Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites including Tribeca's American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse loft with a peeling-paint dome serves as an echoey stand-in for the imperial palace. The latter location required ingenuity: Posing as potential renters, Nares and associates asked the manager to show them the apartment, then unlocked the windows on the way out; a few hours later, they broke back into the space, full cast and crew in tow, to shoot the necessary scenes.
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David McDermott
Caligula
Also in
All You Need Is Death
The Long Island Four
Eric Mitchell
Metellus
Known for
Permanent Vacation
Lydia Lunch
Empress
Known for
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Kristian Hoffman
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The Long Island Four
Hot Chicks
Bradley Field
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Downtown '81
The Long Island Four
John Lurie
Known for
Stranger Than Paradise
Down by Law
Jim Sutcliffe
Mitch Corber
Judy Rifka
Mary Focus
Elizabeth Seidman
Also in
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Ruth Seidman
Jamie Nares Director
First release December 23, 1978 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
U.S. Outlying Islands · December 23, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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