Eighties New York New Wave scene. Here it is, in a perfect time capsule. You can watch Boogie Nights or 200 Cigarettes if you want, but they can't recreate the atmosphere that this film lives and breathes.
It is a low budget movie, which will put some viewers off. The story jumps around and can be confusing, which will bother even more. Put on top of that the odd music and disjointed visuals, and you have an acquired taste of a film which is loved dearly by a cult following and reviled by anyone with preset notions of what a movie should be.
The story follows Margaret, an aspiring model, over a day or two as she goes clubbing, gets high, and prepares for a fashion shoot. Meanwhile, aliens are setting up camp nearby, searching for heroin. However, it is explained in a subplot involving a German scientist, that the aliens have found a substitute for opiates: a chemical in the brain produced during sex. And so, Magaret's sexual partners begin to die to feed the aliens.
I think it is worth noting that the actress who plays Margaret gets a writing credit on the project. For me, it gives her performance another dimension. It is unusual storytelling, but remains a fascinating document for those who allow themselves to be transported to another time and place.
It is a low budget movie, which will put some viewers off. The story jumps around and can be confusing, which will bother even more. Put on top of that the odd music and disjointed visuals, and you have an acquired taste of a film which is loved dearly by a cult following and reviled by anyone with preset notions of what a movie should be.
The story follows Margaret, an aspiring model, over a day or two as she goes clubbing, gets high, and prepares for a fashion shoot. Meanwhile, aliens are setting up camp nearby, searching for heroin. However, it is explained in a subplot involving a German scientist, that the aliens have found a substitute for opiates: a chemical in the brain produced during sex. And so, Magaret's sexual partners begin to die to feed the aliens.
I think it is worth noting that the actress who plays Margaret gets a writing credit on the project. For me, it gives her performance another dimension. It is unusual storytelling, but remains a fascinating document for those who allow themselves to be transported to another time and place.