Flaming Creatures

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Flaming Creatures
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Smith
Produced by	Jack Smith
Starring	Frances Francine Sheila Bick Joel Markman Dolores Flores Mario Montez Arnold Rockwood Judith Malina Marian Zazeela
Release date(s)	1963
Running time	43 min
Language	English
Budget	$300
IMDb profile

Flaming Creatures (1963) is an American experimental film by filmmaker Jack Smith. Due to its surreal, graphic depiction of sexuality, the film was seized by the police at its premiere, and was officially determined to be obscene by an NY Criminal Court. The 43-minute featurette attracted media and public attention, and has been described as a "controversial featurette". This also made Jack Smith famous as a film director across North America. Smith himself described the film as "a comedy set in a haunted music studio."

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The film features an array of transvestites, hermaphrodites, drag shows, a sexually ambiguous vampire, a drug orgy and a well-built cunnilingual rapist. Sexual ambiguity is a prominent visual theme, which is particularly shown by overlapping images of flaccid penis and breasts.