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Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Release Date: | November 7, 1997 |
| Running time: | 89 minutes |
| Cast: | Kathe Burkhart, Kirby Dick, Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose, Rita Valencia |
| Director: | Kirby Dick |
Description: A glimpse into the life of a masochistic performance artist, Bob Flanagan, who suffered from Cystic Fibrosis all his life until his death at forty-three in 1995. Flanagan was well known for his examination -- through piercing, penetration and multitudinous forms of self-effacement -- of how we experience pain and the associated pleasures of sadomasochism and domination.
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