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The Living End

Play trailer Poster for The Living End 1992,  1h 32m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 70% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
70% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A drifter (Mike Dytri) and a film critic (Craig Gilmore) hit the road as fugitives and as gay lovers who are HIV positive.

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Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Apr 4, 2008
It is visually vibrant (in a wonderful on-the- cheap kind of way). But its insightful fury is undercut by thrashes of immaturity. It's engaged with culture and angry at it. Go to Full Review
D.M. Palmer Vague Visages Nov 9, 2023
The film’s characters set out to deface an edifice that has shut them out; they choose death over acceptance... Go to Full Review
Matthew Cibellis Southern Voice (Atlanta) May 9, 2023
Many of the questionable cinematic choices dissolve, revealing some great screen moments between Jon and Luke. Araki spells out the bittersweet torment of their affair in striking detail throughout. Go to Full Review
Trey Graham Washington Blade May 24, 2022
4/4
Gregg Araki could barely have bought a car for what little he spent making The Living End... but it's a good thing he didn't opt for an auto, because Living End is one great road trip. Go to Full Review
Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Sep 10, 2021
Perfect for a quarantine breakfast of beer and Barbie cereal. Go to Full Review
Malcolm L. Johnson Hartford Courant May 29, 2018
Unfortunately, like so many Warhol films, The Living End ultimately becomes tedious and self-indulgent. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Gregg Araki

Director

Mike Dytri

Luke

Craig Gilmore

Jon

Darcy Marta

Darcy

Scott Goetz

Peter

Gregg Araki

Writer

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The Living End

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Movie Info

Synopsis A drifter (Mike Dytri) and a film critic (Craig Gilmore) hit the road as fugitives and as gay lovers who are HIV positive.
Director
Gregg Araki
Producer
Marcus Hu, Jon Gerrans
Screenwriter
Gregg Araki
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 23, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.7K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Mono
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