Crimes of the Future (1970)

Crimes of the Future (1970)

Crimes of the Future details the wanderings of Tripod (Mlodzik), sometime director of a dermatological clinic called the House of Skin, who is searching for his mentor, the mad dermatologist Antoine Rouge. Rouge has disappeared following a catastrophic plague resulting from cosmetic products, which has killed the entire population of sexually mature women.

Tripod joins a succession of organisations including Metaphysical Import-Export and the Oceanic Podiatry Group, and meets various individuals and groups of men who are trying to adjust themselves to a defeminized world. One man parodies childbirth by continually growing new organs which are removed from his body. Eventually Tripod comes upon a group of paedophiles which is holding a 5 year-old girl, and they urge him to mate with her. He senses the presence of Antoine Rouge.

Crimes of the Future is a 1970 Canadian science fiction film written, shot, edited, and directed by David Cronenberg. Like Cronenberg’s previous feature, Stereo, Crimes was shot silent with a commentary added afterwards. The commentary is spoken by the character Adrian Tripod (Ronald Mlodzik). The film is set in 1997.

Crimes of the Future Movie Poster (1970)

Crimes of the Future (1970)

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Starring: Ronald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania Zolty, Jack Messinger, Paul Mulholland, William Haslam, William Poolman, Raymond Woodley, Stefan Czernecki, Jack Messinger, Tania Zolty, Udo Kasemets
Screenplay by: David Cronenberg
Cinematography by: David Cronenberg
Film Editing by: David Cronenberg
MPAA Rating: None,
Distributed by: New Cinema Enterprises
Release Date: June 10, 1970 (Australia), August 10, 1984 (United States)

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