![]() ![]() Weaving together the stories of a gay couple at a crossroads (Paul Dawson and PJ Deboy), a therapist who can’t have an orgasm (Soon-Yin Lee), and a dominatrix seeking real connection (Lindsay Beamish), Mitchell’s sophomore effort as feature director following Hedwig and the Angry Inch (which the Criterion Collection restored and released in 2019) blends humor, emotional intensity, poignancy, animation, and a portrait of a based-on-real-life New York City pansexual arty “sex salon” scene that has since vanished. Long out of print on DVD and never available via streaming or Blu-ray, the cult classic now sees a theatrical rerelease with a Blu-ray drop to follow later this year. Thanks to a new 4K restoration and rerelease, courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories, the movie is about to be introduced to a new generation. Real sex, real orgasms, and an unforgettable rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” sung into a guy’s ass during a gay threeway made John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus stand out at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where it first premiered.
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