Summaries

The third film of a five-part art-installation epic -- it's part-zombie movie, part-gangster film.

Barney plays the Entered Apprentice and his opponents include the Order of the Rainbow for Girls (who look a lot like the Rockettes), Agnostic Front and Murphy's Law (two New York Hardcore bands), Aimee Mullins, and Richard Serra. Molten Vaseline, dental surgery, a demolition derby by vintage Chrysler Imperial New Yorker cars and a gorgeous creature who is half-cheetah/half woman all figure in this latest edition of Matthew Barney's fever dream. Much of the action takes place in two New York landmarks, the Chrysler Building and the Guggenheim Museum, as well as at the Saratoga Racetrack (upstate NY), the Giant's Causeway (Ireland) and Fingal's cave (the Scottish Isle of Staffa).—Sujit R. Varma

Details

Keywords
  • torture
  • racetrack
  • g string
  • male anus
  • freemasonry
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
Release date May 24, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin United States
Official sites The Cremaster Cycle
Language English Irish Gaelic Hebrew
Filming locations Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Glacier Field LLC

Box office

Gross US & Canada $120308
Opening weekend US & Canada $9787

Tech specs

Runtime 3h 2m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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