Synopsis
CREMASTER 2 is rendered as a gothic Western that introduces conflict into the system. On the biological level it corresponds to the phase of fetal development during which sexual division begins. In Matthew Barney's abstraction of this process, the system resists partition and tries to remain in the state of equilibrium imagined in Cremaster 1.
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Shot by Peter StrietmannScored by Jonathan BeplerDesigned by Matthew D Ryle
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1999 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.0× its budget
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Norman Mailer
as Harry Houdini
Matthew Barney
as Gary Gilmore
Anonymous
as Baby Fay La Foe
Lauren Pine
as Bessie Gilmore
Scott Ewalt
as Frank Gilmore
Patty Griffin
as Nicole Baker
Michael Thompson
as Max Jensen
Dave Lombardo
as Johnny Cash (With Drums)
Bruce Steele
as Johnny Cash (With Bees)
Steve Tucker
as Johnny Cash
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