Gregg Araki was far too ahead of his time, but even now it seems that we're also not fully ready for him either.

The Living End may be his most chaotic movie thus far, but as a picture of the paranoia that one felt when living amidst the AIDS crisis, especially as a part of a marginalized community. As a scream off into the distance from the queer people who were often shut out, The Living End isn't just a loud scream against the bourgeoisie, it's a film that captures the anger we feel about the world at large - and it also results in something incredibly heartbreaking.

Might probably be my favourite of Gregg Araki's films - at least from what I've seen.

damn bro you got the whole squad horny

This synopsis though:

Luke is a gay hustler. Jon is a movie critic. Both are HIV positive. They go on a hedonistic, dangerous journey, their motto "Fuck the world".


This was awesome and Gregg Araki rules.

be gay do crimes

“FAGS RULE, O.K.”

barbie cereal?? these are the coolest people ive ever seen! love mary woronov but where the fuck is paul bartel in this - did i miss something??? "twister master" what the fuck is that

edit from the comments - pretend i wrote something real good about 2 poz guys with "the virus" in them raging against assimilation & productivity in dedication to "the hundreds of thousands who will die because of a big white house full of republican fuckheads" but i just want someone to tell me where paul bartel is in this!!!!

✔️ Be gay
✔️ Do crimes
✔️ Go into severe depression for two weeks when Echo and the Bunnymen break up

Gregg Araki movies make me swoon. Existentialism has never been steamier, nor more seething.

Your doctor says you've got AIDS and a limited time to live. . . wyd?

Rats off to Gregg Araki for creating a universal death sentence what if scenario. No matter if you're gay or straight, the thought of fucking the world and doing what thou wilt after receiving the worst news imaginable strikes a primal chord. I love this movie as a transgressive scream from a marginalized community, a clever sophisticated method of milking a low budget with dash cam shots of high profile landmarks from Circus Liquor to the Golden Gate Bridge, and a giant middle finger to the bourgeoise filmmaking community at large. And OF COURSE the apartment production design is typically out of this world Araki amazing. If you ever felt a cough spike into a heave or felt elbowed to the sides of society or just hate humans in general, do yourself a favor and absorb this movie in quarantine.

love that araki truly said "i don't give a fuck about your positive imagery"

i just fucking love gregg araki

cant put into words how gregg araki’s movies make me feel and how much i love them. get really sad at the end of each one knowing i’ll never be able to watch it for the first time again

Van benne egy jelenet, amikor a horny filmkritikusnak meg kellene írnia egy cikket a mozi haláláról, de leül a gép elé, és csak annyit képes legépelni, hogy FuckFuckFuckFuckFuck hosszú sorokon keresztül, és hát I feel seen.

good af

I watched this high as hell at 1 AM. Good film about death and how we deal.

I’m a fag okay and I can’t stand being dirty

super rough around the edges but that makes it all the more endearing

Gen X as hell, very much homage to the Godard films on the posters that line Mike's walls. A little too rapey and angry but early 90's alt Los Angeles is, as always, a delight. A lot of this was filmed on my street so thats COOL.

If pulp fiction was good and also gay

What a beautiful film, got me fucked up and SO horny. Certainly reflects the title, Araki’s studs are really something you don’t see nowadays huh 🤔