Liquid Sky

Plot

Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a New York apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her androgynous, bisexual nymphomaniac lover, who's also a fashion model. The aliens soon find the human pheromones created in the brain during orgasm preferable to heroin, and the model's casual sex partners begin disappearing. This increasingly bizarre scenario's observed by a lonely woman in the building across the street, a German scientist who's following the aliens, and an equally androgynous, drug-addicted male model (both models are played by Anne Carlisle). Darkly funny and thoroughly weird.

Why watch

A fashion model named Margaret navigates the chaotic nightlife of 1980s New York, where invisible aliens are drawn to the pheromones released during human orgasm. As her lovers begin to disappear, the absurdity of her world collides with dark humor, creating a surreal tapestry of addiction and alienation. Watching it feels like stepping into a fever dream, where the boundaries of reality blur and the bizarre becomes the norm.

Talking points

• the intersection of addiction and desire
• the portrayal of androgyny in media
• the impact of urban isolation on identity
• the role of humor in dark narratives

Cultural context

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