Flesh
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Morrissey
Joe Dallesandro
Geraldine Smith
John Christian
Maurice Bardell
Barry Brown
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Joe lives in the East Village with his wife and son, supporting them by working the streets of lower New York City as a hustler. A friend of Joe's wife needs $200 for an abortion, and Joe agrees to raise the money. He earns $20 for submitting to a shy homosexual and is then approached by an elderly English artist. The man takes Joe to his studio, paying him $100 to model and pose. Joe next meets other hustlers on the street, and he offers some advice on the trade. An old friend, Terry, works as a topless dancer and lives with two transvestites. Joe listens to the "women" read from a vintage movie magazine while Terry performs fellatio on him. An old acquaintance takes Joe home and tries to elicit some reassurance of his heterosexuality, but he ends up giving Joe some money. Joe finally returns home, tells his wife and her friend that he was unable to raise the needed stake, and suffers their abusive comments on his occupation. Exhausted, Joe lies down on the bed, and while the two women caress each other, he falls asleep.
Director
Paul Morrissey
Cast
Joe Dallesandro
Geraldine Smith
John Christian
Maurice Bardell
Barry Brown
Candy Darling
Jackie Curtis
Geri Miller
Louis Waldon
Patti D'arbanville
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States June 1990
Released in United States on Video April 1988
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1968
Shown at American Cinematheque, Los Angeles a part of the series "The Early Films of Andy Warhola" June 8-10, 1990.
Feature directorial debut for Paul Morrissey.
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at AFI Film Festival (Paul Morrissey Retrospective / Tribute) in Los Angeles June 23 - July 7, 1994.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1968
Released in United States on Video April 1988
Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at American Cinematheque, Los Angeles a part of the series "The Early Films of Andy Warhola" June 8-10, 1990.)
