Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses 42 years old

A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing for men, is the focus of this meditation on gay cruising at the height of sexual freedom before AIDS. Shot in 1982, this is the first segment of a film capturing the life, death, and rebirth of the legendary “sex piers” over the last three decades.

Credits

Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses Cast

Name	Character
Phoebe Legere She was 19, now 61 years old
David Wojnarowicz He was 27, 37 years old when he died

Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses Crew

Name	Department