Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh (1985)
Inspired by the early trash films of John Waters, the film stars Estdelacropolis as Demira, a gay porn actor struggling with both his emotionally complicated relationship with his mother Esther and his desire to break out of porn and into mainstream movies. He connects with a Freudian psychiatrist who is convinced that his homosexuality stems from an unresolved Oedipus complex which he has repressed by denying his natural attractions to women, to which the psychiatrist's proposed solution is to hypnotize Esther into believing that she is a man so that men will become the gender that sexually repulses Demira; in his career, he is ambivalent when the first "mainstream" role he is able to land is a gore film in which he will play the victim of a cannibal family for which Esther has also been cast as the mother.
Cast
- Demetri Estdelacropolis - Dimira / Lucie
- Esther Vargas - Mother
- Michel Gagnon - Psycho / Dentist
- George Agettees - Flaky Porno Director
- Pierre Bastien - Gay Basher
- Christian Dufault - N.Y. boy friend
- Lawrence Joseph - Hollywood Movie Producer
- Harry Karagopian - Harry
- W.A. MacGregor - Couch Prop
- Marjorie Morton - Woman with Pliers
Screenplay
Keywords
oedipus, lgbt, gay theme
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh about?
- Inspired by the early trash films of John Waters, the film stars Estdelacropolis as Demira, a gay porn actor struggling with both his emotionally complicated relationship with his mother Esther and his desire to break out of porn and into mainstream movies. He connects with a Freudian psychiatrist who is convinced that his homosexuality stems from an unresolved Oedipus complex which he has repressed by denying his natural attractions to women, to which the psychiatrist's proposed solution is to hypnotize Esther into believing that she is a man so that men will become the gender that sexually repulses Demira; in his career, he is ambivalent when the first "mainstream" role he is able to land is a gore film in which he will play the victim of a cannibal family for which Esther has also been cast as the mother.
- Who directed Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh?
- Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh was directed by Demetri Estdelacropolis.
- Who stars in Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh?
- Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh stars Demetri Estdelacropolis, Esther Vargas, Michel Gagnon, George Agettees, Pierre Bastien, Christian Dufault.
- How long is Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh?
- Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh?
- Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh produced?
- Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh was produced in Canada.