The Living End


1h 32m 1992

Brief Synopsis

After a chance meeting, two aimless young men, both HIV-positive, embark on a casual affair, then go on the lam together after one of them murders a policeman.

Film Details

Also Known As
Living End
Genre
Crime
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Chris Walas Inc; Strand Releasing; Strand Releasing; Sundance Institute
Distribution Company
CINEPLEX ODEON FILMS/OCTOBER FILMS; Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films; Mainline Entertainment; October Films
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

After a chance meeting, two aimless young men, both HIV-positive, embark on a casual affair, then go on the lam together after one of them murders a policeman.

Crew

Matt Adell

Benevolent Music God

Gregg Araki

Director Of Photography

Gregg Araki

Screenwriter

Gregg Araki

Editor

Joyce Brouwers

Sound Recordist

Chris Carter

Songs ("Synaesthesia" "Cords Of Love")

Christopher Carter

Song

Dave Cash

Sound Recordist

Cole Coonce

Songs ("Where The Pavement Ends" "Reactionary Lesbos With Gun Theme")

Cole Coonce

Music

John Cooper

Special Thanks

Stuart Cornfeld

Special Thanks

W Croyle

Song ("Where The Pavement Ends")

Marianne Dissard

Assistant Sound

Mar Elepano

Titles

Cosey Fanni Tutti

Songs ("Synaesthesia" "Cords Of Love")

Morgan Fisher

Special Thanks

Jon Gerrans

Producer

Fred Giannelli

Song Performer ("Rosebud" "Suburbarenity")

Fred Giannelli

Songs ("Rosebud" "Suburbarenity" "Jigsaw" "I.C. Water")

Rose Guzman

Special Thanks

Steven Hankinson

Graphic Design

Natalie Hashimoto

Special Thanks

Ray Holmes

Special Thanks

Evelyn Hu

Executive Producer

Marcus Hu

Producer

Tommy Huie

Assistant Editor

Jon Jost

Executive Producer

Nietzchka Keene

Special Thanks

Karen Kennedy

Negative Cutting

Jack Kofman

Sound Recordist

George Lockwood

Sound Designer

Ian Love

Special Thanks

Jim Mack

Special Thanks

Michael Matson

Still Photography

Tammye Mcdavid

Special Thanks

Beth Muehl

Other

Chris Munch

Lighting

Jim Nash

Benevolent Music God

G P-orridge

Songs ("Jigsaw" "I.C. Water")

Jim Reid

Song ("The Living End")

William Reid

Song ("The Living End")

Henry S Rosenthal

Executive Producer

Charles J.d. Schlissel

Special Thanks

Joseph Shak

Special Thanks

Andrea Sperling

Associate Producer

Jim Stark

Co-Producer

Mike Thomas

Executive Producer

R Weeks

Song ("Reactionary Lesbos With Gun Theme")

Johanna Went

Props

Angela Yee

Special Thanks

Film Details

Also Known As
Living End
Genre
Crime
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Chris Walas Inc; Strand Releasing; Strand Releasing; Sundance Institute
Distribution Company
CINEPLEX ODEON FILMS/OCTOBER FILMS; Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films; Mainline Entertainment; October Films
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Los Angeles Film Critics Prize for Best Independent Feature of 1992.

Released in United States Summer August 14, 1992

Released in United States August 21, 1992

Released in United States on Video October 27, 1993

Released in United States 1992

Released in United States January 1992

Released in United States September 1996

Released in United States July 2009

Released in United States 2012

Shown at New Directors/New Films series in New York City March 20 - April 5, 1992.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 15 - June 7, 1992.

Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Strand Releasing Retrospective) July 9-19, 2009.

Began and completed shooting during spring 1991.

Film noted: "dedicated to craig lee (1954-1991) and the hundreds of thousands who've died and the hundreds of thousands more who will die because of a big white house full of republican fuckheads."

The third feature for Los Angeles filmmaker Gregg Araki, whose previous features are "Three Bewildered People in the Night" (USA/87) and "The Long Weekend (o' Despair)" (USA/89).

Released in United States August 21, 1992 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video October 27, 1993

Released in United States 1992 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (U.S.A. Independent Cinema - Fiction) June 18 - July 2, 1992.)

Released in United States 1992 (Shown at New Directors/New Films series in New York City March 20 - April 5, 1992.)

Released in United States 1992 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 15 - June 7, 1992.)

Released in United States Summer August 14, 1992

Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1992.)

Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.)

Released in United States July 2009 (Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Strand Releasing Retrospective) July 9-19, 2009.)

Released in United States 2012 (U.S. Features)