Filmmaker and artist Jack Smith described his own film as a “comedy set in a haunted movie studio.” Flaming Creatures begins humorously enough with several men and women, mostly of indeterminate gender, vamping it up in front of the camera and participating in a mock advertisement for an indelible, heart-shaped brand of lipstick. However, things take a dark, nightmarish turn when a transvestite chases, catches and begins molesting a woman. Soon, all of the titular “creatures” participate in a (mostly clothed) orgy that causes a massive earthquake. After the creatures are killed in the resulting chaos, a vampire dressed like an old Hollywood starlet rises from her coffin to resurrect the dead. All ends happily enough when the now undead creatures dance with each other, even though another orgy and earthquake loom over the end title card.
Credits
Flaming Creatures Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Beverly Grant
She was 7, 19 years old when she died
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as Whirling Dervish |
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Judith Malina
She was 36, 88 years old when she died
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as The Fascinating Woman |
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Mario Montez
He was 27, 78 years old when he died
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as The Spanish Girl |
Flaming Creatures Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Jack Smith as Director. He was 30 (56) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Jack Smith as Editor. He was 30 (56) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Jack Smith as Producer. He was 30 (56) years old when He died
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Production |
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Jack Smith as Writer. He was 30 (56) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Tony Conrad as Sound Recordist. He was 23 (76) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Tony Conrad as Music. He was 23 (76) years old when He died
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Sound |
