Reputedly made for a paltry $23,000 by underground LA filmmaker Gregg Araki, THE LIVING END is more admirable as a sheer technical feat of filmmaking than as a sustained dramatic narrative. It still makes worthwhile viewing, particularly for gay audiences starved of images.
No sooner has Jon (Craig Gilmore), a petulant, underemployed freelance film critic, learned that he's HIV-positive than he crosses paths with Luke (Mike Dytri), a handsome, aimless hustler who, Jon later discovers, is also afflicted with the deadly virus. Before long, and despite his better
judgment, Jon finds himself accompanying Luke on an impromptu road trip to San Francisco where Luke pro...
Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
92 mins