I remember this movie from the 80's. I was 14 years old. There have so many movies that would say lines or have a certain aesthetic that would remind of this, but I could not remember the title.There were even movies called TEETH and UNDER THE SKIN that reminded me of lines and scenes from this movie and set me on a search for years and by chance, I just found it today in 2020.
Set in the 80's, it looks like a Bowie nightmare. The script, directing, acting and music is so bad, that you almost think it is intentional.
And yet,
It is mesmerizing.
With the worst intro music and effects,
A UFO lands atop a building in New York. An astrophysicist from Berlin has been following this phenomenon for some time and arrives there to study the aliens that have arrived. We learn they seem to be wherever heroin and sex are rampant. But why? What are their intentions? We follow a woman and a man (same actress a little Billy Idol Bowie, Aimee Mann, Annie Lennox, Darryl Hannah) as they circuit the party/model/club scene and revelations are made. (this makes more sense telling, than watching, trust me) It is filled with fantastic 80's fashion, some of the worst of 80's music, poetry/rap a slew of colorful characters rivaled only by the clothes they wear.
It's worth the watch for the memory of seeing it. A lot of sex, profanity and abuse, but all done so badly, it's comical
It is a classic cult film for us rare film watchers. I love it and I hate it.
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