” participate in a (mostly clothed) orgy that causes a massive earthquake. After the creatures are killed in the resulting chaos, a vampire dressed like an old Hollywood starlet rises from her coffin to resurrect the dead. All ends happily enough when the now undead creatures dance with each other, even though another orgy and earthquake loom over the end title card.

Rating

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