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Flesh

Play trailer Poster for Flesh 1968,  1h 45m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 78% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A gay heroin junkie works as a male prostitute to support his, his lesbian wife's and her lover's addiction.

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Peter Aspden Financial Times Oct 7, 2018
Flesh is strikingly redolent of its time: morally vacant, stylish, lightweight, daring, but also dreary. It represents everything people both love and hate about the 1960s. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2.5/4
It's at least interesting. It isn't very good, though; if it hadn't come from New York under Warhol's sponsorship, we'd never have seen it. Go to Full Review
Paul Attard Screen Slate Aug 25, 2026
Much like Warhol, Morrissey demonstrates a clear interest in both minimalism and duration; every scene purposely feels like it's being stretched to its breaking point... But Morrissey shows a far greater appreciation for camp than his filmmaking partner. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 6, 2008
4/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 23, 2006
A-
Flesh offers a funny look at the underbelly of the city. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Aug 26, 2005
3.5/5
The way Morrissey keeps things natural and real is both bracing and important Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Morrissey

Director

Joe Dallesandro

Joe

Maurice Braddell

The Artist

Jackie Curtis

Jackie

Patti D'Arbanville

Patti

Candy Darling

Candy

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Flesh

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Movie Info

Synopsis A gay heroin junkie works as a male prostitute to support his, his lesbian wife's and her lover's addiction.
Director
Paul Morrissey
Producer
Andy Warhol
Screenwriter
Paul Morrissey
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 1968, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 18, 2005
Runtime
1h 45m
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