Pink Narcissus

Pink Narcissus
Directed byJames Bidgood
Written byJames Bidgood
Produced byJames Bidgood
StarringBobby Kendall
Charles Ludlam[1]
CinematographyJames Bidgood
Edited byMartin Jay Sadoff
Music byMartin Jay Sadoff
Gary Goch
Distributed bySherpix
Strand Releasing (2003 re-release)
Release date
  • May 24, 1971 (May 24, 1971)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,000 (estimated)

Pink Narcissus is a 1971 American arthouse drama film directed by James Bidgood[2] and starring (unknowns) Bobby Kendall, Don Brooks and stage actor Charles Ludlam. It visualizes the erotic fantasies of a gay male prostitute.

  1. ^ Edgecomb, Sean Fredric (May 1, 2006). "Camping out with James Bidgood: The Auteur of Pink Narcissus Tells All". brightlightsfilm.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (February 7, 2022). "James Bidgood, a Master of Gay Photography, Dies at 88 - In addition to his elaborately staged images of gay fantasies, he made the film "Pink Narcissus," a cult classic released anonymously in 1971". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2022.