Aliens and opiates collide in Liquid Sky, a science fiction jaunt through New York City’s New Wave scene. Bisexual fashion model Margaret (Anne Carlisle) dreams of stardom but faces abuse from her drug-addicted rival Jimmy (also played by Carlisle). Meanwhile, tiny, invisible aliens seeking heroin land on the roof of Margaret and her drug-dealing/performance artist girlfriend’s squalid home. But, instead of pursuing heroin for their sustenance, the aliens develop an appetite from the neurotransmitters released during human orgasm. Margaret’s sexual escapades lead to a string of deaths while a German scientist attempts to capture and research the aliens. Liquid Sky spent decades on the midnight movie circuit before becoming a cult classic for its avant-garde cinematography and soundtrack, surreal plot, and gender play.

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