Flaming Creatures

Apr 29 1963 N/A 0h 45m
Comedy, Drama, Horror

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.

Plot

One of the most controversial short film of all time, an experiment contains scenes of a group of people who do things that are considered bizarre, strange and taboo, including sexual activity, Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures is regarded comedy with setting a haunted music studio.

Written by

Jack Smith

Directed by

Jack Smith

Cast

Francis Francine, Sheila Bick, Joel Markman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Jack Smith Movie Trailer (flaming creatures)
Scores
# of Votes
1,726
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
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