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Flesh was filmmaker Paul Morrissey's first production for Andy Warhol. The story concerns a bisexual hustler (Joe Dallesandro) who does tricks so that he can pay for his wife's lover's abortion. The f... read more read more...ilm made headlines when it was confiscated by the police during one of its earliest showings in 1970. Though this event is unlikely to repeat itself, Flesh is still explicit enough to elicit gasps from even the most jaded of underground-film enthusiasts. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Paul Morrissey

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DVD Release Date: November 24, 1998

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  • ajv2688
    December 11, 2010
    ajv2688
    Sometimes you get from a film exactly what the title tells you you'll get, in this case flesh. Dallesandro sits around naked doing not much of anything and just wallows in his horrible lifestyle. It's really boring and not worth watching, I don't know what the idea behind this ... read moremovie was supposed to be, but I think they missed the mark.
  • jam233
    March 11, 2010
    jam233
    59/100. This is really like a home movie documentary, obviously an extremely low budget film, poorly made with awful editing and photography, but it does have a certain fascination about it, perhaps because it seems so real and natural. The acting is hard to judge because it?s li... read moreke watching real people. It is amazing this was filmed in 1968. I am sure there was nothing else like it back then and it would be considered a racy even by today's standards. This is the first movie of three Paul Morrissey did in collaboration with Andy Warhol.
  • blacksnake2
    January 25, 2008
    blacksnake2
    Watch Joe "Abs" Dellasandro move through a world out of the mind of Warhol. Preferably watch while on LSD or Heroin (Just being sarcastic/;-)
  • bristowjoelmcfly
    April 17, 2007
    bristowjoelmcfly
    'Flesh' is the result of a bunch of horny, curious, compassionate thinkers playing around with a camera like it's a toy truck. And man, is the result something to behold.
  • Cvalda
    July 3, 2006
    Cvalda
    Joe Dallesandro is the most gorgeous man who ever lived. And you can never go wrong with Candy Darling!

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Dennis Schwartz
November 23, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Flesh offers a funny look at the underbelly of the city. Full Review

Rich Cline
August 26, 2005
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

The way Morrissey keeps things natural and real is both bracing and important Full Review

Jeremy Heilman
June 2, 2002
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com

By comparison to the aimless young adults of Flesh, the troubled teens in any given Larry Clark film seem downright motivated. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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A.H. Weiler
May 10, 2005
A.H. Weiler, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Cole Smithey
April 6, 2008
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

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Michael Szymanski
November 4, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Emanuel Levy
June 13, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jake Euker
June 12, 2005
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

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