Flaming Creatures

A controversial 1963 underground art film by Jack Smith, known for its transgressive, camp aesthetic and for drawing Senate scrutiny on the underground art scene. It was shot in a controlled but drug-saturated and makeshift environment and was famously refused printing by New York film labs when made.

Claims that use this term

• No New York film lab would print Flaming Creatures when it was made
• Underground art became a target of Senate scrutiny after Flaming Creatures
• Flaming Creatures was shot in a controlled but drug-saturated and makeshift environment
• The Bleecker midnight series survived Flaming Creatures and ended only on a miscredited ad