The Living End
“An irresponsible movie by Gregg Araki.”
Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.
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Cast
22 people
Mike Dytri
Luke
Also in
I'm the Elephant, U Are the Mouse
Life Is Nice
Craig Gilmore
Jon
Known for
Totally F***ed Up
Mark Finch
Doctor
Also in
Frisk
Mary Woronov
Daisy
Known for
The House of the Devil
Death Race 2000
Johanna Went
Fern
Known for
The Doom Generation
Totally F***ed Up
Darcy Marta
Darcy
Known for
I Want Your Sex
Scott Goetz
Peter
Also in
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Can't Stop Dancing
Brett Vail
Ken
Also in
the long weekend (o' despair)
The Adults in the Room
Nicole Dillenberg
Barbie
Known for
Totally F***ed Up
Stephen Holman
7-11 Couple
Magie Song
7-11 Couple
Known for
Dr. Caligari
Peter Lanigan
Three Stooges
Gregg Araki Director · Cole Coonce Composer
Worldwide gross $693K · Budget $20K · United States release August 21, 1992
Box office
Budget
$20,000
Worldwide gross
$692,585
Gross vs. budget
34.6×
Production
Desperate Pictures
Production
Strand Releasing
Production
October Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Fuck The World
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 1992
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 21, 1992
Theatrical
United States · April 29, 2008
Physical · "Remixed and Remastered" DVD
United States
April 3, 1992 · Premiere · New York New Directors and New Films Festival
August 14, 1992 · Premiere · New York, New York
January 18, 2008 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
July 11, 2009 · Premiere · Outfest Film Festival
April 21, 2021 · Premiere · Film at Lincoln Center
Australia
March 4, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 28, 2009 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
Denmark
October 22, 2005 · Premiere · Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
France
September 1, 2010 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
Germany
February 1, 2008 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Japan
November 20, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 22, 1992 · TV
Poland
October 11, 2008 · Premiere · Warsaw International FilmFest
September 20, 2010 · Physical · "Remixed and Remastered" DVD
April 8, 2019 · Premiere · LGBT International Film Festival Poland
Spain
July 29, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 6, 2012 · TV
United Kingdom
February 12, 1993 · Theatrical
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