An alien creature invades New York's punk subculture in its search for an opiate released by the brain during an orgasm.
Cinematography
Psychedelic miniatures and toxic color palette that defined no wave cinema.
Costume
Anne Carlisle's androgynous looks designed the punk-futurism aesthetic.
Director
Slava Tsukerman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anne Carlisle played both Margaret and her male model rival Jimmy, originally written as twins until budget forced a gender-bending twist.
The film's 'liquid sky' visual effect—chemical reactions filmed under microscope—became iconic in club culture and was sampled in countless music videos throughout the 80s and 90s.
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