Frisk (1996)
March 22, 1996Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Gunther
Dennis
Craig Chester
Henry
Michael Stock
Uhrs
Raoul O'Connell
Kevin
Jaie Laplante
Julian
Parker Posey
Ferguson
James Lyons
Gypsy Pete
Alexis Arquette
Punk (victim #3)
Michael Waite
Gary
Alyssa Wendt
Susan
Mark Ewert
Young Dennis / Jan (victim #1) / Young Boy in park (victim #4)
Dustin Schell
Snuff Photographer
Michael Wilson
Party Goer
Paul B. Riley
Party Goer
Donald Mosner
Party Goer
James Mackay
Party Goer
Brook Dillon
Party Goer
Marcus Hu
Producer
Kimberly MacInnis
Party Goer
Edward Zold
Party Goer
Sean Bumgarner
Party Goer
Karl Birmingham
Party Goer
Joseph Smith
Party Goer
Todd Verow
Blond Man in bathroom / Director / Screenplay / Editor
Bonnie Dickenson
Blond Party Girl
David Webb
Married John
Frankie Payne
Uhrs' Porn Co-Star
Damian Roberts
Porn Actor
Mark Miller
Porn Actor
B.J. Calnor
Porn Actor
Howard Pope
Porn Actor
Terry B. Seiler
Porn Actor
Kevin Masters
Porn Actor
Robin Gurney
Porn Actor
Joan Jett Black
Silver
Timothy Innes
Warren (Porn Director)
Eric Sapp
Samson
Roberto Friedman
Bartender
Joshua Tager
Bar Extra
Tyler Ingolin
Bar Extra
Martin E. Holton
Bar Extra
Jim Davis
Bar Extra
Flynn Hastings
Bar Extra
Eóin Waxel
Bar Extra
Laurel Waco
Bar Extra
Matthew Landis
Bar Extra
Andrew M. Bourn
Bar Extra
Glenn Goltz
Bar Extra
Peter Searle
Finn
Dennis Cooper
Man in Hall / Novel
Eric Dekker
John (victim #2)
Mark Finch
Newscaster
Nathan Melendres
Bar Fly
Jason Rail
Bar Fly / Makeup Artist
Tonia Kohl
Bar Fly
Bill Zindel
Bar Fly
Lea Rude
Bar Fly
Daniel Boyle
Boy on train
Michael Now
Shop Clerk
Jim Dwyer
Screenplay
George LaVoo
Screenplay / Executive Producer
Richard Huggard
Co-Producer
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Associate Producer / Sound Designer
Arthur Lopez
Sound Recordist
Deborah A. Hohenberg
Art Direction
Jennifer Graber
Production Design
Greg Watkins
Director of Photography
Lee Ranaldo
Original Music Composer
Jon Gerrans
Producer
Marcus Hu
Producer
Media.
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Release DateMarch 22, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
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Frisk is a 1995 American drama film directed by Todd Verow, based on the 1991 novel of the same name by author Dennis Cooper. It is a first-person narrative about a serial killer. Dennis (Michael Gunther) describes a series of ritual murders in letters to his sometime lover and best friend Julian (Jaie Laplante) and Julian's younger brother Kevin (Raoul O'Connell), an object of desire to Dennis.
Verow once explained in an interview "we really need to concentrate on what makes us unique, what makes us interesting and what makes us dangerous".It is banned in the UK due to its content. It was rejected by the BBFC in 1998, and although still banned in UK, it has been shown without a certificate at London's ICA cinema. It was the closing night attraction at the 1996 San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. When screened in Manhattan, several cinema viewers left during the violent scenes.Bob Mould mooted scoring the film in 1993. Dennis Cooper's work, he said, "deals with a lot of fetishes and fantasies and free-floating imagery, which I like a lot. I've read the book. It's pretty harsh. It's pretty gay."