Variety
6.1
“Christine watches men watch women”
A young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tickets.
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Cast
18 people
Sandy McLeod
Christine
Known for
Something Wild
Last Embrace
Richard M. Davidson
Louie
Known for
Insignificance
Luis Guzmán
Jose
Known for
Wednesday
Narcos
Will Patton
Mark
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Nan Goldin
Nan
Also in
The Deuce
Empty Suitcases
Mark Boone Junior
Business Manager / Porn Customer
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
Memento
Cookie Mueller
Woman in Bar
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Female Trouble
Suzanne Fletcher
Woman in Bar
Known for
Permanent Vacation
Spalding Gray
Voice on answering machine (voice) / Obscene Phone Caller (voice)
Known for
Kate & Leopold
The Killing Fields
Peter Rizzo
Driver
Lee Tucker
Projectionist
Also in
Nurse-made
Norma Rodriguez
Woman in Bar
No other roles listed
Bette Gordon Director · Peter Koper Screenplay Kathy Acker Screenplay
United States release March 8, 1985 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States · Production Channel Four Films, Variety Motion Pictures
Production
ZDF
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Variety Motion Pictures
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1983
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · March 8, 1985
Theatrical
United States
February 8, 1984 · Premiere · Miami International Film Festival
April 29, 2009 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
China
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Wuhan bǎilin Film Festival
France
May 11, 1984 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
November 13, 1984 · Premiere · Festival Sigma, Bordeaux
February 27, 1985 · Theatrical
November 24, 2021 · Premiere · Lumière Film Festival
June 1, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
January 4, 1984 · TV · West Germany
Japan
November 16, 2024 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
United Kingdom
September 29, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
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