Bob Flanagan, Kathe Burkhart, Kirby Dick, Rita Valencia, Sheree Rose
A glimpse into the life of a masochistic performance artist, Bob Flanagan, who suffered from Cystic Fibrosis all his life until his death at forty-three in 1995. Flanagan was well known for his examin...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2003
Stats: 114 reviews
Insightful documentary on Bob Flanagan who fought cystic fribrosis by becoming a masochist. Not just any old masochist. No, he became a super masochist; doing to his body what few others had the desire to do, let alone the nerve.
Introduced to most from NIN's "Happiness In Sl...( read more)
Supermasochist is right. Hard to watch, but worth the ride. You will most definitely squirm in your seat and cover your eyes saying 'Oh, my god'.
Really sad and disturbing film about Bob Flanagan's attempt to deal with cystic fibrosis. A doc that starts like a freakshow and becomes one of the saddest I've ever seen. Highly recommended if you have a strong stomach.
I don't care if people disagree with me. This film is a beautiful piece of filmmaking. People may hate what he did, but I think he was a good human being and I think what he did was amazing.
This documentary was most definitely....Sick.You have to see it to believe it
A fascinating documentary on the life of Bob Flanagan a saddo masochist dying of Cystic Fibrosis. This film deals with his lifestyle and his death in graphic detail. Didja get that? If seeing a man do incredibly inappropriate stuff to his dick or watching a man systematically die...( read more)
Amazing - I learned a lot from this movie. About life, death.... BDSM (!) Really hits you in the gut with its emotional and visual disturbances, although the last bit where the lines are recited I feel where unnecessary in displaying the process of someone's life and untimely death.
It's very hard to put my thoughts into words after seeing this movie. This is by no means a "happy" movie, but like most all other reviewers, I believe that it's an important movie that needs to be seen. You have to keep an open mind throughout the whole movie because parts of Si...( read more)
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