简介：Fromhttp://theculturalgutter.com/movies/kamikaze_hearts_of_gutter_punk_lesbians.html RobinBougieisthecreatorofCinemaSewermagazine. KamikazeHeartsofGutterPunkLesbians byRobinBougie Make-believe,addiction,despair,two-bitsleazeandtwo-bitdreams.Duringthe揝haronMitchellfilmfestival?heldattheCoolidgeCornerTheaterinBostononJune6th2000,thelegendarypornqueenshowedclipsfromherXXXfilmsspanningher3decadeslongcareerandprovidedarunningcommentaryfortheaudience.Sharonheldthecrowdinraptattentionwhilesherevealedthetitlefromwhicheachclipwastaken,thedirectorand,whensheremembered,anecdotesaboutthecastandwhatdrugshewasonatthetimethefootagewasshot.Itwasusuallyheroinormarijuana,andinsomecases,both.Onesuchexamplewastheultra-raredocumentaryKAMIKAZEHEARTS,whichalsodepictedMitchell?thenaddicted?passionatelydefendingdruguse. 揔amikazeHearts?wrotetheL.A.Weeklyofthenow-forgottenfilmbackin1986,揹ragsyoutoacertainplace?theworldoflesbian-junkiepornstars?andkeepsyoutherefor80minutes.Ifyou抮eexcitedbythatplace,orevenifyoufindthatplacedisturbing,you抣llikethisfilmbecauseit抯sorelentlesslyinsidetheworldofnakedbodies,make-believe,addiction,despair,two-bitsleazeandtwo-bitdreams.? It抯adocumentary,butdirectorJulieBashore抯filmishardertopegthansimplythat.Thisone-of-a-kind16mmpornindustrytimecapsuleshiftsnearlyunnoticedbetweentherealandunreal,asMitchellandcompanybecomeactorsportrayingthemselvesinreenactmentsofscenesleadinguptoandfollowingthefootageadocumentarycameracrewcapturedwhilebehindthescenesofacum-coatedmid80抯pornfilm. AndwhenIsay慴ehind-the-scenes?Imeanit.Usuallyunseencrewmembersarebroughtoutintotheopenastheycapturetheperformerseitherfuckingoneanotherorwaitingaroundtogetthechancetodoso.Look,there抯ayoungMarianWildeholdingtheboom.ShewouldlatergoontobefoleyeditorondozensofHollywoodfilmssuchasTHEPHANTOMMENACEandRAINMAN.Sittingonthesidelineswatchingdrug-addledSharonfloponthecarpetandcontortherselfintoanearlynudeballandgo揘yhanyhanyha?isstillphotographerVincentFronczek.Listenverycarefullyinanearlyscene,andhearsmallfryfuck-actressJenniferBlowdryerhavingabackgroundconversationwheresheunwittinglyadmitsthatshestartedinpornwhenshewasonly17,andfalsifiedagedocumentsinordertowork. Whenthefilmpremiered(andwonthe揃estFeatureFilm?attheTorinoIntlGayandlesbianfilmfest)TheChicagoReader抯JohnathanRosenbaumcalledit揂lternatelydistressing,instructive,contestable,andfascinating?andhe抯totallyright.Mitchellcomesoffasseasonedandcynical,whilealsotalksofbeingashame-freeexhibitionisticpersonalityinfrontofthecameraandotherwise.Herloverandco-starinKAMIKAZEHEARTSisTigr(pronounced揟igger?Mennett,productionassistantandpornactresswhowasfeaturedinroughlyforty70抯and80抯pud-pullersofherown.Hercareerendedrightaboutthetimethisfilmcameoutin1986,butlookforherinball-drainerssuchasDR.BIZARRO,8TO5(asChelseaMcCleane),andMATINEEIDOL(asChealseaManchester).TheunusualblendofrealityandfictionsheandMitchelbringtoKAMIKAZEHEARTStasteslikeskidrowwhilelayingbarethestormygutter-punkrelationshipbetweenthetwowomen. 揥henIfirstmetherIthoughtshewassleazy?TigrtellstheaudienceofMitchell,(whomeveryonecalls慚itch?forshort)揝heneededtomakealiving,shewasfuckingoncamera-Ithoughtshewasjustanotherdumbpornoslut.ButIwaswrong.? FilmedonlocationinSanFrancisco,thenotoriousoriginalhomeoftheXXXfilmindustry,thetwoscroungearoundinasemen-soakedseedyworldcoloredbystripjointpunch-outs,afterpartyarguments,kinkysex,andegotisticalsleaze-balldirectors.Thesetwoarethrillinglyunapologeticaboutthefactthattheyuseheroinasashieldwhiletraversingthroughthisgritty24hourpartylifestyle,andthecameraistheretocatchwhatitcan,andreenactwhatitcan抰. 揟hecamera抯presence?wroteRosenbaum,揾asashiftingroleinthefilm,movingfromseeminglyimpartialwitnessofcertaineventstostimulusandcatalystforcertainothers,andthistendstoconfuseandchangeone抯relationshiptoboththefilmanditscharacters.? MitchellinitiallyintroducedTigrtointravenousdrugsyearsprevioustothefilmingofKAMIKAZEHEARTS,andinoneofthefinalscenesinthefilm,thetwolieonabedandhitupwhileoncamera.Mitchellbringsthepointhomewiththekindofwisdomonlyfoundinjunkiebabble.揟hisisthetruth.?shesaysasshestaresintothecameraafterpullingtheneedleoutofherarm,揧ougotwhatyouwant.Youdidnothavetoputitin.Youcouldgiveittome.I抣lputitinmymovie.Thereisnolegitimateorillegitimateanything.Noonedraggedyouintoanything.This[sheholdsupaneedle]wasmydickandIfuckedherwithmydick.AndIwaitedforthisrelationshiptomature.Thisisamoviewithinamoviewithinamovie.Thisistimeless.?…